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I think hes due some recognition fror his architectural legacy to the city.
Sheahan is under wraps. Can imagine that Joyce would require more than a days work.
Also the pavement at Parnell St – Cathal Brugha St is being narrows in anticipation of works to the central mall. Things are starting to move again. Any news on our new kiosk?
This is a very good post Alek and I agree with you completely. Having lived in London it is dramatic the difference in road surface quality between the two cities. In understand that the CC is not exactly flush with money but the state that the roads of this city are in is as much a management issue than one of adequate funding. Recent road improvement works to a QUALITY Bus Corridor and cycle lane near my home were laughable. The road was widened and the section between the original carraigeway and the new paths now resembles a BMX obstacle course. Its unbeliveably bad workmanship and all the more irritating because you know its cost a fortune.
The condition of most city centre streets is utterly attrocious. A number road improvment works wer announced last year – Capel St, Pearse St for example but I havent seen any progress. Even areas given recent treatment look dreadful. The Hawkins St/ Townsend St are in particular has to be the worst example of road engineering in the city.
I must admit I was struck only the other day at how the currently completed section reinforces the streets wideness. Alot to do with the smaller trees. The pic above does give a very cluttered perspective of the street and I think the point about more descreet lighting is well made but I dont think its actually that intrusive
It is funny how Bertie can blithley cast aside public reservations to motorways in sensitive areas or sprawling housing estates in the middle of nowhere as people holidng back ‘progess’, but would seem to err on the side of the Ballbridge objectors when his real agenda is dumping Landsdowne for Abbotstown.
Hmmm Id have my doubts about this one Paworth. That bronze dome element in particular looks awful. The rest is quiete nicely laid out…. or seems so from the drawings.
Please note anyone wishing to badger Anne Graham regarding the Bruger King banner that she no longer works with the OConnell St project team. Mails should be forwarded to the Area Manager Paul Crowe
It is an extension to the Morrison and the riverside facade has also just been uncovered. I think it looks great. Starnd St is really coming together seeing as it was a glorified alleyway upt o 15 year ago. It is in desperate need of proper paving and tarmac though. A unified lighting scheme for this area would also be very welcome.
I have added my voice to this and sent a mail to Anne Graham. Is a formal message really required…why not just email and make a comment….a bit of public pressure. To be honest the Project Team at DCC are probably totally unaware of the signage.
All the missing trees between the Plaze and Abbey St have been replaced. Looks great.
Erection of hoardings for the statutes starts on Monday. I would imagine that Phase II paving will start then as well.
I think its important to move with the times. CBD is definately the best option for this site – maintaining the restuarant use and the style of Bewleys.
I think that the Save B Campaign has probably been moderately sucessful in at least getting the issue raised and forcing parties to properly consider what to do with the premises, even if it hasnt been successful in keeping Bewleys open.Definately! There have been applications on all the buildings at the junction of Marlborough St and Abbey. The Flowing Tide (convert to apartments over pub) was granted, a revamp and rebuild of the former Plough (apartments over pub again) is pending and the ‘tourist office’ is also getting its act together. Meanwhile the terrace opposite Wynns got a bit of a spruce up. I think its dissapointing though how the CC failed to use the Luas to reinvent the street slightly. Particularly the lack for formal tree planting which I think would have softened all that grey granite paving. The same applied…if even more dramatically on Middle Abbey St…it just seems very bleak at the moment. There is also a lots less character to this stretch as a whole..apart from the Indo offices.
Has anyone heard anything further about the old trees on Upper OC St. Is there removal still in question. I was thinking as i walked up the street the other day that it will be difficult from a public relations POV to remove the trees now that they are coing into leaf. Taking them down in the winter would have been less problematic. How we will start seeing them in all their summer glory.
The news trees on LWR OC Street were planted yesterday to finsih this section of the street off nicely.
Also awaitied are the first three kiosks including the one to cover the Luas substation. I would imagine these will be put in place when the hoarding from the refurbished statues comes down in July.
Re Ann Summers
The wooden sashes are being repaired also Graham….with replicas if necessary. All in all the AS application looked quite good.The next big target must surely be Joe Walsh Tours and the Amusement dump.Regulars to the site will mourn the passing of a famous Dublin landmark. Most of you will have grown up with it and gazed at it fondly as you rambled along the wider-than-it-is-longer splendor of OConnell Bridge. But along with the Pillar, the Royal and the Capital another piece of Dublin’s heritage is gone. Yes, its the half completed traffic lights Batchelors Walk…put in place in a long faded time when blakc and clunky was in and now finally replaced with smart grey and steel light.
Meanwhile, in a bid to improve the state of its premises and play its part iin the rejuvenation of our main street, Burger King have erected a huge advertisement for !!!Baguettes!!! across their facade, Very classy. Didnt notice the planning permission, or is it not necessary.
New cities are so terribly dull. They sound great but hardly anyone wants to live there… Think Brasilia, Canberra, that one in Malaysia, Milton Keynes. Boring! They become the butt of national jokes and usually are littlemore bureaucratic campuses. Whats wrong with the ‘cities’ we already have. Time would be better spent developing the current 4 (after Dublin) than listening to this Idiot of the Sacred Heart.
Bit more on the advertising scheme here http://www.medialive.ie/
The OConnell and Parnell monuments will be under wraps for 10-12 weeks, all the others for 4 weeks
I saw a recent article on Limerick University…. anyway the campus contains some ‘new’ building which was finished off in this timber affect. Looked absolutely dreadful. Waterlogged, dirty rubbish. Personally I like the effect but does the Irish weather?
Looking forward to that. The Boardwalk extension was finished to a good standard…even managed to stick to the contemporary theme with rubbish bins. Nice shiny stainless steel bin attached to the quay wall. A better solution that the cast iron ones on the original. Its a pity the phone boxes at the junction with OC Bridge are still there. Next step can I suggest they are removed and the outer paving relaid. Maybe even some new bus shelters.
I read an interesting article yesterday buried in the Business pages of the Times. It concerned the use of the monuments on OConnell Street for advertising while they are being renovated. Apparently all monuments will go under the wraps next month for approx 3 months while they are restored. The space is being managed by Poster Pot I think….must do a google on that one. So an interesting couple of months ahead. Work starting on Upper OC st, the new kiosks (4 of them at least) and cleaned monuments.
