Campus Crushes
Love them or hate them, our rapidly multiplying campus buildings do get under our skin. They’re the stage on which all university life is played out. So do you walk briskly by or gaze fondly upon? We canvass opinion ...

O’Reilly Hall
Scott Tallon Walker 1988
“The best thing about The O’Reilly Hall is that it faces south. This might seem like an obvious quality, but the Arts Block and many other buildings all face north, which goes some way to explain the sometimes cruel drafts that blow through the campus in winter. UCD is often accused of being a cold place but at its heart are the students who bring the place alive. In my day, the best place to hang out was around the Arts Block – despite its northern aspect!”
Shane de Blacam, BArch 1968


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