I recently took a trip to Dublin and discovered that the Grand Canal Theatre (or the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre as it is known presently due to its sponsorship by the Irish Gas board. Terrible name I know.) was just around the corner from me.
The Theatre was designed by the famous Architect Daniel Libeskind who se buildings resemble futuristic angled cubes. But what fascinated me more was the landscaped area in front of it. This was designed by an American Landscape Architect, Martha Schwartzand it compliments Libeskinds design using angular raised areas for seating and planting, along with a red carpet which has upright bright red poles. At night the area is lit by LED lighting of green and red.
I have 'borrowed' some of these ideas for a redevelopment of a dilapidated quay. Its in design stages at present, but I'm hopeful of recreating some of the magic I found at the Grand Canal!
See more photos here.
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