2003 – Unbuilt Dublin – U2 Landmark Tower
Architect: Burdon Dunne Architects / Craig Henry Architects
Our proposal for this site presents a dynamic twisted tower block,
Building plans give U2 hometown blues
Abroad, the biggest rock band on the planet are lauded as the champions of the poor and the conscience of rich nations normally indifferent to global poverty.
Docklands announces Foster as provisional preferred architect for U2 Tower
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority has announced that Geranger Ltd, a consortium consisting of Ballymore Properties,
Docklands skyscraper to soar to 180m
The sensational new scheme has the rock band’s eggshaped recording studio suspended beneath a battery of vertical wind turbines and a huge solar panel at the top.
Dublin split over the U2 Tower
Dubliners like a good debate and a recent hot topic of discussion has been the U2 Tower,
Foster in firing line over U2 Tower
The never-ending controversy surrounding the proposed U2 tower in Dublin has taken yet another twist The never-ending controversy surrounding the proposed U2 tower in Dublin has taken yet another twist after conservationists warned of potential legal action over the latest plans by Foster + Partners.
Missing crane may delay U2 Tower
The Dublin Docklands Authority is seeking to remove an old maritime crane from the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) to facilitate the development of the U2 Tower,
New height hitch for U2 Tower
A major discrepancy between the winning scheme for the U2 Tower at Britain Quay in Dublin’s Docklands and the much taller structure intended to be built is revealed by a drawing obtained by The Irish Times.
New U2 Tower may leave DDDA in a twist
In any competition, there can only be one winner. But in the contest to build the U2 Tower in Dublin’s Docklands,
No elevation for U2 Tower until 2011
The planned U2 Tower in the Dublin docklands has been put on hold for another year.
