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Mar 11
500-bed student accom to be developed on the plum Brooks site between South Terrace & Copley St 👀 Opportunity knocks
Shame about the CUBS school not going ahead though. Was a nice scheme by RKD
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Karl Shane Dískín retweeted
Interesting radial plan for apartments in Bern by Fritschi Beis Architeture
The shape is designed around exist tree locations on the site. Deck access means every apartment can be easily cross ventilated.
Nice interiors too!
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If we want to change the urban forms we are creating, we need to change the economic paradigm that leads us to create it. Change the inputs and incentives to deeive different results.
Feb 17
Capitalism has a clear MO: find the optimised form, and replicate ad infinitum.
It is as applicable to buildings as it is for phones, for cars, for cruise ships, for every mass market product.
Not a value judgement, just an observation of the world system we live in!
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Feb 17
Working within the world system we have (prev tweet), this kind of innovation is type we need - renewable materials, energy efficiency, humanity of expression (thru texture, aesthetic facade composition, moments of customisation / idiosyncrasy)
Feb 17
Cederhusen, Stockholm.
245 apartments in 10-13 storey cedar-clad buildings, with a cross laminated timber structure.
Designed by General Architecture.
A thread 🧵
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Feb 17
Capitalism has a clear MO: find the optimised form, and replicate ad infinitum.
It is as applicable to buildings as it is for phones, for cars, for cruise ships, for every mass market product.
Not a value judgement, just an observation of the world system we live in!
Feb 13
The march of anywhere nowhere architecture continues apace, this time infecting the new Australian city of Bradfield (10,000 homes). This despite all evidence pointing to the human need for beauty and a sense of place. This has neither. Architects are SOM and Hassell.
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6 Nov 2025
Courtyard housing made from timber, proposed in Høn, Norway
One reason such density can be built in this location is Høn has a rail line (trains are 30 minutes to Oslo Central).
Designed by Oslotre and Lala Toyen
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Karl Shane Dískín retweeted
7 Nov 2025
One of the principles of classical architecture was a sharp distinction between the treatment of fronts and backs, as here at Bath's Royal Crescent.
Fronts were treated with great care, with the dignity of public space taking precedence over the convenience and preferences of property owners.
Backs were a private matter and could be treated in whatever way was easiest.
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17 Oct 2025
'It added the cafe/bar, gym, gallery, retail uses would be "challenging to occupy at this location"...
Maybe in the short term, but these GF uses are essential to delivering a lively quayside prom.
IMO a non-negotiatable from a city-making standpoint.
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21 Jul 2025
Great news for Passage West as the 'Lee to Sea' cycle greenway comes one step closer irishexaminer.com/news/munst…
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29 May 2025
Horgan's Quay set for a new waterfront upgrade. Assume HQ Phase 2 & 3 won't be long to be annnounced also (per the ghosted building massings shown):
irishexaminer.com/news/munst…
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Karl Shane Dískín retweeted
12 Mar 2025
@paulthomas_film’s new film documentary makes a beautiful case for perimeter block planning (aka courtyard urbanism). Compared to high-rise towers, low-rise, perimeter blocks bring equal density, more ground-floor commercial space, shorter connections between everything, and more car-free green space …
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3 Mar 2025
Entire article can be summarised in one sentence:
'GDP has slowed because Capitalist growth is being subdued by Environmentalist restraint'.
Obvious enough given the ongoing global environmental & ecological crises would you day @s8mb ?
No mention of degrowth or efficiency.
3 Mar 2025
I spoke with the great @DKThomp about how Britain's economy got so broken, and what we can do to fix it.
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3 Mar 2025
Co-housing Communities Ireland (CCI) has identified a site in D6, plans 20 A-rated homes in a self-contained development incl expansive communal facilites co-owned and managed by the residents.
irishtimes.com/ireland/housi…
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27 Feb 2025
Louder for the people at the back
26 Feb 2025
If we want to enable cheaper yet still high quality housing, we'd do well to allow a similar approach, giving developers certainty about what they can or can't build, while still giving freedom about how the building appears from the street.
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27 Feb 2025
Such a simple and attractive approach to urban housing that seems to be totally beyond us here in Ireland
26 Feb 2025
So much of Copenhagen are uniform streets of 5-6 storey apartment buildings, but it was not by chance or mere preference. The city had strict building regulations mandating this form (The Building Acts of 1856 and 1889). They're much the same apart from the facade.
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27 Feb 2025
"But Parisian apartments don't have balconies!"
Meanwhile, Parisians:
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26 Feb 2025
Amazing things are happening in the AI creative tools space
26 Feb 2025
Introducing FLORA, Your Intelligent Canvas.
Every creative AI tool, thoughtfully connected.
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Karl Shane Dískín retweeted
21 Feb 2025
Big opportunity to get your thoughts in on the Department of Transport strategy for this Term
The consultation is open until March 31st
gov.ie/en/consultation/ccf92…
📢#HaveYourSay
💬On the development of the Department’s Statement of Strategy 2025 – 2028
ℹ️ Full details are available here:
👉 bit.ly/3QwQW5v
🤝Your submission will help inform our priorities for Transport in Ireland.
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19 Feb 2025
Consultation open for the street upgrades and public realm improvements around Kennedy Quay, Victoria Rd & Jewtown. Scheme is pretty good but could be better - have your say:
consult.corkcity.ie/en/consu…
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13 Feb 2025
"unblocking European bureaucracy"
"Years ago, in Ireland small builders had 3-4 sites on the go at any one time. Because of the funding rules that is no longer happening"
"They're literally building five houses at a time and that is really stifling."
rte.ie/news/analysis-and-com…
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