{"id":60064,"date":"2025-11-03T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingsofireland.ie\/?p=60064"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:42:36","slug":"the-deco-is-in-the-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildingsofireland.ie\/ga\/the-deco-is-in-the-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deco is in the Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, the National Built Heritage Service and Cork City Council are partnering on <strong>The Deco is in the Detail<\/strong>, a mini-festival celebrating the Art Deco architectural heritage of Cork.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deco is in the Detail<\/strong> includes a <em>Talk and Walk<\/em> taking place in the City Library, Grand Parade, Cork, at 2pm Saturday 8<sup>th<\/sup> November.\u00a0 <em>Talk<\/em> will include an overview of the Art Deco architectural heritage of Ireland by John Beattie, Architectural Conservation Advisor, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, and an overview of the Art Deco architectural heritage of Cork by Tom Spalding, author of <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.corkpastandpresent.com\/Documents\/Detail\/a-guide-to-cork-citys-20th-century-buildings-an-architectural-and-social-history-1900-2000-by-tom-spalding\/40250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Guide to Cork City&#8217;s 20<sup>th<\/sup>-Century Buildings: An Architectural and Social History<\/em><\/a> (2024) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corkuniversitypress.com\/9781782050193\/designed-for-life\/?srsltid=AfmBOorSxKYcJGyfnVdEsv7ADR-xVi4UHOpxw72_HK7GaCaYCcRO7HzB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Designed for Life: Architecture and design in Cork city 1900-90<\/em><\/a> (2025).\u00a0 <em>Talk<\/em> will be immediately followed by <em>Walk<\/em>, a tour of some Art Deco highlights in the city centre, guided by Tom Spalding.\u00a0 Admission is free.\u00a0 An umbrella is advised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deco is in the Detail<\/strong> also includes an exhibition, <em>Christ the King, Turner&#8217;s Cross, Cork&#8217;s Art Deco Masterpiece<\/em>, featuring stunning photography by Cathal Noonan which, honing in and hovering above, emphasising textures and tones, encourages locals and non-locals alike to appreciate the sophisticated design and detail of the early twentieth-century suburban church designed by the Chicagoan, Francis Barry Byrne (1883-1967), with Stations and stained glass by his wife, Annette Cremin (1898-1990), and statuary by the Chicagoan John Storrs (1885-1956).\u00a0 The exhibition is on display in the foyer of the City Library, Grand Parade, Cork, until Saturday 15<sup>th<\/sup> November.\u00a0 Admission is free and sets of limited edition postcards are also free while stocks last.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf7 A bird&#8217;s eye view of the central aisle of Christ the King, Turner&#8217;s Cross, Cork, by Cathal Noonan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, the National Built Heritage Service and Cork City Council are partnering on The Deco is in the Detail, a mini-festival celebrating the Art Deco architectural heritage of Cork. 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