This walking tour explores City Architect’s vision and design principles for the delivery of an enhanced public realm for Dublin’s premier shopping street and its environs. The area centred on Grafton Street and its supporting network: St. Stephen’s Green to the south, Trinity College and College Green to the north, South Great George’s Street to the west, Dawson Street and Molesworth Street to the east. The tour will include the recently completed Clarendon Row / Clarendon Street projects and will examine proposals for the upcoming Duke Street / Anne Street South Public Realm Scheme.

The tour will highlight spaces that are easy for all to use regardless of age or ability, incorporates universal design principles, are welcoming and comfortable, celebrate unique spaces and create areas where people can gather together. The tour will examine how this is achieved through the provision of a variety of seating types and high quality paving, street furniture and planting.

Book-in only

The tour route is primarily through pedestrianised areas although some interaction with road traffic is unavoidable. While there are no steps the navigation of some road-side kerbs will be necessary. The completed public realm works have been designed to be universally accessible.

Wheelchair accessible