The worst building in the world

[Mulefisk 15]

The Buckingham Palace http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel-destinations/images/buckingham-palace.jpg> It's a boring building that looks exactly like every other official building built at that time (The Reichstag in Berlin, The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg) It's just so grey and dull. Also, it's a complete rip off Baroque and ancient Greek architecture. If it wasn't for the fact that the Royal family lives there it should be torn down immediately.

[super_monkey 0]

You thought those were ugly...look @ these...

Can't remember were that one is

Kaliningrad Former U.S.S.R

Ugly Diamond Building- Brooklyn NY, USA

[Huggkruka 0]

I have to agree, those Scottish ones are truly vile. What is that wood doing on the windows???

[Ntq€310 1]

dont know if anyone has said this but

The Chicago Spire 


i love Chicago, But Wth is up with that building

[saltandsauce 0]

yes its wood over the windows

we Scots have a government which only hires the worst and most stoned architects in the world

[Godzillaman 21]

Chicago Spire is not the worst building. I don't know how anyone could say that...

[patriots_1228 51]

modern architecture isn't bad unless they try to get too "ground breaking" and end up presenting us with a glass cow udder.

[montrouge 2]

Originally posted by: super_monkey

You thought those were ugly...look @ these...

Can't remember were that one is

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This building is in Milan, Italy

[Ntq€310 1]

The Chicago Spire just dosent Fit in With the Surronding Landscape, it also like a Glass Screw, im not calling it the worst, but Far , and i mean almost directly South Of the Best

Then again if a gaint alian was attacking the city, The Spire would be like that annoying Pen Sticking Upfrom The Floor, When it tried to steep down

[tigerplayer91 3]

Chicago is a city founded on molding the old with new! Not only did they introduce the first modern skyscrapers which at the time were rubbing shoulders with brick walk ups less than 6 stories tall. Look how far we've come. Now we have the chance for a modern glass building to rub shoulders with brick highrises and other beautifully designed skyscrapers. The Chicago Spire is truly revloutionary! Building's like this are what make Chicago so unique! Blending old with new, different ways of planning and thinking. I love it.

[patriots_1228 51]

the thing is, the spire doesn't fit now, but 5-10 years from now, there will be more like it, and it will.

[tigerplayer91 3]

well thats true. but its a lot better than the vacant lot that used to be there. plus theres always one building that has to set the trend for those to follow. i also admire the trump tower that they're building downtown.

[TM 0]

God damn that Chicago Spire looks so fake that it has to be real. I never thought the Egg building in Europe would be topped. This is my first hearing of it, when was it erected? Never mind just Wiki'd it haha.

[tigerplayer91 3]

well it hasnt been built yet...thats why it looks so fake is because its just a model. its supposed to be finished by 2010.

[192284_1434460631 1]

i hate to be a hometowner, but of ones i've seen in real life...

exactly what it looks like in real life. it's "acclaimed" for its architecture round here, but i hate it. way too much steel, i drive by it everyday.

i'd also like to say that i personal like corbusier's architecture and his forward thinking. call me crazy, but i think he had some pretty interesting ideas and thoughts. i liked his building on the harvard campus. the concrete is a no-no, but the grassy surroundings inspire me to do so in my cities as well

[Resender 18]

the rtt tower in my hometown of Ghent

may go

http://membres.lycos.fr/architectuur/belgacom/belgacomtoren42.jpg

[thepianist 0]

I guess nobody had posted photos from Taiwan except the 101 (I actually think its ok.)

Now these are weird:

Located on the northern shore between Keelung and Tamshui. I wonder why nobody lives there?

Now it looks even worse with the dilapidation since nobody bothered to knock them down.

Everytime I pass it it's an eyesore...

[WillG_75 19]

Although I don't have a picture of it, the Ohio Defense Contractors headquarters is pretty ugly.  Noisy area too, I know since I lived across the street from it for a few years.

[dogma555 187]

Taipei 101. What an absolutely hideous building, deterred by looking far too isolated.

[WillyGuy 0]

This is so gay..not simtropilis this building i feel sorry for the architect

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[Shingure 56]

My Bid goes for the Comcast Center in my hometown of Philadelphia , Which I wish would build a 1000ft building soon. This building is basically a box with sharp edges. and it is protruding out  to the sides . I mean There is no Spire !!!  I want a Spire like the Liberty One Place. And my dad who helped build Liberty Place One said that it's a nice building. But they should have came up with something abit better to dominate the skyline. It's just odd. And also here is another from Philadelphia.

What was this Architect thinking!!! The top is larger than the bottom. A fundimental rule in buildings is that the top should never be larger than the bottom . Also the building has 5 sides. It's a virtually a smashed up polygon . Only thing I like about it is that there are lights on it which can change color and at night it looks mystifying but still it is ugly during the day.

