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Pawson’s Visual Centre is a temple for the senses

By and Shane O’Toole Shane O’Toole2009-10-02T00:00:00

The building is designed to be seen in the round. The entrance is accessed, via the elevation, seen to the left.

Source: Helene Binet

The new George Bernard Shaw Theatre & Visual Centre for Contemporary Art by Terry Pawson in Carlow, Ireland, is a spiritual monument for a post-religious age

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