The Irish Times

High-rise, in the right place, is a good thing, and urban sprawl is bad, say TDs with an interest in architecture, arts and the environment. "We have seen failures in the past in the huge soulless housing estates on the edge of some of our towns and cities, or the Corbusier-style housing project that just didn't work in Ballymun, and which is now being replaced at enormous cost. On the other hand, we are seeing some real interesting and quality designs coming through in both public and private developments. Developments such as Adamstown have generated a lot of interest as well as the revival of the Docklands. In some of the regeneration projects, like the Fatima Mansions area, residents who are being rehoused are absolutely delighted. I have seen this delight repeated up and down the country in the new smaller and high quality designed estates which have been built in recent years, according to Dick Roche Minister for the Environment.