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Opinion: If the Borg Collective did housing, it would be a co-living scheme. Architectural historian Emma Gilleece writes about the plans to reimagine one of Dublin s most contentious buildings, and the future of co-living in Ireland s urban centres.
Love it or hate it, when you think of the Dublin city suburb of Phibsborough, it s the shopping centre that boldly leaps to mind.
As admirers have time to digest that this Brutalist attention-grabber will soon be sucked into a controversial new scheme - is the latest makeover decision by its owners a step too far? Are the co-living plans for the building a response to a housing need or merely a cynical attempt at greedy corporate dormitories?