MINTO ROAD | Civic Centre | 101 m | 28 fl | Completed

[V A I B H A V]

Originally Posted by jaadu

eggxactly ...

This building looks great and because its an Govt Building its a very pleasant surprise ...

and what is the "in" thing about "twin towers" ...

this building looks great only at par to delhi standards...there is nothing in or out of fashion in this field...but new designs always look good...look at buildings in mumbai and bangalore...both present and upcoming...some of them looks stunning...for instance look at my logo pic..its ubcity in bangalore...the best i have ever seen in india...cost toh utni hai lagni hai toh why not try something new...rather than a steel dabba...

[Illusionist]

Originally Posted by V A I B H A V

if you read india today or outlook...it was termed as one of the ugliest buildings in mordern india...i was expecting it to be the crown of delhi's skyline but it looks a bad combination of glass,aluminium cladding and human mind... open balconies are looking fugly....

dont listen to those magzines. this building is the most beautiful new sarkari building of India (except state assemblies)
its great looking by Delhi standards, Indian standards and the world standards.

You said mumbai and bangalore has better looking sarkari buildings. give me just one example.
btw in your avatar it is not a sarkari building.

[V A I B H A V]

Originally Posted by Illusionist

dont listen to those magzines. this building is the most beautiful new sarkari building of India (except state assemblies)
its great looking by Delhi standards, Indian standards and the world standards.

You said mumbai and bangalore has better looking sarkari buildings. give me just one example.
btw in your avatar it is not a sarkari building.

in mumbai-air india towers...in bangalore-utility building...both these buildings are about 3 deceades old..WTC mumbai which is again about 2 decades old (32 stories) and WTC bangalore which is new (30 stories)..and by the way delhi building is made by pvt builder...im not saying about quality but its about design...as far as world standards are concern no mumbai or bangalore are close to even china...forget world...

[Illusionist]

only one building in above list of yours is new, and which is a better design is matter of choice.
by no means civic center is an ugly building.

[flyinfishjoe]

The aluminum tiles just look ugly...for some god-knows-why reason they seem to have become the latest fashion in India, often in combination with garish colors (usually red) and glass facades. I can't believe people find this tiled look modern. I've never seen it outside of South and Southeast Asia. The only buildings like this I've seen in the U.S. were built in the late 80s and early 90s, and they are usually widely criticized by local magazines, etc. This kind of cladding looks like my kitchen floor.

[Cov Boy]

I think if the whole building was glass cladded then it would look stunning but still not bad.

[V A I B H A V]

Originally Posted by Illusionist

only one building in above list of yours is new, and which is a better design is matter of choice.
by no means civic center is an ugly building.

personal choise is one thing and majority choise is one thing...le meridien hotel in delhi is almost a decade old...still it looks glamorous...ok thats a star hotel but civic centre is no where close to that look...just pick civic centre from delhi and put it somewhere in between hong kong , shanghai or dubai...it will sure be an eyesore...so do not say its world class at allll...

[dreadathecontrols]

lets face it the building is neither very ugly or beautiful.
its just plain average, quite dull and ordinary.
'uninspiring' springs to mind