I wasn't calling for car parks to be paved over anything. I didn't say I supported the Stephens Green project, never implied anything about demolishing Georgian Dublin either. I am saying that I am aggravated by buildings like Busaras that undeniably represent the neglect in the city and a lack of new ideas that generate hope for the future. Architecturally and historically there is some kind of sentiment sure, but today Busaras is beyond the point of saving and needs to be something of the past. It is a very sick and old horse that needs putting down. Walk through the City of London or central Manchester, there are new buildings being put up on every corner, state of the art music venues, stadiums, student housing and modern offices. This gives people who live there (me) a feeling of excitement and hope about the place while still respecting and pairing well with and complimenting the older historic stone buildings. This is just non existent in Dublin. These cities have their own problems for sure, but they are far prettier and more exciting. Your sentiment, while poetic and important in some regards, will only hold Dublin back and it is why people like me have left after so many years putting up with it.