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I’m a little confused over this – is the part of the Ilac that is occupied by Debenhams (formerly Roches) designed by AJ Wechjerc or NMA? Or did NMA just design the interior of that plot?
Any hope that the Greens will remember their Light rail plan that they made prior to getting into ‘power’?
That fountains mad. Would be nice to see it built, but it seems a tad unlikely that it will happen. I reckon that the running costs of a fountain pumping water 1000 feet into the sky would be fairly high.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Fahd%27s_Fountain
This requires ten full time staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_d%27Eau
This runs on 2400 volt electrictiy so I imagine the Galway fountain would consume huge amounts of electricity
Is that Dubai-like island part of the plan? That causway could cause problems with sea currents and build some kind of bull Island type buildup
I started a rumor in Bolton Street recently that there is a tunnel going from Bolton street under the road to the Linenhall buildings. My friends didn’t belive me at the start but I when I fabricated a story about it being regularly used until 1994, when it collapsed due to a minor earthquake, and was surveyed shortly after by my fictional engineer uncle, who swore to it’s existance, they belived me and went off into the basement to look for a possible entrance to the tunnel.
Long live the legend
Is the rest of that model designed by Roche?
I dont like the facade either. It just looks like a cylinder pushed through a block. Certainly won’t rival the four courts or the Custom house.
Thats a fairly big tree to be growing on a roof
Does it cost anything to go up the bell tower of St. Annes?
I was up in Shandon today and I was just wondering what was the Firkin Crane building built for, and what exactly is in there now?
(I read the paper in the shop 😀 )
Me too! Virtual high five!
I used to use acetlyene barrels in school. I was always worries that one would explode, somewhat irrationally I suppose, but now my fears have been vindicated. I didn’t help that my engineering teacher hadn’t the slightest concern for safety.
I’ve seen them in large airports across the world and they don’t actually seem that massive, but when it was next to the old terminal in Cork I’m sure it was huge.
@archipig wrote:
Put landscaped trees and some seating in the middle. Simple.
Trees on a stone (or is it a metal bridge? I can’t remember what the bridge actually looks like. I just remember the awful kiosks) bridge?
@jungle wrote:
The problem is that to get a 747 off the runway in Cork, you need to lose passengers, freight or fuel. If you take one of the first two off, you lose revenue. If you take the last off, you restrict your range
I suppose that that means that you could land a fuel-depleted 747 on a transatlantic flight but not fly it back.
I’m sure a Quantas 747 landed about two or so years back. Some form of a fact finding mission.
