Architecture & Planning

I'm doing planning in college so this is just a blog of some stuff that i come across that interests me. Most of my own material is to do with Dublin & Cork City. The rest I don't take credit for.

The Samuel Beckett Bridge and Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland

The Samuel Beckett Bridge and Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland

(Source: on-the-presidio-banks)

Dublin Castle Gardens, Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Castle Gardens, Dublin, Ireland

The General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin

The General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin

Some nice window decoration at Kings Cross Station, London

Some nice window decoration at Kings Cross Station, London

London Eye by night

London Eye by night

Bedford Square, London

Bedford Square, London

Sneaking a peek

Sneaking a peek

The Imperial War Museum, London

The Imperial War Museum, London

Exhibition Road, a newly converted shared surface street. It looks great but doesn’t work well. If you’re there long enough you’ll notice a lot of beeping from car horns. People weren’t noticing the traffic and walking straight out in front of it. Honestly, I almost got hit by a bus

Exhibition Road, a newly converted shared surface street. It looks great but doesn’t work well. If you’re there long enough you’ll notice a lot of beeping from car horns. People weren’t noticing the traffic and walking straight out in front of it. Honestly, I almost got hit by a bus

From the tour of the Olympic Village: This is the Velodrome where the cycling events will be held. The wooden finish is beautiful. I thought this building was the highlight of the tour.

From the tour of the Olympic Village: This is the Velodrome where the cycling events will be held. The wooden finish is beautiful. I thought this building was the highlight of the tour.

From the tour of the Olympic Village: here’s the basketball arena. It’s a temporary structure which will be removed after the games. It’s simply made of scaffolding and a plastic cover

From the tour of the Olympic Village: here’s the basketball arena. It’s a temporary structure which will be removed after the games. It’s simply made of scaffolding and a plastic cover

A photograph of Summerhill, Dublin in 1980. One of the most neglected areas of the inner city. Source

A photograph of Summerhill, Dublin in 1980. One of the most neglected areas of the inner city. Source

Big Ben, Westminster, London

Big Ben, Westminster, London

Google celebrates Mies van der Rohe

Google celebrates Mies van der Rohe

The Central Public Library in Vancouver, Canada. Via the Most Interesting Libraries of the World

The Central Public Library in Vancouver, Canada. Via the Most Interesting Libraries of the World

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