U2 Tower Dublin, Dublin Docklands Building, Ireland, Design, Project, News, Proposal
U2 Tower, Ireland : Dublin Docklands Proposal
Irish tower building design by Foster + Partners Architects, UK
3 Nov 2008
U2 Tower
U2 Tower proposal + Britain Quay development
Date: 2007-
Design: Foster + Partners
Abandoned 31 Oct 2008
Dublin Docklands Development Authority suspend construction plans indefinably due to economic conditions.
Landmark skyscraper proposed in 2000
Location: Sir John Rogerson’s Quay / Britain Quay, South Docklands
Apartments with recording studio owned by the rock band U2 in at the top
Estimated cost of €200m
Height: uncomfirmed
Design competition for the U2 tower Oct 2002, announced Feb 2003
Entries: 530
Winning entry later disqualified because the DDDA had lost the details
Aug 2003 twisting tower design selected
winner: Burdon Dunne/Craig Henry (BCDH Architects)
Design approved on Oct 2006
Tender bid Oct 2007 from Geranger – consortium of property developers and U2
Geranger commissioned a new design by Foster + Partners
U2 Tower design : Foster + Partners
Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Dublin Architecture
Dublin Architecture Designs – chronological list
Dublin Spire design by Ian Ritchie Architects
Irish Architecture – selection of key contemporary architecture in this country
U2 Tower architect – Foster + Partners Architects
Dublin Docklands Development Authority established in 1999
Clarence Hotel redevelopment – proposal, Liffey Quays
Design: Foster & Partners
image © Foster + Partners
Dublin Hotel building
Clarence Hotel owned (at time of writing) by Bono & The Edge, from U2
Grand Canal Square
Design: Studio Daniel Libeskind
image from architecture office
Grand Canal Square Dublin
Comments / photos for the U2 Tower Dublin Architecture page welcome
Dublin, Republic of Ireland