U2 Tower Dublin Docklands, Britain Quay

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

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U2 Tower architect – Foster + Partners Architects

Dublin Docklands Development Authority established in 1999

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Design: Foster & Partners
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image © Foster + Partners
Dublin Hotel building
Clarence Hotel owned (at time of writing) by Bono & The Edge, from U2

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Design: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Grand Canal Square Dublin
image from architecture office
Grand Canal Square Dublin

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Dublin, Republic of Ireland