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@Lotts wrote:
No _ think the bridge should be sitting only on the 2 pillars.
like in the artists impression which is on the site boundary
It’s a cushion for the bridge to sit on while they lower it and fix it into position
@sw101 wrote:
it’s made with untreated timber..
I hope at least, given its use, that it’s got a Class O finish. I’d like to put a smiley face here but don’t know how (help?)
SW101 – were you given a bad crit by DIT?? ref smiley face comment above
@JPD wrote:
Use the Golden Pages like everyone else. I hate discussion forums where people post a new thread without searching to find the 100 other identical threads to theirs and then don’t even bother to let people know how they got on. Does this annoy anyone else or do you just not bother replying? 🙁
Jeez he’s just a guy looking for some advice – not a bit of wonder architects get a bad name for being arrogant. If you can’t help then just moooove on.
I don’t know the names of the firms the RIAI gave you but really you’ll be looking for a one man band or a small practice – most architects are just too damn busy.
PM me a contact detail – I’ll ask a pal of mine if he’s interested.
@Lotts wrote:
Shame on Damien Hughes.
That sure is one badly proportioned door.
Could be the very example of curved PVC that you were looking for though Grahamthis is a mid 18C house near where I live. They were neeearly right
The property sections of all the papers are the same. They don’t, however, purport to be anything but estate agents’ hardcopy. They aren’t “architectural” supplements although they do sometimes try to bring some innovative houses to our attention. The point is that newspapers make a lot of cold cash out of these supplements – they are, don’t forget, 20 pages of adverts. Newspapers, therefore, are not about to bite the hands that feed them. They only print what the Planning authorities allow to be built.
@Graham Hickey wrote:
And people just can’t accept the fact that Cork has a taller building than Dublin.
Also Liberty Hall was the first so the myth kinda got grounded – esp as it was still considered the tallest in the world in some quarters til 1996 🙂I could be mistaken but isn’t the spire of Cork’s St. Fin Barre’s cathedral taller than County Hall?
A lady letter writer in today’s Times (whilst extolling the Carlton Cinema site for the Abbey) suggests that O’Connell Street is as important to Dublin as the Champs Elysees in Paris and the Unter den Linden in Berlin. Hmmm. What think yis?
[What I do not want is a company to underpay me, over-work me, and not give a damn. I have a young family to support so they are my priority.[/QUOTE]
In the wrong profession mate. Sorry, but you’re a graduate. That’s exactly what will happen to you for the next 10 years. Or maybe I’m just a cynical sod. Good luck.
@DownTown wrote:
For people just getting out of Uni it can be a daunting task getting into the profession without being taken advantage of. Are there particular companies that a newly graduate should avoid?
Well, what are your expectations? For example, what do you want to get out of your tenure?
Rockflanders wrote:your analogy above seems to be referring to a competition. (If we win, I’ll pay you),
Surely then it is the competition authority that gives the brief, not the client?
My point was about architects who refuse to stick to the brief, need to be constantly reined in, always know better than the judges what will win, and wont work no foal no fee. And lose.And by the way i only know two solicitors who will do a letter like that. ]
Not really – it was a legal “win”. I was referring to the increasing willingness for architects to accept the client paying “on receipt of a successful planning application” – Clients who repeatedly change the brief, need to be constantly badgered for money and always know better than the architect – the Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen effect – are equally infuriating
Anyway, my original point was that good clients and good architects will produce good buildings. If one or other is crap, then the building will probably be crap too. So you’re right, I’m right, we all win a prize
Tungstentee – Funnily enough, I also worked with Alan, albeit briefly ( I was a bit of a mercenary in my youth) and you’re right, he’s top drawer. His time with Hopkins served him well.
@phil wrote:
Bert, there was discussion about it a while ago. The discussion does go a little off the point, but it might be of help. I thought I heard it was going to be placed in the Croppy Acre area.
I seem to recall a TV programme / newsbite about it a while back but I may be mixing my statues – the staue in question was being stored under the supervision of the original sculptor. it was in several bits and he was restoring it, pending a new location.
@roskav wrote:
Ok folkes this is a recommendation for a fantastic production in the Abbey.. “Improbable Frequency” … and I’m not posting this because I’ve worked on it .. it’s just it would be criminal to miss it.
Set in Dublin during the emergency, with Myles na Gopaleen and Erwin Schrodinger among others.. it paints a picture of a country with it’s head firmly in the sand … sustained by an wavular forcefield of improbabilities and unfeasible puns….. Oh and the stage is pretty spectacular.. with elements of famous Dublin neon, a well known portico, and a (slightly shocking) Aryan taste in wall drapes…..
