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I agree with mickeydocs. This Cork forum is very popular and generally I think is a very positive thing. It helps me and the other peoples in this firm focus on the design standards we must improve and comptetion on. I read the newpapers and read the forums and of only two comments I think of are bad. Overall it is just democracy and opinions no more than of the corksouthwest.com website expresses. Do not be bullied out of a good thing. It is important to be careful of the future when phrasing these things but also we must protect the good names of this website from unfair newspapers articles.
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@lexington wrote:
A good building. Intresting. It would be nice to see maybe 1 or maybe 2 of this buildings in Cork. But it will need some adjustments.
🙁 The Capital development is such an ugly building. It reminds me of a building near de Marco and was built in the late 1960s. I hope Cork does not become of the same fate as this. I hope a new design will be made. I very much love the vista down Washington street and it is deserving of a beautiful building. It would be nice if the post office to the left of the cinema was included also as this would bring a symmetry to the design and layout.
*I have to like Clarks Bridge near Washington Street, this bridge always reminds of how I envision old Irish cities.
I was walking back to office on the day of the twinning ceremony at Cork city Hall and I have seen many peoples protesting outside of this. Human rights?
I do not like much of the architecture in Shanghai, I think many of these new buildings are the product of a ‘quick solution’ and communist competition with the west. There is not much thought behind design. I like the new World Trade Centre design this is good. And some newer buildings also. In this way i also think it is like Cork – many buildings up until recently were not good designs but newer buildings seem to have much better designs. This is also a link no? I hope that maybe some architecture ideas can be exchanged but the cities should keep their identies. Cork is Cork. Shanghai is Shanghai. A little culture would be nice though. Maybe a big Shanghai company can build European headquarters in Cork and have a unique design of its home ??? But Cork is also twinned with San Francisco and Cologne and I see no remnants of these cities in Cork design. Maybe Shanghai will be different. 🙂
This is a very difficult idea for me because I must think which firm is best shaping Cork for better ways of architecture. From the pictures I have looked at in this page i think that Wilson architects seem to be more ‘adventurous’ with their designs but Clontarf street and 21 Lavits Quay are also most interesting. This is very difficult, but may I say also Wilson.
What do you also think????
It is my birthday!!! ole! I am feeling very old. 🙂
The Mannix building here looks very uneven but you say he has revised this so I think it may be a new departure for this Washington Street. It will bring much color, no???
I like Eglington street. very colorful and unusual.
What do you think are the 3 best new buildings for Cork? Built or in the planning system.
I have seen some new ones but i cannot talk for them until they are in planning but they are ok.
I think 1] st Patricks Quay new building is very good. 2] building for Clonterf (?) street and 3] maybe Eglington street now or maybe Glucksman gallery for UCC.
I have seen this building under construction. very small no? the roof seems to low for ordinary height people. Very ugly also. It is funny I think how city fathers can constructed ugly buildings but judge other private buildings so strictly – it is the same back home. I heard this building (Archives) was to use grain silos on docklands refurbished once – but this is no more. My company in Cork was working with IAWS for a new development here instead.
Hola. I went today to see the designs of the competition of Kyrls quay. I think the design picked by the judges is very very terrible. this is not good for Cork but it is not for sure. I prefer the designs of lafferty and bdp and of the Greek entry (no Italian entry though! 🙁 ). I would like if developers chose one of the other designs and will make this quay very much more attractive. it needs colour and life! sempre viva!
@pier39 wrote:
saw the plans for crosses green nearby! christ almighty are they for real??? does architecture constitute sketching bricks nowadays? what is it, seven storeys??? seven storeys of unflushed toilet.
:p lol! i agree. this building is most ugly. it detracts (?) from the beauty of the cathedral nearby. it is not style at all. very ugly. what do any other people think of this?
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I am most looking forward to this. I have visit this area many times and will be most excited to see what visions have been created for this place.
🙂 also I agree, very excited for the docklands proposal. Hope it can be for tonight!!!
@mickeydocs wrote:
why don’t you tell us more about Turin?
Torino!!! i will tell you more of it in an italian discussion page. i will keep this page for cork. yes/no?
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sorry i’m joking. but really cork is a nice city with much possibilities. i am working here for 6 months and would like to see it become more developed. i hope i may be here in the future to see how it becomes. this is a very good internet site but what abouut italy???
look forward to seeing more designs for cork.
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