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Saw in the echo the school of music will be given the go ahead by bertie in the run up to the elections. Tenders returned by Jarvis in 2001 of 58 million squid must now be whittled down to around 50 million. Tight bastards. 10 million less is small change but its going to reduce the potential of this building from world class to stripped out and budgeted

stw site

have you seen this yet? absolutely turd. hotel and offices with no difference in facade, treatment. bleh

yes. that

i feel so cheap griffin. so cheap it hurts. i’m gonna set HI on ya. now scram!!!

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Originally posted by garethace
I invite anyone here at the Archiseek board to walk by Grafton Street in Dublin, at around 6 pm, or slightly later some evening …. i.e. when the crowds have more or less gone home and things should really be easing down a bit. Then, having purchased 1 no. cup of ‘coffee to go’ from Bewleys or otherwise, proceed to stand in Grafton Street with your back pressed tight up against some shop window.

Now watch what happens, when you stand, back pressed up against the glass shop window and cup of steaming hot tea held approx. 50mm away from your chest.

For some unearthly reason, despite the fact, that people using Grafton Street have the whole width of Grafton Street to avoid you and your cup of tea/coffee held in your hand…. just count the number of times some member of the public, young, old, rich, poor, male or female, manages to bump into that said cup of coffee, causing you to spill it over yourself. (Make sure and use an old shirt to conduct this experiment)

I myself counted around 10 hits every minute! This is with no rain at all, and people having the whole width of Grafton Street to walk in. You cannot even find a slim, less than 300mm of space, in which to stand and not be bothered. It is like unconsciously, people are ‘forcing’ you to keep moving rather than stand around minding your own business.

Does the concept of ‘personal space’ even exist in Grafton Street…. I mean, when you cannot even hold a cup of coffee 50mm from your chest, with your back pressed firmly up against a glass shop front window? This is something I have suspected now for a great deal of time, but until recently never took the time to prove this phenomena to myself.

Brian O’ Hanlon.

in fairness the first two people that did it i’d let it go and explain it away as an accident. the third (or if the third is female then hte next male) would get the remainder of the cup against the back of the head then a quick slap.

impinge on me you scum……i dare ya

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i typed it in

Candidates must hold a qualification from a recognised school of Architecture and pass or be exempted from the RIAI Examination in Professional Practice, which may be taken following a minimum of two years approved experience. Exemption from the Examination may be granted to suitably qualified candidates who have seven year’s approved full-time post graduate experience. Members of the Institute may use the affix MRIAI.

from riai. does this apply to you?

put that blasted smilie away alan. this is serious. too serious (weight of world on shoulders, garethace beginning to look more and more like straw)

Ah brian. this sequential method is perfectly adequate for discussion. you’re just annoying people when you fuck around with it