Irish illustrator and artist Denis Nestor creates sensual illustrations.

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The landscape architects at Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP) designed the square to be the main attraction of the newly renovated Dublin riverfront; with the completion this month of architect Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater on the its southern perimeter, the plaza is now just that, a great connector and main meet-up spot that establishes the theater in relation to the river, to the surrounding buildings, and to the vital spirit of Dublin itself.

Excitement is the keynote of the square. Courses of red and green neon lights line jagged, irregular paths crosscut by a straight walkway from theater to dockside, all working to create a sense of event, of the unexpected. The programmatically varied and visually complex ensemble is the perfect complement to the newly completed theater, echoing Libeskind’s signature fractured geometries.

Our objective in the Grand Canal Square scheme was to create a vibrant, energetic space that would flow naturally into the dynamic and expressive volume of Liebeskind’s theater.

Martha Schwartz, President of MSP

Click here to the article of Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater.

Dublin’s Grand Canal Square, image courtesy of Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP)

+ Press release

MARTHA SCHWARTZ PARTNERS’ GRAND CANAL SQUARE PROJECT ACHIEVES FULL POTENTIAL WITH COMPLETION OF GRAND CANAL THEATER

This month the eyes of the world are on Dublin’s Grand Canal Square, designed by leading international landscape architects and urban designers Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP), as client the Dublin Docklands Authority achieves a milestone in their ambitious redevelopment of the city’s long-neglected waterfront. The opening of architect Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater will fully activate the two-and-a-half-acre Grand Canal Square, allowing the former industrial site to serve as its designers at MSP intended—as the connective tissue between the theater and adjacent new construction, and as the new cultural and commercial epicenter of the city.

Dublin’s Grand Canal Square, image courtesy of Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP)

Our objective in the Grand Canal Square scheme was to create a vibrant, energetic space that would flow naturally into the dynamic and expressive volume of Liebeskind’s theater.

Martha Schwartz, President of MSP

MSP has created a public amenity that is emblematic of Dublin’s optimism, fulfilling the mission of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to revitalize the edge of the River Liffey and give it back to the people of the city. In addition to strolling, relaxing, and al fresco dining, the multi-functional plaza also supports large public gatherings, impromptu meetings, and spontaneous events. By providing a vibrant and flexible public space that encourages people to spend time in it, by creating a healthier public realm, and by offering a unique and viable alternative for families, MSP has created a sustainable urban environment for Dublin’s waterfront.

Dublin’s Grand Canal Square, image courtesy of Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP)

As befits the centerpiece of a major new arts and entertainment district, Grand Canal Square rolls out the red carpet to Dublin and the world. Paved in a newly developed red resin-glass material, the central pathway of the plaza leading from the dockside to the theater is punctuated by glowing, angled light sticks that evoke the excitement of opening night. A series of planters—triangular in plan, staggered in height and up-lit in LED lights—forms a cool green band that transverses the red carpet north-to-south, adding an element of calm to the composition while connecting the office building to the hotel.

Dublin’s Grand Canal Square, image courtesy of Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP)

The infrastructural logistics of the plaza required as much care as its aesthetics. Situated over a previously existing one-story parking garage, strict weight restrictions had to be observed, and substantial venting requirements needed to be accommodated. MSP’s solution was to hide the venting in planters and benches that dot the site using a specially fabricated perforated metal. Other special features include steel-clad pavilions leading to staircases to the parking level, as well as a cascading marble fountain whose large triangular forms appear to push up through the ground like the geological upheaval of rock strata.

+ About Martha Schwartz Partners

Martha Schwartz Partners is a major international practice whose work focuses on activating and regenerating complex urban sites and city centers. Situated at the intersection of landscape, art, and urbanism, Martha Schwartz Partners has 20 years of experience designing and implementing large-scale installations, gardens, civic plazas, parks, institutional landscapes, corporate headquarters, master plans, and urban regeneration projects. MSP’s work demonstrates a deep commitment to landscape and the public realm as the foundation for ecologically sustainable cities that are healthy across all aspects, sectors, and domains of urban life.

With offices in Europe and North America, Martha Schwartz Partners is strategically positioned to work around the globe in collaboration with architects and designers of all types and backgrounds. To date the firm has worked on projects in over 20 countries, from Iceland to Australia, the USA to the UAE, and in city after city MSP’s success can be measured in the high volume of use and durable popularity of their projects. This success has garnered them recognition from, among others, the Chicago Athenaeum (Best New Global Design 2007); the American Society of Landscape Architects (Honor Award for Mesa Arts Center in Arizona, USA in 2007); and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (National Design Award, 2006).

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“The new Aer Lingus marketing identity mark was unveiled at the airline’s announcement of results this week. Designed by BFK, this new mark replaces the earlier aerlingus.com identity that has been successfully used in Ireland and the UK since 2003 to drive business to their website. Our design challenge was to develop a new aerlingus.com mark to deliver more synergy with their corporate identity mark. Our solution, with custom letterforms and enhanced shamrock, successfully achieves this and will now become the focal point for coordinated marketing communications across all markets, including continental Europe and the United States. It will continue to be used alongside the Aer Lingus corporate identity mark.” images via vccp, BFK, and aviationandmarineusa

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Dublin-based artist/illustrator Denise Nestor has a nice series of fashion-inspired pencil drawings in her Flickr-folio. The layering effect in some of the pieces is striking. You can also view her work via blog-folio Trees for the Woods.

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