The Dignity of Everyday Life: Celebrating Michael Scott's Busáras

By Eoin  Broin and Eoin Ó Broin

Michael Scott's ?ras Mhic Dhiarmada and Bus?ras is one of the most important modernist buildings in Ireland. Built between 1947 and 1953, it was intended to be a bus station like no other, providing ordinary working people with a range of amenities including a roof-top restaurant, incredible panoramic views of Dublin, a cr?che, and a 24-hour newsreel cinema. It was to be a microcosm of the city, providing dignity, comfort, and convenience to bus users. From its inception the project was gripped in controversy. Construction ground to a halt for three years as Government and opposition argued over the merits and uses of the building. In the end it became home to the Department of Social Protection and Bus ?ireann's provincial bus services. Despite receiving widespread acclaim for its architectural and design innovations, today it is a much maligned and misunderstood building. In this exciting collaboration, writer Eoin ? Broin and photographer Mal McCann explore the vision behind ?ras Mhic Dhiarmada and Bus?ras, and celebrate the energy, creativity, and neglect of this incredible example of Irish modernist architecture and design.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785374184
• ISBN13: 9781785374180
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Merrion Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 10.0"