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Wed 07 Jul 2007UCD to be transformed from 'concrete jungle' to 'green gateway'Extensive green spaces, a hotel, underground parking and landmark six-storey buildings at its primary entrance from the N11 motorway are among the major features of the winning design for UCD's new gateway project.The redevelopment of part of the State's largest university, parts of which have in the past been criticised as a "concrete jungle", is likely to cost some €450 million and is being conducted using a public-private partnership (PPP) model.