Paul Clerkin
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E – Law Society, Blackhall Place
Morlan
A – is that down the back of Thomas Street, or Cornmarket, I just cannot place it
b- church street?
d- just bugging me bad
hmmm struggling over a,b,c, and h – though i have a suspicion on b now
wondering is h some sort of utility building – toilet or esb block
A few more….
Essex Street
Ormonde Street
One of my favourites
North King Street again
Golden Lane
Aungier StreetI’d contact the OPW – there’s probably an architect whose responsibility is any work on the house and they may be able to talk at length about it
Going to be a big loss to the street – wonder what will become of the premises – its quite the rambling space.
I know its too late now – because the Murray O’Laoire visitor centre is there – but maybe they rshould have refurbished some old buildings on the street as the visitor centre – would have helped kickstart regeneration better than a centre within the curtilage of the castle.
Maybe I’m old and odd but when I visit castles and old ruins, I wander around, touch the stones, read my little guides, take in the surroundings but I never look at multimedia displays and interpretative centres….
Caruso St John Architects to redesign the chancel of the Cathedral of St Gallen
Caruso St John Architects has won the competition by beating entries from an invited international group of architects and artists, including Aires Mateus and Pipilotti Rist.
The 18th century structure is a Baroque cathedral that follows the usual form, with the altar set at its far eastern end, separated from the congregation by the choir and rood screen. Caruso St John has proposed the new design as a response to the building’s current use. The architect’s design includes a raised chancel at the crossing of the nave and transept, in an attempt to bring the liturgical rituals closer to the congregation. The design also features a sequence of concentric oval steps in white, polished, precast concrete that rises up to form a platform.
According to Adam Caruso, the symbolism of circles, arcs and rings is latent within the existing architecture, with its distorted domes above the aisles. The design team aimed to engage with this baroque geometry.
The steps are adorned with a winding painting of vines in dark terrazzo. This offers an optical depth to the plinth that mirrors the celestial rings in the ceiling painting above. A suspended gilded ring forms a delicate halo over the altar. The liturgical furniture is made in monolithic white concrete. Each piece is inlaid with a different precious material that responds to its status and use.
St. Gallen is both a canton and a city in the eastern part of Switzerland. In 610, an Irish monk called Gallus chose this spot for his hermitage. Later on, in 747, a Benedictine abbey was founded. With the addition of a library in the 9th century, it became a center of learning. The whole abbey precinct constituting the famous cathedral and abbey library, was declared a World Cultural Heritage in 1983.
Am quite surprised by Heineken’s attitude to the site here – perhaps head office isn’t involved, being managed and is the baby of the local Irish management.
@Solo wrote:
I recently did the very difficult planning on a site for a client who then went to his bank to get funds and the bank manager would only issue those funds if a named Architect chosen by the bank manager was used otherwise no money. it’ a dog eat dog situation at the moment.
This I would bring to the attention of the bank`s regional manager and a journalist
Partial demolition of 1916 buildings
Madam, – For some time concerned relatives of the 1916 leaders and others have been calling for State intervention to ensure the 1916 National Monument on Moore Street is preserved and protected in its entirety. That Dublin City Council officials are party to the destruction of its surrounding buildings (Home News, January 5th) is truly astonishing.
These buildings adjoining the National Monument were singled out for special mention in the Shaffrey report on Moore Street, commissioned by the City Council, as being of historical importance. It was on foot of that report that numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street were declared listed buildings. Are the officials aware of their own reports, one wonders?
This disgraceful decision to demolish raises the following questions: 1. At what stage were these structures considered a danger to the public? 2. At whose behest was this demolition decided upon? 3. What steps were taken prior to demolition decision to warn members of the public of their dangerous condition? 4. Was any consideration given to the possibility of action other than demolition in order to render the buildings safe? 5. Are the important architectural elements of the building now in storage with a view to their reinstatement?
The city officials responsible for this drastic action are paid out of the public purse. The owner of the site and the National Monument is a Nama’d developer.
For how long more must we wait for the State to carry out its responsibility to ensure the monument is fully protected and the surrounding area developed only in keeping with its status? – Yours, etc,
JAMES CONNOLLY HERON,
The Save 16 Moore
Street Committee,
Pearse Street,
Dublin 2.
Yep – very interesting
Co-incidentally was just looking at my father’s photos from the aftermath of the Monaghan bombing from the same day in 1974Slightly off-topic but people may not have seen this https://archiseek.com/2009/1879-st-finn-barres-cathedral-cork/ – architectural drawings for the decoration in St. Fin Barre’s
