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@a boyle wrote:
Why is it that places appropriate for highrise don’t have them, while enormous hulking towers like this get the go ahead.
Absolutely. That structure looks way too overpowering for the area it’s in, particularly if the renderings you’ve posted (thanks CM00/paul h) are showing it deceptively smaller than it would actually be.
If Dublin has to go tall, certainly slender would work better. Re the pub, it’s only the dwarfing aspect that bothers me, I like that old/new contrast too.
As for Tara St. Station itself, I was there for the first time in a long time a couple of weeks ago and was surprised at the state it was in. I was under the impression it had undergone renovations?? The only new element I noticed was an ‘under construction’ exit on the Howth-Greystones platform. Am I missing something?
Does bear a bit of resemblance alright 😀
I’m still in two minds about Barry Flanagan’s stuff, it’s great fun, but doesn’t really have any connection to O’Connell Street. I don’t think all street art should have to ‘make sense’ – often being fun and thought-provoking are enough, but there’s something about the O’Connell Street installation, it just doesn’t gel for me…much like that ridiculous Hare and Dog statue that stood at the top of Grafton St. for not very long! :rolleyes:
My mother had a particular objection to the one they put right outside the Garden of Remembrance…I can see her point.
Possibly silly question…is it possible to view the proposed redevelopment somewhere? None of the images posted here are appearing for me.
@hutton wrote:
What say championing it as an archeire campaign?
How’s that done? (Thanks for the welcome hutton 🙂 )
The park you’ve all mentioned is the first one that came to mind actually. They’ve haven’t done a bad job on it, and it would be a nice addition. Not sure about it as an entrance, but it would make a great folly of sorts.
Is that true about the Abbey facade??
That’s definitely the building I was talking about. Thanks for all the information, I am much enlightened 🙂 Liked your take on the reason for it being Greek in design, hutton:D
Looking at the images you’ve posted, it looks worse than I remembered it 😮 And from where I stood I hadn’t really registered the fact that they’d built a development directly behind it. It really is in a very sorry state.
For the sake of the remaining facade I think maybe…possibly…moving it elsewhere to preserve it mightn’t be the worst idea. It’s such an unusual-looking facade and such a pity to see it degenerating. I don’t have a lot of faith in developers or the DCC doing anything with it because of its current location – I don’t remember ever having walked down Seán McDermott St. before and I’ve lived in the city for 30 years! i.e. it’s not on a tourist route, it’ll only be seen by locals (cynical view, I know). I just think that, looking at the rest of the street, any building activity would be around housing and amenities rather than heritage.
I’d really rather see the history preserved than see it continue to be covered in the detritus of people who (seemingly) could care less… 🙁
