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I though the initial deal was to light up the whole Spire with flood lighting.. will this ever happen? If/when they do this they could get rid of that stupid avaiation strip of light halfway up, it spoils the spire’s linearness.
Another thing that bugs me is the abrupt metre of light at the top.. they should change it a red glowing pulse, maybe stick a smoke machine up there to give it the added effect of a giant fag in the middle of the street. They could use it to promote the smoking ban by luring punters out of the pubs to spark up.
Here’s some more of those slow shutter photos. They’re by Barry Mason link
Originally posted by Peter FitzPatrick
I see that the chimneys at poolbeg have new flashy lights, very bright, kind of takes attention away from the spire from vantage point on the outskirts of the city …Email from the ESB:
New chimney lights have been installed on Poolbeg Chimney No. 1 and are
under test at present. The previous lights were over thirty years of age,
were failing regularly and were in need of replacement as spare parts could
not be obtained.The Poolbeg chimneys are on the flight path from one of the runways at
Dublin Airport. Because of the height of the chimney, the lights are
aircraft warning lights rather than helicopter warning lights, which are
visible on lower chimneys in the Dublin area, including our own Combined
Cycle chimneys in Poolbeg. The new lights have to comply with the latest
aviation authority standards* for chimneys of that height (680′) and are
brighter than the old lights.Aviation standards dictate how the lights are set up and their intensity.
ESB is required to comply with these standards. The lights will be lit day
and night. There are three light intensity settings – day, twilight and
night, which is lowest.It is proposed that similar lights will be fitted to Chimney No. 2 in the
next few weeks once testing and commissioning is finished on Chimney No. 1* ICAO Annex 14, Volume 1, Third Edition July 1999, Chapter 6, Table
6.3Regards,
Denis McCabeSlightly off topic this but does anyone know why there are seachlights mounted on various building on the quays? Some sort of special event or just another waste of money?
Four traffic lanes, two bus corridors, two cycle ways, pedestrian paths and possibly two tram tracks? WTF, it’ll be as wide as OC bridge.. pivoting too, and in the shape of a harp.. sounds brilliant.
Anyway, here’s some of his other works… quite similar to the Macken Bridge.
BUENOS AIRES – Footbridge Puerto Mujer
Seville Alamillo Bridge
HAARLEMMERMER – Three Holland BridgesOriginally posted by Paul Clerkin
thats what it clearly is in the original picture
clearly? i would have though that the artist would have at least made it look more.. craneish.
It’s amazing to see the new developments creeping down along the liffey. Just think what it will look like in 100 years to come. I foresee many more landmark buildings springing up along here in the future. 🙂
Originally posted by Paul Clerkin
Blasted 4/5 story apartments!
Fantastic bridge though, I really like it. What’s that pole thing in the background behind the apartments?Originally posted by asdasd
So what is all that stuff behind the bridge in the Photoshop montage? Not there now, is it?
Would you like me to give the montage some special, morlan photoshop treatment?
Originally posted by what?
alright lads? yeah been a while nearly forgot my password. livin in london now workin like a bitch so dont get much of a chance to look in anymore.you mean you got yerself a new bird :p
Originally posted by Sean Carney
Grow up and chill out. If you’ve nothing positive to say then don’t bother posting :rolleyes:
Graham, was sackville street just a dirt road or was there proper paving? Looks like a mud track in that picture.
They have just ripped up the road on SG west. Are they just resurfacing the road or are they laying pipes or something??
Are there any updates on the new public space planned for SG North?
I strongly agree with Graham and Diaspora in that all high-rises should be built away from the mid-rise city centre core. The docklands area has great potential to become a high-rise zone, although, the last time I was in Dublin, I was disappointed to see several 5 story apartment buildings going in beside the old gas works.
I was in Birmingham recently, which is similar to Dublin with its predominantly mid-rise architecture. It has some impressive 15+ story buildings – the Hyatt Hotel for example – but they all look totally out of place! Not something I would want to see in Dublin.
I have added some new pictures to the first page. These include Central & Ulster Bank, Lib hall and O’Connell House.
It shows how these building could have turned out, mostly terrible.Originally posted by d_d_dallas
Copper is a very pricey metal though…So is €1666.66 a month – which is what it’s gonna cost to keep mr spire clean.
Well, today is the first offical running of the LUAS for normal commuters. I wonder how it went this morning.
I noticed that they have closed off SG West to traffic.. any idea why?
How sad 🙁 . My father often talks about it when driving through this place – his childhood stomping ground. My equivalent would be the Rathmichael church area, just off Shankill – the place is totally gone. Now I know how my da feels. Tis like memories being deleted.
In the reflection? Look s like a shitty 80s office block.
Is the the inner city by the quays? Near Tara St?It’s about the fact that it’s a tacky, badly kept, glass-encased, cheap “non-monument” that looks like it was left over from a sale at a £1 shop.
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Well, well said. This is the only issue here – it’s a complete heap o’ shite. If nobody is arsed to maintain it then it should go.
