MSN: Uncovering ‘Big Jim’ Larkin’s forgotten role in the 1907 ‘Music Hall War’ strike
Uncovering ‘Big Jim’ Larkin’s forgotten role in the 1907 ‘Music Hall War’ strike
Big Jim Larkin was one of the hits of the Galway St Patrick’s Day parade — after being rejected by the city that prides itself on his legacy. INEVITABLY, the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising ...
Bjarke Ingels - Founder and Creative Director, BIG Amenities for the officers provide spaces for relaxation and exercise, including lockers, showers, and a stress reduction courtyard with separate areas for fitness. The Precinct also houses dedicated space for detective and domestic violence units.
Bjarke Ingels - Founder & creative director, BIG “We designed our addition to the Treehotel - the Biosphere - to create a unique experience for hotel guests, which takes inspiration from the qualities of the surrounding forest and absorbs them into the interior. The ecology is the driver behind the architectural expression.”
BIG proposes a simple and pragmatic arrangement of the performance venues draped in a soft, undulating exterior skin of photovoltaic tiles. The theatre’s form is reminiscent of the free-flowing shapes of a performer’s costume and the Xhubleta, a bell-shaped folk skirt traditionally worn by women in Kosovo.
Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo | Bjarke Ingels Group - big.dk
James Larkin’s leadership of Belfast’s dock strike in 1907 and Dublin’s 1913 lock-out are landmarks in the history of trade unionism, but now his overlooked links to a third iconic industrial action – ...