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@a boyle wrote:
Yes but all is not lost . I am pinning my hopes on this new arts center (note not the abbey / no no not the abbey). I thinks if schawtz personnally oversees the square to her satisfaction , and yer man with the glasses gets the abbey right (sorry no arts center ) it could really bring the whole thing it to focus. Currently the building to the left of the square is pretty much finished . I think i can safely say it is the best building in the docklands so far . It has some kind of glass which gives the whole front a different colour depending which angle you look at it. It is really a very good office block (no photos sorry)
If this turns into a disapointment then cm00 is right the whole exercise will be a failure over all, and the docklands will remain a sterile yuppie sleepover with no life at all.
Yeah, i was down there the other day, and was thinking how nice all those ‘yuppie’ apartments looked in blazing sun. I had never realised that Schwartz’s scheme had started construction (sorry no pics). The first of the metal uprights for the red poles were up, in one of the middle sections.
Personally, i think that its going to be an amazing space in 4/5 years time, with the potentially impressive libeskind performing arts center and the new hotel beside. I’m looking forward to seeing it finished
The blue glass was very cool on the building to the left.
Yep, you’re right altuistic – its going to be dissapointing if it turns out to be a good quality design for a tower – perhaps at last – only for it to get dismissed due to its inappropriate location.
Still, that end of town does need some quite drastic work in places.
I do like that they have the guts to proposed such a seemingly ridiculous height. I’m looking forward to seeing more images of the proposal. Nice to see the country being not so dismissive of taller buildings as perhaps it once was, say 10-15 years ago.
Also, its good to see a scheme that has a cluster of tall towers at last. I was getting tired of various schemes having a ‘signiture’ / ‘landmark’ / 32 story / 60m etc etc building with the one tall building being part of a much wider proposal, with the end result of having one isolated tower looking quite lonely and tbh a bit silly on its own. The 32 story scheme (name escape me now..) to be near Hueston station comes to mind.
There has been a lot of complaints about buses on this page – don’t forget about all the cars that they replace.
Hello once again,
Now, the pedestrian access from Grafton street up to Henry street badly needs vast improvement, I think we all agree. How about completely pedestrianising the northern section of Grafton street. For the buses, this would effectivly turn Trinity into one big roundabout, forcing them to travel in one direction around Suffolk street, Dame street, Pearse street, Westland Row, and Nassau street. Certainly some contra-flow bus lanes would be required. In turn then, College Green could be partially pedestrianised, as could the western parts of Westmoreland street and O’Connell bridge, leading nicely into the O’Connell street imporvements. This would create a nice series of public spaces from the green all the way up through O’Connell street. While two road crossings would still be required, there would be a comfortable levels of space for movement between the two areas.
While the Luas makes things even trickier, routing buses around Trinity in one direction could assist the Luas alignment also.
rag.
Yes, I think you are correct about Ruairi Quinn, dowlingm. And I think I am correct in saying that Ciaran Cuffe was an architect too. I meant that you never see someone on tv who is giving opinions as ordinary architect, not a politican too.
I understand that the 50/50 gender balance is true.
So, I see there is another arcticle about the new school of architecture in Limerick in yesterday’s Sunday Times. One interesting thing of particular note that was mentioned was the fact that around 80 Irish student start architecture courses in the UK every year. That’s nearly the same number as UCD and DIT put together admit.
They now have a website at http://www.ul.ie/architecture/ . The site states:
” The syllabus is organised over a five-year course with the emphasis on architectural design, taught through the design studio. The design studio is the focus of an architectural education, and is the laboratory through which all other subjects are taught.* Woven into the design studio will be courses of study in structures (structural engineering), environmental science (environmental engineering), history (of architecture, society, technology) philosophy, sociology, law and management (professional practice). The course is designed to equip our students with a broad range of skills fundamental to becoming an architect. These skills include hand drawing, sketching, model-making, wood working, metal fabrication, photography, computer-aided drawing, audiovisual and verbal presentation, as well as core skills including problem solving and working with other people. The study of architecture is rigorous, challenging and requires students firmly committed to the discipline. “Just as an aside about the architecture profession, I am always amazed at the fact that you almost never see an architect on Irish tv giving their opinion / analysis on any topic. There seems to be much debate within architecture circles about design, the environment, and planning, for example; but when it comes to promoting such opinions to the wider world, there is a great deficit. And their input is greatly needed. You just have to glance across the countryside to see why.
