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10 Ugliest Buildings in the World

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Originally Posted by v0rtex
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Tie--although I have to think the Gehry building is slightly worse because Gehry builds this junk all over the place and everybody associates it with high-minded architecture.
 

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Originally Posted by oneeightyseven
eyesore of Toronto's financial district.

Mies van der Rohe? I like 'em.
 

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Originally Posted by oneeightyseven
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eyesore of Toronto's financial district.


Hardly an eyesore. If these are viewed in the context they were conceived in, they are stunning examples of high Modernism.
 

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Originally Posted by centrix
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this piece of crap should be up there somewhere

I actually think it looks pretty amazing in person, that is a really bad picture/angel though. One of the few buildings with character in an otherwise bland and boring city. And no it is not a bug museum, but a performing arts centre and concert hall and generally called the Durian, a fruit that it very much resembles from most angles. I also like the Jardin building in Hong Kong. The 1000 arseholes nickname is even more fun considering it used to house some kind of government agency at the time it got it's name.
 

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Originally Posted by oneeightyseven
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eyesore of Toronto's financial district.


If those are an eyesore, please post a photo of what you do find attractive in an office tower?
 

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Originally Posted by SField
If those are an eyesore, please post a photo of what you do find attractive in an office tower?

something other than a black rectangular prism. Huge black squares really brighten up the skyline............................
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Originally Posted by oneeightyseven
something other than a black rectangular prism. Huge black squares really brighten up the skyline............................
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So a blue prism is more attractive to you? And a skyline should be bright? What are some examples of what you find to be impressive or valuable pieces of architecture?
 

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Again, what people choose to post here gives a good indication of their own level of taste.
 

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I don't have a problem with people posting Mies van der Rohe, because I certainly don't think there is anything about his buildings that make me want to be near them or step inside them. They are chillingly austere and being around them for very long, while living in Chicago, made me start clinching my teeth.
 

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Tinted glass has had its day and needs to go. It's the VHS tape of transparency control.
 

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Originally Posted by HORNS
I don't have a problem with people posting Mies van der Rohe, because I certainly don't think there is anything about his buildings that make me want to be near them or step inside them. They are chillingly austere and being around them for very long, while living in Chicago, made me start clinching my teeth.

Yeah - da Vinci and Mozart sucked too
 

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