Most hated buildings

[ThatOneGuy]

I think pointed buildings that fill to the top are okay looking together, but too many antenna-like spires aren't as good.

Not sure if 5000 posts is something to be proud of
Stupid rating pages...

[RockAss]

Originally Posted by mariusCT

Sometimes I let people who never been in London to guess what is this building,, and like to see their surprise when I tell them that it's an office building in the City of London. I personally like it for it's unusual design.. Unusual doesn't mean ugly

[LondonFox]

That's 'Lloyd's of London' the most famous and oldest Insurance Marketplace in the world.

[RockAss]

We know that.. It's just someone really really dislikes it

Originally Posted by mariusCT

I really really hate Lloyds bldng in London. It seems misplaced. Kind of ruins the skyline for me, even though it isnt that tall

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[RockAss]

Tour Montparnasse in Paris

It's not ugly, but really out of place IMO

[ThatOneGuy]

The Parisian NIMBYs want it to be out of place, since they don't want a cluster around it to balance it out.

[patrykus]

That it's out of place is a fact but since it's already there the only reasonable option is to allow more towers to rise around it.

[RockAss]

Well, I think, it shouldn't have been build there in the first place. It's just an eyesore at the moment

[patrykus]

True, but what you can do now? Tear it down't just to make a point?

[RockAss]

imprison former city planning architect for allowing it

Ping An Finance Centre in Shanghai

img from seeraa.com

I hate it and, I think, I'm not the only one.
Also Shangri La building doesn't look too good there, but that's a different story.

[Knitemplar]

Originally Posted by RockAss

imprison former city planning architect for allowing it

Ping An Finance Centre in Shanghai

img from seeraa.com


Also Shangri La building doesn't look too good there, but that's a different story.

Oh, there are far worse clusters than that. I find the variety of styles rather interesting...and not one really quite repellant.

[Knitemplar]

Originally Posted by RockAss

Tour Montparnasse in Paris

It's not ugly, but really out of place IMO

It's easy enuf to airbrush from the postcards! Leave it there!

[dydyusa]

Originally Posted by RockAss

Well, I think, it shouldn't have been build there in the first place. It's just an eyesore at the moment

But don't forget that the best view of Paris ( Eiffel tower+ La défense Skyline) is at the top of the Montparnasse Tower.

[goldy21]

I'm having trouble finding a picture, but the Electricity Supply Board HQ in Dublin is awful. Situated in the middle of what was once the longest stretch of Georgian buildings in Europe, if not the world, the ESB tore down 200 year old buildings and built an albatross in that historic neighborhood.

[Kanto]

Originally Posted by RockAss

Tour Montparnasse in Paris

It's not ugly, but really out of place IMO

I think it looks good in its surroundings, very dominating

[shabangabang]

Still under construction, this 20 storey resi building in Burwood, Sydney is hated by all already. Not even close to turning out how it should have

Originally Posted by CULWULLA

new 20storey unit blocks at burwood,near sydney


o dear
pic by nathand80
[iimage hosted on flickr

[ThatOneGuy]

Did they tear off some 70s commieblock's facade and place it on the structure, or is it undergoing renovation? I hope it's the latter.

[shabangabang]

Nope. Brand new building.
I expect the local NIMBY's to use this as an example against further development in Sydney's suburbs.

[Kanto]

Honestly, that facade is horrible. Old worn down commie office buildings have facades like that

[ThatOneGuy]

One of my most hated buildings is this big incomplete monster ruining the coastline of my city, Constanta, next to some beautiful old ones. It's pretty much abandoned since nobody has worked on it for a few years.

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