Blisterman
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@missarchi wrote:
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You’ve come up with the ideal solution there.
Don’t demolish it. Save the money, and just paint it blue.@ctesiphon wrote:
Was Mr McGuinne responsible for this comment, or was it another quote from a ‘well respected’ member of West 8?
Only if they insist on using their cars. And if they do, then they deserve all the congestion the world can throw at them.
In city centres, pedestrians should be at the top of the food chain with private cars at the very bottom.
The fear you describe above will, in all likelihood, be a reality sooner rather than later. And it will be glorious.
People will only stop using their cars, when there is a decent 24 hour public transport system, which we don’t have at the moment. That should be the main priority, before they think of pedestrianising anywhere, or making it more difficult for traffic.
Pretty exciting stuff. Hopefully the GAA, will follow Croke Park’s lead, and allow other sports to be played in them too.
Well, that’s unlucky for you.
But seriously. It’s not like the whole Irish countryside is non stop beautiful scenery. A lot of it is just fields.Jesus, what a terrible idea.
I don’t think it’s cost that’s holding back people from cycling. you can get a new bike for under €100.I think the ban is ridiculous, and bad news for architects.
Most of the best examples of rural architecture throughout history, have been one off houses.A better plan would be to designate specific areas of outstanding natural beauty, for preservation, rather than telling people what they can and can’t do on their own property.
I wonder why they haven’t released any renders showing the tower from the west side, along the quays.
I think it would look really good from that perspective.Still prefer the original twisting design.
I have to say. I don’t think the Henry St Facade is as horrible and unsensitive as people here seem to think.
Taking it, as a building by itself. I like the proportions and symmetry. Even taking it in context, it maintains the height of the streetscape. I also like how it continues some of the lines along the streetscape, while breaking others, creating an interesting conflict with the adjacent buildings.The one major critisism I have of it, is the choice of stone. It clashes pretty badly with the red brick around it. I think they should have chosen a stone, which would have complemented the surroundings much better. maybe a light coloured limestone or portland stone.
God, I’m not liking the look of those renders. Very Generic looking.
For Ireland’s first skyscraper, they could have come up with a more interesting design.@KerryBog2 wrote:
Blisterman – Is that the gable of the house near the corner of Leeson St and Dartmouth Road?
KB2No, PVC king already guessed it. It’s Ashton’s Pub in Clonskeagh.
Here’s one, for the guessing.
I would have done 5, but I don’t have enough photos of Dublin, to do a full 5.
I’m also slightly breaking the rules by posting a building outside of the canals., but at least that’s a hint for you.
I like that idea. Reverse graffiti.
Very clever.Has anyone noticed the Phil Lynott stencilled graffiti around Dublin? It was done a few years ago.
I hope they update the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. When it closed. they still had a figure of Boy George.
Nothing special. Very boring design.
They’d want to come up with something a little better than that, if they want dubliners to ever accept skyscrapers.That’s good to hear. I’d love to see some world class architects designing it.
We need to put Ireland on the architectural map.
Example
http://www.greatbuildings.com/places/ireland.htmlNot a single building built in the last 200 years.
Of course, Ideally it would be a world class IRISH architect, but unfortunately, there really isn’t any.
It’s all very exciting. There’s not many buildings in Dublin by internationally reknowned architects, so to have a building by Daniel Liebeskind is a major boon for the architecture in Dublin.
