Great Buildings of Distinction and Innovation
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It seems to me, that Ireland has little by the way of innovative and distinctively unique contemporary buildings that stand out at an international level – you know, those buildings that actually draw visitors due to their unique qualities. It seems a shame, that in this age of Irish urban evolution and unprecendented development, that Ireland has very little to show for it. Where’s our ‘Fred & Ginger’? Our Swiss Re Building? Even our Millbank???
Will the Liebeskind-designed project at Grand Canal in Dublin initiate the first such building Ireland can call it’s contribution to the world of innovative architectural creation – at a grand scale??? Or even the planned Kyrl’s Quay project in Cork? Perhaps we will have to wait and see – but surely there must be more than the IFSC or Lapps Quay??? Though such existing buildings may be ‘pretty’ – are they really world-class??? Hardly. Perhaps its time architects and developers start expanding their minds a little, and use this time to produce something really special
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@lexington wrote:
It seems to me, that Ireland has little by the way of innovative and distinctively unique contemporary buildings that stand out at an international level – you know, those buildings that actually draw visitors due to their unique qualities. It seems a shame, that in this age of Irish urban evolution and unprecendented development, that Ireland has very little to show for it. Where’s our ‘Fred & Ginger’? Our Swiss Re Building? Even our Millbank???
Will the Liebeskind-designed project at Grand Canal in Dublin initiate the first such building Ireland can call it’s contribution to the world of innovative architectural creation – at a grand scale??? Or even the planned Kyrl’s Quay project in Cork? Perhaps we will have to wait and see – but surely there must be more than the IFSC or Lapps Quay??? Though such existing buildings may be ‘pretty’ – are they really world-class??? Hardly. Perhaps its time architects and developers start expanding their minds a little, and use this time to produce something really special
Ha ha ha ha ha – unless it looks like a mock georgian or bland as hell (business park generic) nothing innovative gets built here. Fear of the new is alive and well in this country
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