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Tear down dublin city centre, replace with high rise buildings

  • 16-02-2011 08:32PM
    #1
    whiteonion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 837 ✭✭✭


    I think that the city centre in Dublin should be torn down and be completly rebuilt and the current buildings should be replaced with high rise buildings.

    Take a look at the skyline in Perth, Western Australia. This is a city with roughly the same population as Dublin.
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Perth_Skyline.jpg

    Dublin's city centre looks old and depressing but the city centre in Perth looks new and exciting.

    Doesn't this sound like a good project to stimulate the economy?


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  • #2
    saywhatyousee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭saywhatyousee


    whiteonion wrote: »
    I think that the city centre in Dublin should be torn down and be completly rebuilt and the current buildings should be replaced with high rise buildings.

    Take a look at the skyline in Perth, Western Australia. This is a city with roughly the same population as Dublin.
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Perth_Skyline.jpg

    Dublin's city centre looks old and depressing but the city centre in Perth looks new and exciting.

    Doesn't this sound like a good project to stimulate the economy?

    Dublin is a fine looking city you sir are a mad man


  • #3
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,861 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    But what about everyone currently in Dublin City Centre? And where will all the money come from? And how do magnets work?


  • #4
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    Barrington wrote: »
    But what about everyone currently in Dublin City Centre? And where will all the money come from? And how do magnets work?

    The answer to all three is clearly witchcraft


  • #5
    nordisk celt83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭nordisk celt83


    We could try to preserve and regenerate the old city core, and build a skyscraper district in the port and docklands!!!

    Dublin is very neglected, and it's to the country's shame that the capital is left to rot under the pressure of excessive cars, poor maintainance and apathy.


  • #6
    strokemyclover
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭strokemyclover


    You can't have Dublin without the DANK! The DANK is what makes Dublin!!!!


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  • #7
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    **** Dublin, a waste of money it would be.

    Why not develope a good public transport system thats not in or around dublin.


  • #8
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Theres nothing really wrong with Dublin city centre and if you love Perth so much go and live there


  • #9
    Jimmy the Wheel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 220 ✭✭Jimmy the Wheel


    Yakult wrote: »
    **** Dublin, a waste of money it would be.

    Why not develope a good public transport system thats not in or around dublin.

    Because most of the people are in or around Dublin?


  • #10
    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    Perth is probably the worst city Ive ever been in. A soulless ghost town.


  • #11
    Retail Hell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭Retail Hell


    No.

    The Georgian heritage must be kept and maintained.
    the IFC is the modern new dublin city, although with a height restriction,

    Yes modern cities should have ares of High density population, tall building for office / residential.

    Knock all the ****y building including the corpo flats and create new brown field sites for future development,


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  • #12
    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    Yakult wrote: »
    **** Dublin, a waste of money it would be.

    Why not develope a good public transport system thats not in or around dublin.
    You tend to need passengers to justify building public transport.


  • #13
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Barrington wrote: »
    But what about everyone currently in Dublin City Centre? And where will all the money come from? And how do magnets work?

    Sure the banks could loan it out, not like this venture could possibly fail!


  • #14
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    CiaranC wrote: »
    You tend to need passengers to justify building public transport.

    No you dont, animals need to get places too. Plenty of them in the country without a decent mode of transport.


  • #15
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,037 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Well it worked for Manchester in 1996 and there was Irish involvement then as well.


  • #16
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Well it worked for Manchester in 1996 and there was Irish involvement then as well.

    Manchester is still a smelly dump


  • #17
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    CiaranC wrote: »
    Perth is probably the worst city Ive ever been in. A soulless ghost town.

    You must have inadvertently stumbled into a ghost town. I was in Perth and its a lovely place, great nightlife.


  • #18
    Cheap Thrills!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Cheap Thrills!


    lol

    Yeh OP, that's what we need. More empty buildings.


  • #19
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,242 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    no we shouldnt, well not for 10+ years anyway, when Ive bought me a house then yes , until then I dont need anything else to increase house prices inside the M50


  • #20
    mp3kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 146 ✭✭mp3kid


    whiteonion wrote: »
    Dublin's city centre looks old but the city centre in Perth looks new and exciting.

