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Why is the thread title ‘reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches’ when from what I can see, whats being discussed is general church buildings/architecture that have nothing to do with Ireland or Irish architects..?
@rumpelstiltskin wrote:
The fact is that most people in Ireland would like to have a gleaming capital city with great architecture and magnificent skyscrapers. It simply sends a message that anything others can do, we can do just as good. Yet we continue to treat Dublin as a provincial city, even as a town. It’s a capital city and it needs monumental over-the-topness.
So true, capital cities are often held up to the world as an example of the best a nation has to offer – in terms of culture, history, landmarks, education, and of course architecture.
High-rise simply sends a signal of ‘we’re a serious city, not an overgrown town.’
I’m all for keeping large parts of Dublin Georgian, but it’s not as if we can keep the docklands Georgian, this area is the perfect place to display Ireland’s ‘Mini Manhattan’ or ‘Canary Warf.’At least they have something.
I know, I know, I know – height isn’t everything. Like it or not though, it is a symbol of a modern city, of progress, and of success. I recognize that in the midst of one of the deepest recessions Ireland’s ever seen, building skyscrapers isn’t really what the city should focus on.
However, what I will say, is that I really don’t understand why the city constantly fought any high rise development during the boom years, and why getting a building, which is only 57 meters high, is seen as a triumph for the Dublin high-rise movement.
Maybe now high rise should get built, simply for the fact that it is the cheapest time to build. Prepare for the future?57 metres?
The Riverpoint Tower and the Clarion Hotel Tower in Limerick City are both taller than that! How is it that in the nation’s capital in one of the most expensive areas the only buildings that can be built fall behind buildings already built in Limerick?
I know tallness isn’t everything, but seriously at least one decent actual skyscraper would be nice.I noticed at the end of the segment they mentioned that they still wanted to build a 35 story high hotel behind the centre – I thought that this had been killed off completely, or is it still up for debate?
Is there any new word on the Opera Centre?
The massive billboards are still up everywhere for it but no one I know seems to know anything about it.Also,
I remember at one stage (last year or so) they were planning a historic landmark for Limerick, I suppose that has gone out the window now?I live very close to Grove Island, and the area is really nice and has been done well, except for the abandoned houses on the otherside of the canal. They make the place a no-go area if you’re out walking at night – and in truth if they were turned into a strip of restaurants, pubs, or more housing it would be alot nicer.
Are there any plans to re-develop them?What about this ‘iconic’ landmark structure that was being discussed for Limerick. I believe there was a think-tank about it a while ago…any news?
@CologneMike wrote:
http://www.limericktoday.com/ViewArt…icleID=1970065%5B/url%5D
PARIS has the Eiffel Tower, Dublin boasts The Spire and now plans are afoot to develop an iconic structure for Limerick city to attract an additional one million visitors annually over the next decade, the Limerick Leader can exclusively reveal.
A number of local bodies including the Limerick Co-Ordination Office, Atlantic Way, Shannon Development and the University of Limerick, are holding a brainstorming session next Tuesday night. Only a select group of “key influencers” in the Mid West region have been invited to contribute their views on what this structure should be and where it should to be located.
However, according to one source, Limerick’s sporting reputation is likely to feature prominently in the discussion. “The purpose of the session is to have an open-minded, creative and ambitious exploration of potential candidate projects and events that could constitute an iconic attraction for Limerick city,” states a letter addressed to one recipient in mid December.
Andrew Mawhinney of Limerick Co-Ordination office is remaining tight-lipped on the project and would only confirm: “It’s just a preliminary session. Atlantic Way are organising it and we’re just helping to facilitate it.” Maria Kelly, chief executive of Limerick Chamber of Commerce, who will be attending the meeting, said it’s high time that Limerick city had a main focus point, which would attract more people to the city centre.
“The city needs something like this, to draw more people into the city. A lot will depend on what comes out of this meeting. Now that everybody is coming together at least there will be consensus. I believe it’s just an initial session for developers and business people but up to 30 people have been invited,” said Ms Kelly. And various locations have already been mooted for Limerick’s future landmark, with one major contender.
“The Docklands, Arthur’s Quay and Limerick Boatclub have been mentioned but the Docklands is a big if,” said Ms Kelly. Cllr Diarmuid Scully also agreed that the Docklands is the most obvious choice. “This is going to involve a lot of discussion and a lot of debate. The obvious choice for a location would be the Docklands but that would presuppose that a decision on the docks will be made soon, which is not the case,” said Cllr Scully. The meeting will be chaired by Professor Eamonn Murphy at the Quality Hotel on Tuesday, January 16 at 6pm.We must be the envy of the whole country for already having an iconic structure:rolleyes: (mini Eiffel Tower) in the middle of the city centre! (Just 200 Metres from O’Connell St.) Seriously though, I could not imagine such an out-of-proportion communication pylon been allowed up in other cities such as Galway, Cork, Dublin etc? I wonder what would Paris Jack make of it? I see the lane “Roches Row†will only get a make over in the last phase of the remodelling of the city centre streets.
https://archiseek.com/content/showpost.php?p=60962&postcount=982
Sorry to disrupt the flow of the current topic, but I was wondering if anyone has heard anything more about this ‘iconic structure?’ I’m going to college there soon, and it’d be cool to have something to boast to my friends about.
