NOMINATE: Ugliest skyscrapers

[ProdayuSlona]

[FloripaNation]

Originally Posted by guy4versa

chrysler tower
empire state building
wtc

Seriously?

for me is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world

[guy4versa]

sorry..it just my personal opinion..my 3words to describe this building is
-dull
-gothic
-ugly crown

[Rezame]

Chrysler is one of the most beautiful buildings imo just love it

[Bezben]

Originally Posted by Rezame

Chrysler is one of the most beautiful buildings imo just love it

Some people on here don't realise the definition of "ugly", the empire state, Chrysler and Gherkin are some of the most beautiful skyscrapers these cities have. And the Gherkin doesn't ruin the London skyline, because it had NO skyline to begin with but the grey/ugly Tower 42, I can think of 100 buildings uglier than the Gherkin in London, hence why it won the 2004 Sirling prize and is now the most expensive office space in London due to it's popularity. Some people are just too ignorant to look past the boring blocks that dominate Chicago or Sao Paulo..

[guy4versa]

Originally Posted by Bezben

Some people on here don't realise the definition of "ugly"

no..it just a matter of taste,...just simple as that,i'm from asian..and this type of building didnt really grow in us..same as you didnt grow with islamic ,japanese or traditional asian architecture

[R.K.Teck]

Guy's Hospital (London)
Singapore Marina Bay Hotel (Singapore)
Genex Tower/Western Gate (Belgrade)

[Ji-Ja-Jot]

Originally Posted by FloripaNation

Hahahah...

If the London's cucumber is phallic, what do you think of this one ?

Torre Agbar, Jean Nouvel

I was pretty close to nominate the dildo-connection
Although they are ugly, they are to clean and short to be "spectacular-ugly" like my nominations and the cladding is okay

[SO143]

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by dave_malevolus

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30 St Mary Axe, London (Gherkin) - BlomOBLIQUE by Blom Group, on Flickr

[Ji-Ja-Jot]

SO nominates Shard and Axe? That was quite unexpected

[mexmatt]

Originally Posted by Citylink

Summit Square
Fort Wayne, IN

Looks like it could have been designed by a mass murderer!

[killking]

Velaska Tower ,Milan

Abraj al Bait, Mecca

Lisbon Tower, Maccau

Elephant Building, Bangkok

[Kiboko]

Panama City, Revolution Tower

Originally Posted by Union.SLO

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by Iaanba, on Flickr

Grozny, Grozny city one

Originally Posted by Kiboko

Sarajevo, Avaz Twist Tower

Originally Posted by BosniaHerzegovina

[siberian dreamer]

Some real beuties in here getting slated when there's 1000 much uglier around.
That said, I really love the Torre Velasca and it's steampunk opressive design.

[TuzlaBoy]

Visegrad bridge over river Drina Bosnia and Herzegovina

[Thanial]

Originally Posted by TuzlaBoy

Visegrad bridge over river Drina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Somehow I'm thinking you can't nominate bridges for the ugliest skyscraper tournament... can someone please clarify with me what buildings can actually be nominated with regard to the buildings height? I don't see the point in nominating buildings that won't be counted! Thanks!

[Gendo]

Originally Posted by Ji-Ja-Jot

I was pretty close to nominate the dildo-connection
Although they are ugly, they are to clean and short to be "spectacular-ugly" like my nominations and the cladding is okay

The left and center ones are fairly ugly, though there's plenty of boxy international style skyscrapers around the world that are much uglier than those.

That Gherkin Egg known as 30 St. Mary Axe is so London imo.

Some of you are so comical. ALL skyscrapers are phallic in nature.

[Aqualino Dolfín]

Chateau Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain


Grand Lisboa, Macau, China

[jetmty1]

Originally Posted by guy4versa

sorry..it just my personal opinion..my 3words to describe this building is
-dull
-gothic
-ugly crown

You DON`T KNOW NOTHING, I MEAN NOTHING, CERO, NONE,NADAAAAA About architecture , Ok your post it is a TOTAL INSULT- to skyscraper world history.

Ok guys this Nomination start bad since. first of all their should be several "categories" just as in the oscar.

Ugliest skyscraper divided by:

-Modern or Recently build -ugliest. (here buildings which a lot of money was invested in just a horrible shape - for example lisboa hotel or the elephant or that wanna-be big ben in dubai)

-Ugliest from the past (30 yrs or older)

-Cheap buildings. buldings who where never intended to be build for being a "luxury office" or a city icon, but just a big apparment complex still the cheap investment, ugly arquitecture combined with null maintainance equals a horrible eye sore, for example those apaprtments in sao paulo or the building in milan.

[Nikkodemo]

Revolution Tower, Panama City
Casino Lisboa, Macau
CCTV Headquarters Biejing, China