New Dublin skyline draw for big name architects

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 1999 / September 30 1999: New Dublin skyline draw for big name architects

Signature architecture - that's what it's called - is coming to Dublin. And while it would be an exaggeration to say that every "big name" in the architectural galaxy is jetting in, lured by the rich pickings of Ireland's economic boom, the city will end up with a number of "signature structures".

Despite the forest of towercranes on Dublin's skyline, most major building projects are not particularly large by the standards of, say, Berlin or Shanghai. Nonetheless, news of the city's current "buzz" has spread far and wide, prompting a number of international architects to sit up and take notice.

Among those coming to town is Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, whose most internationally famous project is the Grand Louvre in Paris - best-known for the pyramid roof over its main concourse. Pei is so attached to it, indeed, that he copyrighted images of the pyramid, even on tourist postcards.

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