Derry, I’m here too.
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I just thought that I’d start a thread on this topic as I have never seen it mentioned before. I hope I’m right. Lol. What is happening in this City anyway? Any plans to introduce high rises here? Also, what developments have swept this City in recent years? It would be interesting to know how things have changed here over the years and how they are going to continue to change. I guess Derry is the 2nd largest City in Northern Ireland. Poor Derry, it never seems to get a mention. 😉
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Thanks for that information. I haven’t seen a Derry topic mentioned on this website at all. Belfast gets a mention from time to time. I was in Derry years ago and it seemed rather sleepy. Tucked away way up North.
I live in derry, well at least for a few more more weeks before i head back to uni, but I love the city, i would hate to see high rise buildings going up around the place, I think regeneration is what should be concentrated on in this city, I hate the richmond centre and foyleside shopping centre, i feel there was very little thought put into the urban plan of these building!
The city itself is quiet and laid back with a really friendly atmospheare and i would hate to see this ruined by high rise or large impersonal development!i was in derry a few years ago myself. i can remember the steep hill in the city. it was very steep from what i can remember. sort of like a mini san francisco, lol. some construction work was going on also. 🙂
Welcome Derry User
I think in general the Northern Ireland Users are very quiet on this board. Lets get the discussions going about the North.
Ryan Hood
http://www.hbkarchitects.com@architect_ryan wrote:
Welcome Derry User
I think in general the Northern Ireland Users are very quiet on this board. Lets get the discussions going about the North.
Ryan Hood
http://www.hbkarchitects.comThank you for welcoming my thread. I appreciate it. 🙂
From what I’ve heard there is a £100 million development planned along the river front.
Also, I’ve read that 45% of the population is under 25, I’m assuming this will cause the city to expand at a huge rate.
A lot more (tasteful) development should be happening in the city as unemployment is quite ripe. The only job I could find this summer was in Mc Donald’s which I refused. So the people of Derry aren’t as lazy as usually thought, it seems that there isn’t enough employment to suit the population.
A developers paradise I would assume?So is anything happening in Derry then? Any photos/dwgs of the Millenium Forum? – couldn’t find any meself and don’t know much else apart from the history. Are people moving there or just to Letterkenny? Was there a couple of years ago too, at night – couldn’t figure out if I was actually in the city centre or not, so didn’t see too much of it, seemed pleasant enough and very friendly but a bit sleepy as mentioned earlier. Gotta have a few pictures for a decent thread!
Have a wee look there
I have to admit, I just love the charming city of Derry! In my opinion the diamond is one of the nicest planned squares in Ireland.
I must also say I’m not a fan of the retail dev along the folye,
The Folye Bridge is one the most spectacular bridges in Ireland.
Although I have not been in Derry for quite sometime so, I’d love to see pics here! As Derry should get more of a mention from time to time!Something I came across on the news a few months back, just to note, whets the street behind the Cathedral called, it was a bustling street in the 1960s and they pedstrianised it a good few years ago,
They were proposals to restore traffic back onto the street, due to the deadness and less activity.Can anyone recall what I’m talking about??
Apologies but I can’t find a thread on Belfast and I want to talk about something in that city. As a result I will have to use this Derry thread. I guess while we are on the subject of Northern Ireland… what do you think about the Obel proposal? Has this building been fully approved or what? If yes I wonder has construction started on it already? I see that this particular building is now 29 storeys in height. We were all told 26 before. Odd. From some angles I like it. Am I right in saying that construction of highrise buildings in Northern Ireland seem to be just as slow as in Dublin?
from what i can tell paul the obel proposal has been approved and is due to be completed in 2007. also, as far as i know the appartments in this building have already sold out so i guess construction will be starting there soon, that’s if it hasn’t started already. i am not 100% sure though. maybe someone else will clarify that. the building will be roughly 81m in height and will be the tallest building in northern ireland. it will be roughly 1m taller than windsor house which isn’t a lot really. i like the obel proposal too, well from what i have seen of it anyway. the pictures that i have seen are not very detailed though. the heuston gate proposal for dublin will be way taller. 🙂
I’ll try to get some pictures of buildings and pubs in the city before my reluctant return to (S)Huddersfield this week.
I will be climbing Scalp Mt tomorrow if the weather keeps up so there’ll be nice views of the city and Donegal from there!odonnell & toumey are ment to be building a centre for the irish language in derry soon John Toumey showed immages of ot at a not so long ago lecture in Bolton st. last year. looks great could be one of thir best buildings yet I recon. No sign of it on the web site though.
@CraigD wrote:
I’ll try to get some pictures of buildings and pubs in the city before my reluctant return to (S)Huddersfield this week.
I will be climbing Scalp Mt tomorrow if the weather keeps up so there’ll be nice views of the city and Donegal from there!How are you coming along with those pictures CraigD? They would be interesting to see. Cheers.
how is obel, belfast doing these days?
Some pictures of the maiden city…
St Columb’s
[ATTACH]3701[/ATTACH]Vista from Bishop’s gate down to Guildhall
[ATTACH]3702[/ATTACH]Across the bogside from walls
[ATTACH]3703[/ATTACH]St Augustine’s
[ATTACH]3704[/ATTACH]First Presbyterian Church
[ATTACH]3705[/ATTACH]Foyle Bridge
[ATTACH]3706[/ATTACH]City from Foyle Bridge
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