Destruction of architectural heritage

Couple of years ago I photographed two significant buildings representing influential movement in history of architecture… 'Along The Canal ...' (Please click this link to read described post and see mentioned photographs.)

Today these structures are gone, flattened , destroyed…

Dublin (and not only I am afraid) already has a record of treating valuable buildings  in a shameful way in past century. 

'Dublin Disappearing Over Night'  ... Georgian Houses back then. Modernist architecture now.

Incredible, vital concrete structures are endangered being replaced by shiny glass blocks.

This time not overnight but on equally massive scale and it seams to be unstoppable.

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Bord Fáilte headquarters designed by Robin Walker (of later Michael Scott & Partners) in 1961.  

© Artur Sikora

© Artur Sikora

Fitzwilton House designed by architects Emanuel Shoolheifer and Don Burley and completed in 1969.  

© Artur Sikora

© Artur Sikora

And some time before that...

© Artur Sikora

© Artur Sikora

Thank you!

Epitaph...

It’s gone now ...My inspiration (and good neighbour) for a many years. That’s the fact.

June 2016

...As I said many times - demolition is not the solution... 

Conservation, renovation and adaptation or conversion…all the way!

Also mentioned a few times example of an amazing idea for Boland’s Mills - just click HERE please. (!)

Anyway…whats left it’s only photographs and video footages…

Enough said



Earlier this year...

This is how it was eaten...

... And at the end just a few links for my old photographs of Boland's Mill. Have a look please:

- Boland's Mill  /from 2011/

- Illumine          /from 2014/

- Birds              /from 2016/

Boland's Mill - End of May 2016 (Holga + Ilford Pan F Plus 50 @ 200)

* All photographs (except the last one) in this particular post were taken with mobile phone so please excuse average quality. This time however it is not about photography itself...  

Thank you!