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The U2 Tower was a proposed landmark skyscraper to be constructed in Dublin. The site chosen was in the South Docklands (SODO) campshires, at the corner of Sir John Rogerson's Quay and Britain Quay, by the confluence of the River Liffey, the River Dodder, and the Grand Canal.〔 〕 The design announced on 12 October 2007 was by Foster and Partners. Its height had been reported at 120 metres,〔 〕 "well over 120 metres",〔 〕 and 180 metres,〔 〕 any of which would have made it the tallest building on the island of Ireland. The building was planned to be an apartment building, with a recording studio owned by the rock group U2 in a "pod" at the top.〔 Construction was to begin in 2008 and end in 2011, at a cost of €200m.〔 In October 2008, the project was suspended indefinitely because of the economic downturn.〔 〕 Proposals to revive the plan were reported in July 2013.〔 ==History== The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) was established in 1997 to regenerate the brownfield sites and underused warehouses in the Docklands at the mouth of the River Liffey in Dublin.〔 〕 In 2000, the DDDA proposed a landmark tower for the Britain Quay site.〔 〕 The involvement of U2 was part of a deal in 2001 when the DDDA had acquired by compulsory purchase the site of U2's previous studio on Hanover Quay.〔 〕 In October 2002, the DDDA announced an architectural design competition for the tower, initially to be 60 metres tall, which would house apartments and a penthouse recording studio for U2.〔 530 entries were received from around the world by the closing date in February 2003.〔 〕 The judging panel was not revealed till after the winner was announced.〔 〕 It included the president of the Royal Hibernian Academy, the chairman and two other members of the DDDA, Dublin's City Architect, and Adam Clayton of U2.〔 〕 〔 〕 The panel initially chose as the winner an entry which was later disqualified after legal advice because the DDDA had lost the details of which firm had submitted the design and so were unable to notify the winner.〔〔 ''The Sunday Times'' later speculated that it might have been one by London practice 3W, after a campaign by Irish website archiseek.com led to six unidentified designs being located.〔〔 On 5 August 2003, the winning design announced was by architects Burdon Dunne/Craig Henry (now (BCDH Architects )) of Blackrock, Dublin.〔 Felim Dunne, the senior partner in Burdon Dunne, was the brother-in-law of U2's manager Paul McGuinness. The tower's stated height was 60 metres to the parapet, but 78 metres to the pinnacle of the glass screening device.〔 In September 2005, the DDDA revised the height of the U2 tower from 60 metres to 120 metres. 〔 〕 This was in conjunction with the planned construction of the 120-metre Watchtower in the Point Village complex on the north bank of the Liffey, opposite the U2 tower. The DDDA envisaged the two towers forming a "landmark entry" and "visual gatepost" for the city from Dublin Harbour.〔〔 〕 Minister for the Environment Dick Roche approved the DDDA's plans in July 2006.〔 〕 The DDDA applied for planning permission for the U2 tower on 14 September 2006.〔 〕 This application further increased the height of the tower to 130m.〔 〕 The provisions of Section 25 of the DDDA Act, 1997 were used to fast-track the application.〔 〕 It was approved on 2 October 2006.〔 Tenders for construction of the tower were invited and a shortlist of five firms was published on 26 February 2007.〔 The winning bid announced on 12 October 2007 was from Geranger, a consortium of property developers and the members of U2. The design selected was not the original BCDH design, but rather one commissioned by Geranger from Norman Foster. The bids were assessed by a panel of three architects. The runner-up was also a new design, by Zaha Hadid.〔 On 31 October 2008, the Dublin Docklands Development Authority announced that they were suspending construction plans indefinitely due to current economic conditions.〔 On 25 November 2011, it was announced that U2 Tower land had been handed over to the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to settle debts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U2 Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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