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Dublin
City scape
Organic
Ring radial
Population
Urban
1,110,627
Area
Urban
318 sq km
Density
Urban
3493 p/ sq km
Economic
Base Purchasing Power Personal Income
13th most expensive 4th richest 10th richest
Physical terrain
Water Body North West South East
River Liffey Flat farmlands Flat farmlands Mountain range Dublin bay
Climate
General Temperature
Maritime 8.8 to 20.2 deg C
Demographics
Income Sex ratio Decadal Population Growth
3398209/c/a 1054w/1000m 1.35%
Old Library library
River liffey
Characteristics Dublin | Nat Geo popular destination
Coffee Night life Literature Café Cathedrals Street Art Grafton street
Dublin Pub crawl
Grafton street
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
One day in Dublin
Christmas
Pub Crawl destinations:
One day in Dublin:
Doheny and Nesbitt (1) Grogan’s Castle lounge (2) Long hall pub (3) McDaid’s (4) Porterhouse (5)
Trinity college (1) Old library (2) Temple Bar (4) Dublin Castle (5) Avoca café (7) Grafton Street (9) St. Stephens Green (10)
1600s
1800s
Spatial Morphology
1600s-1800s Georgian Dublin: Era of European architecture
1800s-1900s Increased immigration: Rise of slums & poverty
1960s Building programs & reforms: Removal of slums & destruction of Georgian Dublin
2000s Revival of Dublin, Georgian neighborhood preservation plans, Modern architecture
2015 2000s
1900s
Corresponding built form timeline
Morphological timeline
Flow System DUBLIN streets | Web formation Transport mode Private Public Mode split for people travelling to Dublin core from suburbs for work
Mode split for people working in Dublin core
Light rail (LUAS) Double Decker bus service Dublin Bike rental scheme
Car 26%
Car Rail 9% 9%
Rail 21%
Bus 17%
Other 4%
Bus 26% Bicycle 7%
On foot 16%
Bicycle 6%
Other 16%
On foot 43%
Footpath width > Carriage width
12 O’ connell street
Adapted Spaces
Average Block size= 10000 sq m
Average Block size= 4700 sq m
Dublin v/s Tokyo – A comparison of mass and scale Figure ground map of Dublin
Gaiety Theatre, nr. St. Stephens Green
National museum of Ireland, nr. Merrion Square
Christ church cathedral-oldest building
Lessons
Spire- world’s tallest public art
DUBLIN | Unique aspect Balancing Historical past and Modern future a la Paris and La Defense.
DUBLIN | Best practices Identifying streets as their best friends.
Customs house
Dublin castle
Convention centre
Samuel Beckett bridge
Public transport provision based on Land use Docklands Green spaces Georgian employment Retail
Industrial
References Slide 1: wikipedia.org, mapbox.com , vectorworldmap.com Slide 2: nationalgeographic.com, clipartof.com, pinterest.com Slide 3: wikipedia.org, cyparski.com, pinterest.com Slide 4: Dublin city centre transport study, mapbox.com Slide 5: placesjournal.org, mapbox.com Slide 6: Dublin city centre transport study, pinterest.com