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And more importantly lets not forget the traditionary delay that every project is due. I doubt that they ll will be ready in 4 years. but we’ll see
Bren88ParticipantI think it’s the heal of somebodys boot and not a pipe.
Bren88ParticipantIts hard to comment with out any idea of the degree of these problems, if you take a picture and put it up here it would help alot. Settlement cracks are common and that is probably what is wrong with the wall. Can’t really say about the bricks under the tank because i’m not really sure what you mean. And the path may not have been laid right. But like I said, hard to tell with out a picture, may be a little or large problem.
Bren88ParticipantLiberty Hall is a well known to most because of it’s height, but I can’t ever imagine anybody from outside the country being able to recognaise it from a photo.
Bren88ParticipantExactly PTB, in many people eyes it isn’t anytyhing special. But that was said about alot of structures. It has the best potential to become an international landmark
Bren88Participant@munsterman wrote:
There appears to be an interior architecture course going on Ireland,
Does the main architecture course not really deal with interiors, is it more of an exterior architecture? Any ideas?
The interior course in Ireland is not accessed through the CAO it’s a private course. In Griffith I believe. And it is shorter than the norm of 5 years. The main UCD/DIT Architecture courses deal with interior spaces aswel as the rest, but interior architecture deals with the topic and nothing else. Also goes into much deeper detail I would imagine.
Bren88Participant@PDLL wrote:
Egypt isn’t a city – it is a country (topic is world city icons). Most, but sadly not all, schoolkids would have gotten that right.
Obviously egypt isn’t a country, but thats why I said Giza also. The pyramids are a national symbol as well as a city symbol. If you were to include a great temple from every anient city in egypt or greece it wouldn’t be as well known to joe soap on the streets. Exactly like the Taj Mahal comment from jungle.
Bren88ParticipantGriffner Coillte use them. They specialise in timber frame homes that are build offsite and assembled on site. They are not like traditional timber framed houses with a brick/concrete outer leaf and timber inner leaf. The griffner coillte system is all timber, and so water proofing is a main concern. If they use the verticle/corner windows I would say they are safe.
And besides as long as you go to Velux and not some cheap copy, you are safe. I’ve never heard their standard called into question before.
Bren88ParticipantL.A. – The HOLLYWOOD sign
and in San francisco – The golden Gate Bridge
Bren88Participant@PTB wrote:
What did I get wrong or miss?
You missed Egypt/Giza most school children could fill that one in. Some of the memorials in Wasington might rank as high as the White house.
Bren88ParticipantSpot on PTB, care to add Dublin and a suggest to that list,
The Empire State is by far the most famous skyscraper in the world, even though most people probably couldn’t recognaise it and only know the name. It would be nice to think Ireland could a land mark that people would know of it’s name through out the world.
Bren88ParticipantWikipedia is very good for common topics but i’d expect that the exact height of a church in limerick might not be 100% accurate.
Bren88Participant@Morlan wrote:
I thought Molly was real 🙁
You can’t compare the Spike to the likes of Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, etc. It’s just a flag pole with no flag on it.
It’s hard to believe that the best known image of France, the Eiffle tower, was greeted with much the same attitude as yours there. It was seen as nothing more than a radio tower, and was intended to be taken down in the early 20th century.
I didn’t paticular like the spike when it was revieled but it has grown on me. And I rate it far above the likes of “Molly”. Some of our more famous buildings might be more valued on an historical sense, such as the GPO, but the spike is the frontrunner to achieve international fame. When you see the statue of liberty you know its nw york, when you see the eiffel tower even a child knows its Paris, The spike has a far greater chance, in years to come, to be a recognaisable symbol of ireland.
Bren88ParticipantI say that uppers and lowers are not allowed to be added together. Gets too complicated when strrets are cut by larger and larger things. Parnell street is fairly long, And probably a good contender for Pearse.
Bren88ParticipantGlad to see your taking on board my colour poll idea,
I think we are all agreed that the best solution is a colour that “hides” the bridge as best as possible. Allowing for a much nicer view. I’d go for either a grey/green colour to blend the bridgeinto the buildings behind it. Or a dark blue colour
In a perfect world an expert sky blue cover job would hide the bridge completely, but I doubt it would be pulled properly.
Bren88ParticipantI would agree that the “very psychotic compulsions lurking not too far beneath the “national” psyche” Is the main reason. But my point was based that the vatican council actede as catalyst and starteds these reordering. I agree that changes were not required to the extent that they have been. But it is a shame hat some great religous treasures were altered or destoryed due to this.
Bren88ParticipantThe closing date was approaching so i decided to do my own work on St Saviour’s. With a visit to the site to get my own ideas and also a scan throught the web site. And your right the interior is completely changed due to that bane of all historical churches the liturgical requirements of the second vatican council.
Bren88ParticipantI’m all for cycling lanes and pathways, but i don’t want to CC to start putting them in every where they can, not that I’ve a problem with cyclists. It’s just that alot of the lanes are so rediculus that all the laughing they surely induce will cause many an accident. Like this lovely example.
Bren88Participant@The Sunday Times January 08, 2006 wrote:
“We will do a major repainting of the bridge later this year,†said Barry Kenny, a spokesman for Iarnrod Eireann. “We are very happy that this is all resolved. All the ads are going, and the bridge is being restored to its former glory.â€
The Eiffel tower in Paris is painted every seven years. Quite alot of it, maintenance on the tower includes applying 50 metric tons of three graded tones of paint every 7 years to protect it from rust. On occasion, the colour of the paint is changed. On the first floor, there are interactive consoles hosting a poll for the colour to use for a future session of painting.
I think that poll is a great idea and allow the colour scheme to change along with public opinion.
What I would suggest is that a similar city wide poll be held here in Dublin with regards to the loop line bridge. It could easily be run room this location. If somebody cared enough to put in the work, photomontage type pictures could also be set up to allow a better idea of how it would fit in once painted.
We could at least run a Poll here just for opinions sake.Bren88ParticipantI should of said church and not cathedral, and was refering to the St. Philippe-le-Roule in Paris on which the pro is based, with the exception of the front portico which comes from an athens temple. Was completed in 1784, Not too long before the start of construction on the Pro. I’ll have to have a look at the columns inside the church, i’ll be stopping by tomorrow to get a few pictures for finish off the report.
Also taking a trip over to Saint Saviour’s Church on dominick street (which is far harder to find infomation on than the Pro) -
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