UCD to be transformed from 'concrete jungle' to 'green gateway'

The Irish Times

Extensive green spaces, a hotel, underground parking and landmark six-storey buildings at its primary entrance from the N11 motorway are among the major features of the winning design for UCD's new gateway project. The redevelopment of part of the State's largest university, parts of which have in the past been criticised as a "concrete jungle", is likely to cost some €450 million and is being conducted using a public-private partnership (PPP) model. It is hoped that construction of the main phase of the 13-hectare project will be completed by 2013, subject to planning approval. The winning design, by Dusseldorf-based architect Christoph Ingenhoven, also includes space for a possible Luas stop, a tree-lined "beltway" or walkway, and a lightweight "archway" extension of the existing N11 flyover.

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