2003 – Competition entry for Lyric Theatre, Belfast
Unsuccessful entrant in architectural competition for new theatre.
Unsuccessful entrant in architectural competition for new theatre.
In 2003,
On a bright September morning in 2009 motorists and pedestrians progressing down Ridgeway Street in Belfast could be excused for doing double takes at the unusual sight of a well-dressed group of people seated on rows of white plastic chairs in the middle of a building site,
Belfast’s imposing Lagan river-fronted, reinstated Lyric Theatre was officially opened last night with playwright Brian Friel offering what he called “secular prayers” that it would become a “warm house,
The new Lyric Theatre by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects,
I didn’t think buildings were made like this any more.
Belfast City Council has granted planning permission for O’Donnell &