Martin Shiels
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Fair play to the minister, and it’s not often we can say that.
Unfortunately the vast majority of Irish people are aesthetic illiterates, we can expect plenty more objections to plans to improve Dublin in future. Imagine if Liebeskind tried building the Jewish museum in Dublin.This may be too cynical but I suspect some of it is down to party politics and the presumption that it is the government who is responsible for upgrading town to cities. If a town becomes a city then the UDC will be replaced by a corporation. As a City Councillor has a good base to become a TD then whichever government is in power will only want to upgrade a town to a city if they believe that they will hold a majority of seats in the new authority.
More to the point, in architectural terms, what is the differance between a town and a city anyway?
I would have preferred if they had widened the existing footpath. Do away with parking altogether on the north lane and replace the current south lane with a wider pavement complete with integrated street furniture and a continous row of trees from Butt Bridge to Kings Bridge. Not only would it look much better, avoid the discontinuity of the boardwalk and would be in keeping with Ormond’s original concepty of the city quays. And when they did that they could do the same on the south quays. Another missed opportunity.
Having said all that, I think that the boardwalk may prove successful in time.You may say your Irish but what exactly does that mean? (and how does all this relate to architecture?)
Where would one go to see the above study? I’m a new tenant on Henrietta St. so have an interest in it’s future.
Given that the concept of a nation is meaningless in this day and age, a national style is equally meaningless. We should be aiming for the best quality style in our environment, built or otherwise.
