Worlds Ugliest Buildings
RYUGYONG HOTEL, PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA Riddled with issues that range from lack of money to poor construction to rumored collapse, this still unfinished building has been under some form of...
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MORRIS A. MECHANIC THEATRE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, US Looking at the grim, impersonal facade of this once-thriving theatre, it's hard to believe its stage once hosted the likes of Katherine Hepburn and...
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Worst in Britain: The Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham was voted as the country's ugliest building
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We just got in from business in downtown Los Angeles and I saw the ugliest building in the new ESPN Zone. I don't know how to post pictures. But it is a Ritz Carlton/Marriot. I will try to find a...
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I like the Los Angeles City Hall. It was the Daily Planet building in the old Superman TV series. I don't think it's ugly though.
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Torres de Colón; Madrid, Spain Like a set of giant salt-and-pepper shakers, these matching towers loom over the city to the dissatisfaction of many area residents. Not surprisingly, the buildings are...
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We just got in from business in downtown Los Angeles and I saw the ugliest building in the new ESPN Zone. I don't know how to post pictures. But it is a Ritz Carlton/Marriot. I will try to find a...
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I can see this one from my office. Always good for a laugh.
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Greg, I've always liked the Federation Square building in Melbourne. But then, I'm drawn to abstract art and design. For the same reason, while I agree that Toronto's "Crystal" does clash in it's...
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Lillian wrote: punkrocker, you make me cry! - I love Gehry's designs, especially Media Harbour in Dusseldorf: Bad news, Lillian...MIT is suing Gehry because that building is not structurally sound......
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Though at first glance, some buildings appear to be an eyesore, I'm more interested in the architect's original conceptualization and the reasons for alterations to the design before the last draft....
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Antoni Gaudi's "Familia Sagrada" or technically "Temple Expiatoria de la Sagrada Familia" in Barcelona. Under construction since 1882. Fastidious in all its detail, though some would consider it ugly,...
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Oz - yes it is!!!! It is so out of place. I don't agree often with Prince Charles but he has always been right about 'our' buildings.
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With architecture, I find that once I look beyond the outer facade of a building, often there are hidden gems to be found within. Though some have an attractive exterior, they may be found to have an...
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I like the Gherkin - so, shoot me I think that it looks like a huge easter egg!
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