Angesichts unseres Klimas sollte Irland bei Straßenbelägen wirklich weltweit führend sein

The closest we ever got to building something like this in modern times is being knocked and replaced with a cube

Just run with a newspaper held over your head

Ireland never seemed to adapt building style to the climate. How come houses, space permitting, don’t typically include an attached carport with an entry point to the home. Seems like every garage that could accommodate a car is detached from the house.

A capital/infrastructure project ?

Nah our government would rather let the ones we have rot until they’re completely non functional before investing in anything new.

200 years ago we used to have a covered arcade between College Green and Suffolk Street – [link ](https://www.archiseek.com/1820s-royal-arcade-and-grand-promenade-college-green-dublin/)

There’s still George’s St Arcade, Powerscourt, English Market and the department stores and shopping centres if they count

Japan has a lot of covered streets, a lot to learn from them.