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Are buildings and cities becoming too bland?

Plans have been lodged to renovate Phibsborough Shopping Centre, considered one of Dublin's uglie...

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07.45 1 May 2026


Are buildings and cities becoming too bland?


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07.45 1 May 2026


Plans have been lodged to renovate Phibsborough Shopping Centre, considered one of Dublin's ugliest buildings. Looking at the proposed redesign, you would be forgiven for mixing it up with the proposed designs for a new Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre!  

So are new buildings becoming too uniform, and too bland? Anton asks Róisín Murphy, Architect, Conservation Activist & Lecturer in Griffith College Dublin. 


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