On a more discussional note… do you think stage designers have much to offer architecture.. or vice versa?
I admire your tenacity, but I hope your critiques are better than your grasp of the dictionary! only messin
Stage designers – I don’t know, but certainly there’s many a thesis done on the work of architecture / set design in the movies – have a look at Batman or Bladerunner to see imagination run riot.
In fact, let’s throw this open:
Best use of architecture in film? let’s hear it
@Rockflanders wrote:
I very much agree, however i find that the right architects are very hard to find. At the end of the day it is the Architect providing the service for payment. The client is not getting paid for the work, he is spending a lot of money in fact and if he wants to be lazy, indecisive, arrogant then so be it. I think a lot of Architects today think they are the client as you mentioned above which leads to difficulties. If this happened in any other service industry it would not be acceptable. Can you imagine a waitress telling you that you should like the food even if you dont?!!
hmmmmmmmmmm. food analogy time. ok then. Are you an architect by the way? just wondering as, if you are, you’ll know that to use the phrase “any other service industry” is fraught with danger as “any other service industry” would not provide such a large amount of service “on spec”. but
to make things fair, let’s assume this “restaurant” is a weird one where there’s no menu. The Client has to describe to the waitress what they want. Let’s assume they do so.
Let’s assume the waitress brings the order exactly as the client requires. The client doesn’t like it – too many peas. They have a chat and the waitress brings the new dish. The same thing happens. The process is repeated for about, say, 2 years. Eventually the client may get the dinner he requires, or he may have left without paying. The waitress may have ignored the wishes and brought any old crap, in which case the client is justified. If, however, the waitress has done everything they can, the restaurant has probably gone bust.
If we’re going to move this into other service industries, let me ask you a question. How many solicitors do you know who accept the following proposition:
“I want you to draft me a letter, based on what I tell you. I’ll continue to get you to redraft the letter, even though I have no legal training whatsoever. When I think the letter is right, regardless of whatever advice you give me, then I’ll allow you to lodge this with the other party. If we win, I’ll pay you.”
@Rockflanders wrote:
Gotta love that – “given the right client”.
Any chance of an elaboration?
Serious question!If architects don’t fund the projects themselves – in itself a very rare occurence – they are dependent on a Client, of which there are many types. Money alone will not guarantee a nice building. Architecture alone does not guarantee it either. Some of the best buildings around are produced by talented architects, not necessarily in control of a large budget. I think my definition of an ideal client is one who is able to impart a detailed and comprehensive brief to the architect at the outset. The Architect must then have the skill to analyse this brief and, if you like, become the client and to agree a budget that will achieve everyone’s goal. The Client needs to feel that they can take a step back while the architect needs to impart a confidence in a client that they will get what they essentially want – there is nothing worse than a meddling, indecisive client. Similarly, there is nothing worse than an arrogant, diffident or lazy architect. The crux of the matter is good designs result where client and the architect are on the same wavelength when it comes to style, flair and the desire to produce something different. These clients are very difficult to find, epecially when you’re starting out on your career , and more so for the small scale projects you will inevitably be doing.
@lexington wrote:
There! Problem solved. 🙂 Sorry bout that.
Lexington – like you say, this forum isn’t likely to meet consensus, but …..!
Anyway, Keep an eye on a practice called Hackett and Hall – http://www.hackett-hall.com. I’ve worked with both of them and, given the right Client, they’ll do some great stuff.
@StephenC wrote:
Its a bit daft this isn’t it. I mean who is it aimed at? Hardly those considerate civic-minded junkies that brighten up many of our city streets. Seriously, most normela people take it for granted that these activities are illegal. Why on earth do the DCC need to go to such lengths.
I assume that, in this day of “the scumbag is always right”, that if you don’t put up such a sign, any subsequent arrest would be invalid.
@burge_eye wrote:
It was called Donovans and was a great old boozer. Much easier to hide in there for a long lunch than say O’Neils. I remember jammed into the corner there watching Ireland against Iran. I think the Planning was for the old inevitable apartments.
I think I maybe got the wrong corner
I was – as usual – stuck in traffic on Westmoreland street today and was looking at the EBS building and thinking what a nice vertical entrance “strip”. It’s hard to appreciate tho due to the mirrored horrors on either side. Does anyone have a pic of its original self?
@Paul Clerkin wrote:
There was an old pub there afaik…..
It was called Donovans and was a great old boozer. Much easier to hide in there for a long lunch than say O’Neils. I remember jammed into the corner there watching Ireland against Iran. I think the Planning was for the old inevitable apartments.
