The Irish Times

All images tell a story, and the photomontages released yesterday by the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company of the spectacular bowl that will replace the existing hodge-podge of stands on the site are as compelling as early images of the new Croke Park. The swirling profile of the roofline evokes a Mexican wave - "dropping when it needs to and rising when it wants to", in the words of project architect Chris Lee. And in a way, we have the residents of Havelock Square and O'Connell Gardens to thank for this truly amazing shape. It was one of the constraints in designing the stadium that it shouldn't overshadow the nearby cottage-style houses. That's also the reason why it's relatively translucent, with a facade made from what HOK Architects describe as "glass shingles" to let light pass through it.