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Michael Scott (24 June 1905 – 24 January 1989) was an Irish
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 whose buildings included the Busáras
Busáras

Bus?ras is the central bus station and hub for intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus ?ireann in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. "Central Bus Station" is sometimes used as the English name of the station....
 building in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, the Abbey Theatre
Abbey Theatre

The Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904, and despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, has remained active to the present day....
, and Tullamore Hospital.

He was born in Drogheda
Drogheda

Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. Drogheda is the largest town in Ireland, recently surpassing its neighbour Dundalk....
 in 1905. His family originated in County Kerry
County Kerry

County Kerry is a southwestern county in Republic of Ireland. Informally referred to as The Kingdom, it forms part of the provinces of Ireland of Munster....
 and he was educated at Belvedere College
Belvedere College

Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College...
, Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

There he first demonstrated his skills at painting and acting. Initially he wanted to pursue a career as a painter but his father pointed out that it might make more financial sense to become an architect.

He founded his company, Michael Scott Architects, in 1928.






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Michael Scott (24 June 1905 – 24 January 1989) was an Irish
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 whose buildings included the Busáras
Busáras

Bus?ras is the central bus station and hub for intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus ?ireann in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. "Central Bus Station" is sometimes used as the English name of the station....
 building in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, the Abbey Theatre
Abbey Theatre

The Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904, and despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, has remained active to the present day....
, and Tullamore Hospital.

He was born in Drogheda
Drogheda

Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. Drogheda is the largest town in Ireland, recently surpassing its neighbour Dundalk....
 in 1905. His family originated in County Kerry
County Kerry

County Kerry is a southwestern county in Republic of Ireland. Informally referred to as The Kingdom, it forms part of the provinces of Ireland of Munster....
 and he was educated at Belvedere College
Belvedere College

Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College...
, Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

There he first demonstrated his skills at painting and acting. Initially he wanted to pursue a career as a painter but his father pointed out that it might make more financial sense to become an architect.

He founded his company, Michael Scott Architects, in 1928. Later, Ronnie Tallon and Robin Walker
Robin Walker

Robin Walker is the Conservative Party Party candidate for Worcester constituency. He was selected for the seat in August 2006.His father is Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, who was Member of Parliament for Worcester from 1961 to 1992....
 became partners, and the firm was renamed Scott Tallon Walker
Scott Tallon Walker

Scott Tallon Walker is an architecture practice with its head office in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and further offices in London, Galway and Cork....
 in 1975, shortly after the firm won the RIBA Gold Medal for Architecture.

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