A love letter to architecture and public space in Dublin, Ireland.

Former Player Wills Factory, South Circular Road, Dublin 8+

Built in 1935 as a factory for Player Wills tobacco, the building remained in use until European restructuring moved manufacturing...

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‘Cactus Provisoire’, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2+

Fellows’ Square has quite a presence, not least for architectural reasons: it’s surrounded on all sides by significant buildings, by...

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Rory O’More Bridge (Watling Street to Ellis Street)+

A little overshadowed by its Calatrava neighbour, Rory O’More Bridge spans between Ellis Street to the north and Watling Street...

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Rose Garden, Trinity College Dublin+

It might be a tiny bit misanthropic, but the nicest time on a college campus is the summer. Libraries are...

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Rathmines Post Office, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6+

On the lower edge of Rathmines Road Upper, the post office maintains a neat, composed presence on the street. It...

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Facade/Crests, Dublin Bus, 59 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1+

The Dublin Bus offices on Upper O’Connell Street (constructed originally for Córas Iompair Éireann) carry a certain amount of association from...

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Derelict shopfront, South Richmond Street, Dublin 2+

There’s no world-weary pretension like 90s world-weary pretension, and correctly or not, that always seems like part of the cultural...

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Rear view, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2+

The strangest thing about Rear Window is that, before being confined to his apartment by a broken leg, Jeff doesn’t...

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Signage, Cork Street, Dublin 8+

The patchwork of tiling on the Donnelly Centre was probably the first part to catch my eye, but the signs...

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Scherzer rolling lift bridges, North Wall Quay and Custom House Quay, Dublin 1+

If you have a certain sensibility, passing through the rolling lift bridges along North Wall Quay is as exciting as...

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