DANIEL LIBESKIND LAUNCHES MASTER PLAN FOR GRAND CENTRAL SQUARE

Libeskind will be addressing members of Ireland’s Business Community  on Dublin’s New Cultural and Commercial Quarter

Daniel Libeskind is in Dublin to officially launch ‘Grand Canal Square’ on behalf of property developers Chartered Land.  Libeskind will be addressing members of Ireland’s business community on Dublin’s new cultural and commercial quarter, at The Royal College of Physicians, No 6 Kildare Street this afternoon.

Studio Daniel Libeskind has designed a new theatre and two superb new office buildings at Grand Canal Square. The diamond shaped West End-style 2,000  seater  theatre is the centrepiece of the scheme, which is currently under  construction  by  Sisk builders and due to be completed by 2010. The theatre is complemented by 380,000 sq ft of adjacent luxury office suites – Number 2, Number 4 and Number 5, Grand Canal Square all arranged around the Marta Schwartz Square.   Each office building enjoys its own distinct profile and identity with striking sculptured shapes and a high performance doubled layered glass façade.

Dominic Deeny, Chief Executive of Chartered Land said “Chartered Land is delighted to have Daniel Libeskind in Dublin today, to talk through the design  and vision behind Dublin’s newest quarter, Grand Canal Square. Daniel’s   designs mark an exciting step forward in delivering an architectural legacy for the Docklands and city of Dublin.”

In July 2007, BCM Hanby Wallace, one of Ireland’s leading law firms, announced plans to relocate its head office to Number 2, Grand Canal Square to a new ‘state of the art’ office building of 150,000 sq. ft.  Bannons & HT  Meagher  O’Reilly are acting as letting agents on the balance of the scheme.

The area is well served by public transport with the DART at Grand Canal Dock,  the new C1 Luas line due for completion by 2009 and the four lane Samuel Beckett Memorial Bridge, which is currently under construction, will link Sir John Rogersons Quay and Guild Street.

About Daniel Libeskind:

Daniel Libeskind is one of the most significant architects working in the world today. His practice extends from building major cultural and commercial institutions, including museums and concert halls, to convention centres, universities and hotels, as well as landscape and urban projects, installations and exhibitions. His many successes, include the Jewish Museum Berlin, the Imperial War Museum Manchester, the Denver Art Museum in Colorado and the selection of Memory Foundations, his design study master site plan, for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center Site in New York City. 

About Grand Canal Square: 

Grand Canal Square is part of the South Docklands being regenerated by the

Dublin Docklands Authority. 

About Chartered Land: 

Established in 2006, Chartered Land has quickly gained an impressive reputation as one of Ireland’s most dynamic property investment and development companies. With a development pipeline approaching EUR4bn, Chartered Land is committed to creating a portfolio of innovative landmark commercial developments and is currently redefining towns and cityscapes across Ireland. Its current development portfolio includes:  

• The extended development of The Pavilions shopping centre in Swords, Co.
• The redevelopment of Dublin’s South King Street
• The Grand Canal Square in Dublin’s South Docklands

Later this year, Chartered Land will unveil its plans for the redevelopment of a six-acre mixed-use scheme off Dublin’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street.

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