Busáras

Busáras - a view of the east wing

Busáras is the central bus station and hub for intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus Éireann in Dublin, Ireland. In English Busáras is often called "Central Bus Station".

Simultaneously loathed by the populace and loved by architectural purists (then and now), the building was designed by Michael Scott in an International Modern style between 1945 and 1953.

One of the first modern spaces in Dublin that attempted to integrate art and architecture, utilising elements like glazed facades and a controversial pavilionised top storey, the building won the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) Triennial Gold medal in 1955. It was featured on the highest value stamp issued in the Architecture definitive postage stamp set issued in 1982 by the P&T, the forerunner of An Post.

The word busáras is an Irish-language coinage meaning "bus building".

External link

[irish-architecture.com - extended article]

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