Tarnished innovation-Temple Bar
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I am Looking for some views on this topic for my thesis,E.g Temple bar becoming an isoar for its shear constant attraction of drunken tourists? Also i think that meeting house square is looking a bit tired already, Is it over use? Is the Temple Bar area not living up to the requirments for which it was built? A cultural centre or just condenced area of pubs and clubs? Any views on this subject would be much appreciated!
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No such thing as over USE of a public square.
I think Meeting house square is more like its real most comfortable state when it reaches its highest intensities of use and even then there seems to be something superficial about it. Almost everybody there is an outsider, you know like on a saturday when those people selling honey, sushi and cheeses are there.Cant remember the name, but have you ever been to that famous plaza in Venice. The density of the city (land) there is such that the people who live there use these places as their own yard effectively.
While there you see such intensity. Yeah you’ve the Tourists of which a majority seem to be japaneese. But you’ve also got the old women talking, the jugler, people sitting in front of a cafe, some four year old cycling around on his battery powered miniature police jeep, thousand of people passing back and forth and amidst all this it somehow still doesnt feel TOO intensive or OVERUSED.
The problem with Meeting house is in fact the complete opposite of whats suggested. We can only imagine the diffence it woulsd have made if the milleniium bridge was built and positioned according to the plan at the time of the poddle bridge proposal. then there’d be some natural through traffic of padestrians. Now people almost have to deliberatley go there. Another problem is the lack of doors opening on to the square. Where else in th e worl is there a public square with so few dwelling (or otherwise Busy) places overooking it. This would have also created some natural animation of the place.HEY MAYBE YOU ACTUALLY MEAN TEMPLE BAR SQUARE, THE ONE YOU PASS GOING FROM THE HAPENNY TO THE CENTRAL BANK ????
SAME APPLIES I THINK…. SEE HOW MUCH OF A DIFFENCE THE THROUGH TRAFFIC AND OVERLOOKING/DOORWAYS ETC ALL MAKE TO THE QUALITY AND COMFORT OF THIS PLACE !!!!!! -
I do apologise i ment temple bar square! and yes i do agree with your point that meeting house square is not over used and on many ocasions that i have been to meeting house square theres no one in it as for finding the entrance to that restaurant EDEN what a nightmare.
To get back to my original question if worongly asked IS TEMPLE BAR SQUARE LOOKING SHABBY? It doesn’t have the problem of lack of access from adjacent buildings? But i do feel that this area only becomes alive at night?
Again i would welcome feedback or any other opinions you have on the area on why you feel it works or its where mains failings are. Thanks
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