Risky Business: Managing Risk when dealing with largescale, complex, multi-strand urban developments. Grangegorman, Dublin 7

The development of a new and vibrant campus for Technological University Dublin (formerly D.I.T.) at the site of a former mental hospital in the heart of the city represented a unique project for a variety of reasons.
 
At just under thirty hectares, the site was one of the largest undeveloped areas within central Dublin and as such was designated a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd were delighted to be appointed by the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) as their archaeological consultants, tasked with managing the cultural heritage assets at the site.
 
The redevelopment of the Grangegorman Campus from St Brendan’s Hospital involved a 4-year framework—from 2012 to 2016--and resulted in 25 separate archaeological investigations across numerous work stages. 

Author: James Hession

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