Dublin Architectural Tour

[MikeC]

Our office is visiting Dublin in September for a tour of modern architecture / Guiness sampling. We are specifically interested in housing schemes and cultural buildings. could anyone suggest any schemes worth visiting within walking distance of the city centre? Good bars / eating places would also be appreciated.

Thanks.

[sw101]

i love wagamama under stephens green shopping centre. great japanese food.

also yamamori on georges street, but only as a close second.

[Andrew Duffy]

What about Aya, with its sushi conveyor?

[sw101]

thats pretty cool. i was in a sushi bar in montpellier last year and they had a little river that flowed around the chefs in a big rectangle and the sushi went by bobbing up and down on little boats. aya didnt look so smart after that. damn good sushi though

[doozer]

Ummm....Croke Park stadium is a very interesting piece of urban architecture about 15 mins from city centre.
Take a look at some of the buildings in Templebar *ducks head in anticipation of abuse*- places like the IFC and meeting house square combine an 'architecture' stroll with some nice food and decent bars.

[Max]

Forget that eastern stuff. Have a decent Irish lunch at The Castle, Christchurch Place.

[doozer]

I was going to suggest having a look at the Guiness Store revamp but I don't suppose you'd miss that anyway!
Some of the quay buildings,older oddities like the Sunlit Chambers and newer builds such as the Book-end apartments are worth a look.
Since you'll be in the Templebar area don't forget Central Bank.
Trinity College is a tourist friendly place to walk around and it would give you a chance to take a look at the new library as well as a few other choice edifices!

[Paul Clerkin]

Have a look around these sections and see what you like.

http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/southcity/index.html

http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/index.html

[Rory W]

I think a Architectural pub crawl of Dublin - something akin to the Literary and 1916 walking tours would be a great runner. Myself and a friend tried something like this on the long weekend visiting bars and discussing the architecture and the development stories between the East link bridge and Heuston Station - it was a smashing day out.

[StephenC]

I think you have the makings of a good little venture there Rory

[Paul Clerkin]

Originally posted by Rory W
I think a Architectural pub crawl of Dublin - something akin to the Literary and 1916 walking tours would be a great runner. Myself and a friend tried something like this on the long weekend visiting bars and discussing the architecture and the development stories between the East link bridge and Heuston Station - it was a smashing day out.

yeah.... thought about doing it myself a few summers ago when work was scarce to make a few bob... never did do it tho....