Sir, – I couldn't agree more with the sentiments expressed by Peter Pearson Evans regarding the architectural merit of the new Dún Laoghaire library building (May 6th). It really is a sight to behold; an edifice of genuine ascetic beauty and design.
Of course, at a cost of some €36 million, it would want to be! – Yours, etc,
PAUL DELANEY,
Beacon Hill,
Dalkey,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – The new library building on the Dún Laoghaire seafront, with its redbrick facade with recessed brown aluminium windows, stands in horrible contrast to the beautiful Victorian terraced seafront and looks like a 1980s correctional institute. Its positioning is completely unsympathetic to Dun Laoghaire’s other landmark buildings, such as the Royal Marine Hotel and the Mariners’ Church.
As a building, it would work better in an industrial estate or university campus with large grounds.
I’m just waiting for it to win an architectural award to prove this is a case of the emperor’s new clothes in stone! – Yours, etc,
ERICA DEVINE,
Dundela Haven,
Sandycove,
Co Dublin.