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Desmond Walter Guinness (8 September 1931 – 20 August 2020) was an Anglo-Irish author of Georgian art and architecture, a conservationist and the co-founder of the Irish Georgian Society. He was the second son of the author and brewer Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, and his then wife Diana Mitford (later Lady Mosley).
A discernible line of gradually developing awareness of, and concern for, Ireland's treasure trove of built heritage can be traced from Desmond Guinness's revival in 1958 of the Irish...
20 ago 2020 · Desmond Guinness, a descendant of Arthur Guinness and co-founder the Irish Georgian Society, has died aged 88. The society said Desmond Guinness had “boldly championed the cause of Ireland’s...
As many readers will be aware, Desmond Guinness, the pioneer of architectural conservation in Ireland. died last Thursday, at the age of 88. Led by Ireland’s President, Michael D Higgins, many tributes have quite correctly been paid to Desmond and his decades-long defence of the country’s architectural heritage.
21 ago 2020 · Desmond Guinness, who has died aged 88, co-founded the Irish Georgian Society and waged a lifelong battle to save for the nation its magnificent Georgian architectural heritage.
21 ago 2020 · Desmond Guinness and his wife, Mariga, brought Irish Georgian architecture, furniture, and art onto the international stage in the 1960s.
24 ago 2020 · During his lifetime, Desmond never received the acknowledgement that he deserved for his pioneering work in the area of architectural conservation. Following his death on 20 August, tributes to him were rightly led by the country’s president, Michael D. Higgins.