    Dublin is over a thousand years old, Perth was only settled by europeans 150 years ago. That'll be the difference.


  • #21
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    This is about the spire, isn't it.


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Jimmy the Wheel wrote: »
    Because most of the people are in or around Dublin?

    ... er?

    There's 4,450,446 people in Ireland and 1,186,159 of that live in Dublin. So, most people are in or around Dublin, my arse.


  • #23
    hairy sailor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭hairy sailor


    nordisk celt83 wrote: »
    We could try to preserve and regenerate the old city core, and build a skyscraper district in the port and docklands!!!

    Dublin is very neglected, and it's to the country's shame that the capital is left to rot under the pressure of excessive cars, poor maintainance and apathy.

    I agree,alot of tourists come to see historical areas,alot of work needs to be done in some areas in regards restoration,there is talk of moving dublin port to north county dublin & using the port lands for high density building,i'd say thats on hold now but maybe in the next 30-40 years it might go ahead,i like the old parts of dublin some of it has nice character,the old buildings we have now were beautiful when they were built & still will be in 100 years you can't say the same about new buildings,look at liberty hall,another example is most english city's that had large areas destroyed in ww2,these were rebuilt in the 60's as ugly concrete jungles that didnt stand the test of time to well,so basically we'd be building new areas of the city & knocking them every 40 years & starting again,i think the way forward is like most european cities,the old town & the new town


  • #24
    dilbert2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 364 ✭✭dilbert2


    whiteonion wrote: »
    I think that the city centre in Dublin should be torn down and be completly rebuilt and the current buildings should be replaced with high rise buildings.

    Take a look at the skyline in Perth, Western Australia. This is a city with roughly the same population as Dublin.
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Perth_Skyline.jpg

    Dublin's city centre looks old and depressing but the city centre in Perth looks new and exciting.

    Doesn't this sound like a good project to stimulate the economy?

    Is this Tom Parlon? No, seriously is it?


  • #25
    dsmythy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,588 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Yeah to hell with all that history......


  • #26
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    Google "A New Heart for Dublin".


    It was a Progressive Democrat policy document that wanted to Dublin Port and designate it for skyscrapers.


  • #27
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    What would be the point in this OP? It's not needed, it's just an eyesore.


  • #28
    LionelNashe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭LionelNashe


    Deleted User wrote: »
    ... er?

    There's 4,450,446 people in Ireland and 1,186,159 of that live in Dublin. So, most people are in or around Dublin, my arse.

    I learned something new. I just Wiki'd that and was surprised how few people live in Meath, Kildare & Wicklow. I thought that half the country lived in or next to Dublin but its more like one third.

    I live in Dublin City Centre on the northside, and it could do with some regeneration alright but I don't think that high-rise can be justified economically. I think the planners just need to start with the above-shop-units on the likes of Parnell Street, Capel Street and so on. I was walking down Parnell street one day a couple of years ago and a pane of glass fell from a 3rd floor window and shattered on the footpath. There are also a fair few empty sites standing around, even on O'Connell Street. Maybe the Luas will increase footfall and pick up the area a bit if they run it down O'Connell street in a couple of years.


  • #29
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,484 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    Yet another thread by whiteonion full of utter guff, have a lok at their rap sheet : http://boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=17539190#


  • #30
    hmmm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,192 ✭✭✭✭hmmm


    No, I enjoy getting up at 5am to begin my 2 hour commute from Drogheda where housing is affordable. I see my kids on Saturday when I eventually wake up, that's enough for them.


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  • #31
    hairy sailor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭hairy sailor


    The_Minister wrote: »
    Google "A New Heart for Dublin".


    It was a Progressive Democrat policy document that wanted to Dublin Port and designate it for skyscrapers.

    there doing something similar in dubai moving port rashid,they've alot more backing & money than us,or at least they used to have,looking at that link you posted i really liked the way they left pigeon house in the middle of it all,i suppose they'll be leaving the adjoining sewage works aswell,typical irish planning,check out this link its a wind up but suits this thread,
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aaSLNBOphpE


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