Pictures from Trinity College Dublin’s Berkeley and Usher libraries
Alfred writes:
A new book [Dublin Architecture – 150+ Buildings Since 1990] honours Trinity’s Berkeley and Usher libraries as two of the best buildings in Dublin.
It’s true they are beautiful, if you like bare concrete and wood panelling, but the ceilings let water in and you can kill twelve students by closing a door.
Broadsheet has some knowledgeable archibuffs. What’s so good about these buildings, apart from the impromptu waterslide and death chamber?
Anyone?
Architecture: Not everything built in boom was rubbish (Irish Times)
If you have a problem if no one else can help and if you can find them maybe you can ask a Broadsheet reader? Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie
Here’s a lovely piece written by Geoff Brouder for Totally Dublin about The Berkley Library. Covers all points really. http://totallydublin.ie/more/nice-gaff-berkeley-library-trinity-college/
The architect was only 28. That’s incredible.
Also those curved windows with adjustable ventilation – swoon…
Ah here.
Philistine… ; )
But cost a fortune and any broken windows must be custom made, meaning they cost an arm, leg, and (even worse) possibly a new post-doc position.
…you’ve spelt Archibluff wrong.
Yeah, and if you don’t get the bits about heightened consciousness and menacing pillars then you can make up your own description…
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic250888.files/w08.DTYS.pdf