The Irish Times

Four proposals for a landmark building on Carlisle Pier in Dún Laoghaire have been shortlisted - but the Maritime Institute, which backed a failed plan, want to know how the decision was made. The Maritime Institute of Ireland has expressed serious concern about Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company's handling of the controversial redevelopment of the Carlisle Pier. Four proposals costing over €100 million for a "landmark building of international quality" were shortlisted in October by the harbour company. The four include one by Daniel Libeskind, the architect who designed the replacement for New York's Twin Towers, while designs submitted by Scott Tallon Walker, Heneghan Peng and Skidmore Owings were also accepted.