A thread full of UGLY (buildings) - not neccessarily Brighton

[desprateseagull]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29044927

 

[beorhthelm]

i think the term i read summed them up: over-designed. some may come to be considered iconic in the future as some of the maligned designs of 50's and 60's have.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Elephant Building, Bangkok

 

[Nitram]

Portsmouth's Tricorn shopping centre, now gone, was the ugliest building I have witnessed.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Winner

 

[brakespear]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29044927
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And yet the other picture of it on the report makes it look quite nice.

I like that Elephant Building too

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Plymouth city hall is a carbuncle, but amazingly it is listed so they cant knock it down, but thankfully it is gradually crumbling away anyway.

 

[jimhigham]

We have this monstrosity in Woking messing up the skyline for miles around...

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...which is a shame when the WWF has moved in and shown what can be done with low rise.

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[kevo]

It is surprisingly difficult to find a picture that encapsulates all its turd-like ugliness, but I hate the monstrous 'Walkie Talkie' on the north bank of the Thames. Should never have been built - at least certainly not where it is. Completely ruins the London skyline, and dominates Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.

 

[MissGull]

Bracknell's finest (plenty to choose from in Bracknell.)

 

[Stat Brother]

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Winner

Damn I went for #4, one out.

 

[Driver8]

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Elephant Building, Bangkok

I quite like that!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Damn I went for #4, one out.

I was surprised no one else beat me to it!

 

[MissGull]

Birmingham

 

[drew]

It is surprisingly difficult to find a picture that encapsulates all its turd-like ugliness, but I hate the monstrous 'Walkie Talkie' on the north bank of the Thames. Should never have been built - at least certainly not where it is. Completely ruins the London skyline, and dominates Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.

Surely it only ruins the Tof L and TB from the view you've chosen. Stand on London Bridge and it doesn't affect them at all. If you want to complain about something ruining Tower Bridge then look no further than the Tower Hotel. With regard to the skyline, if anything, the Tower Place (Marsh Insurance) is in the worst position as it ruins the view of the London Underwriting Centre and overshadows the Tower of London (still it's better than the Bowring centre it replaced!).

 

[BN9 BHA]

Ruined my view of the downs when they built this.

 

[Notters]

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Birmingham

All of it!

 

[beorhthelm]

It is surprisingly difficult to find a picture that encapsulates all its turd-like ugliness, but I hate the monstrous 'Walkie Talkie' on the north bank of the Thames. Should never have been built - at least certainly not where it is. Completely ruins the London skyline, and dominates Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.

they complained at the time of design and building Tower Bridge that it wasnt in keeping and ruined the view of Tower of London.

though i do have some sympathy in the case of the Walkie Talkie, i usually like modern towers but i dont care much for this one.

 

[happypig]

There's about 6000 telephone exchanges in the UK and every one of them is ugly as f..k.

For example :

 

[Wellesley]

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Ruined my view of the downs when they built this.

If you paddle a bit further up the river you should still be able to see them.