Dublin flat tenants are living in “appalling, filthy dirty, manky conditions” in “beautiful architectural buildings” that happen to be protected structures, a Dublin City Council housing meeting has heard. Some complexes could face demolition including blocks on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS)Just seven complexes totalling 814 flats are listed on the city’s RPS. Almost all were designed by renowned Dublin housing architect Herbert Simms. “Knocking down listed buildings is not the answer to the housing crisis.”GrandioseHowever, Cllr Mannix Flynn (Independent) said “grandiose architecture” could not compensate tenants for “appalling” living conditions. Simms oversaw the construction of 17,000 flats and houses in Dublin in his tenure as housing architect from 1932 until his death in 1948.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2018 00:00 UTC