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worth a look due to the fuss over the spike
Gandon Editions – A monument in the city: Nelson’s Pillar and its aftermath
about the previous competition
Smithfield should have been extended to the river….. removing one apartment block would have sorted that….
i’ve noticed that about the new connolly ok, i think there seems to be a problem in that the flooring material doesnt stay clean for long…..
Its an impressive book in my opinion, looks excellent, even as a cursory glance, it seems direct and informed…
Nelson’s Column was a stumpy badly proportioned structure. Reconstructing it would be an act of folly, looking backwards rather than forwards.
This is interesting, and very odd. The existing building looks disgusting so this would be a good gesture. It is for sale as well as faras I know
If there were regular columns here, it would be the Architectural Press in Ireland.
Whats the traffic like here now? I’ll bet the visitor numbers far surpass any print run.
Bollards will keep out joyriders. Gates are an over-reaction to a problem. Its a NIMBY issue…. not in my back yard
I always said that the one thing about studying design or architecture or having an interest in the subjects was that it gave you an appreciation but no way to afford it.
The rich dont often deserve to be wealthy.
Actually if Roche weas providing a master plan for the area, simply designing key buildings and having the rest designed by other firms, we would end up with a mucj more interesting area. Roche can design good buildings, he’s proven that in the past. But they were smaller projects (one building or a small group) rather that what amounts to several city blocks.
I’d prefer to see him concetrate on the Convention Centre and the masterplan and allow other architects of note design individual buildings. That way, we could have an are that we could be proud of architecturally.
Yeah, but rebuilding this is going to cost him more than a fine ever would… the cost will last forever in terms of lost sq. footage + rents and the chance for even bigger open floor space in the offices… and thats what developers want… the biggest floor possible x the most storeys possible. forcing him to put back the building although descending to pastiche is a means of punishment not conservation.
I’ve heard from quite a few people at this stage that the standards are sliding.
Is it the facilities? of the standard of tutelage?