[ryleeys 1]

I know I'm going to be out by myself on this one, but I think the worst building in the world is Falling Water, a house in Pennsylvania by Frank Lloyd Wright. It's not a terrible building and has its fine points, but for the sheer amount of hype it gets that completely overlook its shortcomings (massive concrete walls detracting from the scenery, incredibly low ceilings and narrow hallways, etc.), it gets to the top of my terrible architecture list.

[Silur 3,308]

I like it -  is it fine ?

[192284_1434460631 1]

are you kidding? that's an amazing house. i can't believe anyone could not like that.

frank lloyd wright was a true american genius... not that many of em

[Chicago-Chris 0]

I'm probably going to get hate mail for this, but I never thought the WTC Twin Towers were that good looking, they were just tall. I thought they had no creativity in them, they were giant concrete blocks...

[patriots_1228 51]

Shinguire-rule #1 of life. Never insult your cities tallest.

[GAT-X105 3]

Originally posted by: Chicago|Chris I'm probably going to get hate mail for this, but I never thought the WTC Twin Towers were that good looking, they were just tall. I thought they had no creativity in them, they were giant concrete blocks...quote>

A lot of people hated those buildings for a long time after they were built. They were pretty ugly, when you think about it. Two big shiny metal things with itty bitty windows. It just took a while to grow on everyone.

[Mulefisk 15]

Originally posted by: Chicago|Chris I'm probably going to get hate mail for this, but I never thought the WTC Twin Towers were that good looking, they were just tall. I thought they had no creativity in them, they were giant concrete blocks...quote>

Please define creativity, Chris.

[xxbydesign 1]

Shingure:  This building (Comcast Center) is basically a box with sharp edges. and it is protruding out  to the sides . I mean There is no Spire !!!  I want a Spire like the Liberty One Place. And my dad who helped build Liberty Place One said that it's a nice building. But they should have came up with something abit better to dominate the skyline. 

(Cira Center) What was this Architect thinking!!! The top is larger than the bottom. A fundimental rule in buildings is that the top should never be larger than the bottom . Also the building has 5 sides. It's a virtually a smashed up polygon . Only thing I like about it is that there are lights on it which can change color and at night it looks mystifying but still it is ugly during the day.quote>

*Sigh* As a fellow Philadelphian, and as an architect, lemmie throw in my two cents.  99.9% of the builidngs on this planet are some variation of a box, and thats because boxes work so well, with human's understandings of scale and space, not to mention most of the furniture we have is also geometric in nature and intended for straight walls.  You cannot critisize Comcast because its a box, you look follish doing so, especially because Liberty Place is also a box.  Look up the floorplans and try to argue.

In fact, what is great about the Comcast building is that it IS different.  Philadelphia prides itself in its spires; its true, we love them, we light them up, we EXPECT them.  The archtiect knew this, for sure, and wanted to do something different; can we blame them?  If anything, the archtiect ABSTRACTED the spire, simplified it, and even made it stunning with a simple reveal that punches powerfully into the crown of the building.  Very subtle but none the less imposing and dominating.  The night lighting for this builidng is also intriguing, lighting up the corner reveals at the spandrel glass.  The lighting is much better than Cira anyway: a bunch of lazy LED's that turn it into a Vegas wannabe.

Speaking of Cira, who says a building has to be skinnier as you go up?  What rule where??Welcome to the 21st century:  technology can do amazing things.  you'd definitely hate anything Rem Koolhaas has drawn up.  Bottom line, there is mroe to architecture than what it looks like.  The materials, the connections, the concept, it all has to add up.  Its not all about form.

ok, im finished with this soapbox

[KingTitan 6]

Originally posted by: xxbydesign

Shingure:  This building (Comcast Center) is basically a box with sharp edges. and it is protruding out  to the sides . I mean There is no Spire !!!  I want a Spire like the Liberty One Place. And my dad who helped build Liberty Place One said that it's a nice building. But they should have came up with something abit better to dominate the skyline. 

(Cira Center) What was this Architect thinking!!! The top is larger than the bottom. A fundimental rule in buildings is that the top should never be larger than the bottom . Also the building has 5 sides. It's a virtually a smashed up polygon . Only thing I like about it is that there are lights on it which can change color and at night it looks mystifying but still it is ugly during the day.quote>

*Sigh* As a fellow Philadelphian, and as an architect, lemmie throw in my two cents.  99.9% of the builidngs on this planet are some variation of a box, and thats because boxes work so well, with human's understandings of scale and space, not to mention most of the furniture we have is also geometric in nature and intended for straight walls.  You cannot critisize Comcast because its a box, you look follish doing so, especially because Liberty Place is also a box.  Look up the floorplans and try to argue.

In fact, what is great about the Comcast building is that it IS different.  Philadelphia prides itself in its spires; its true, we love them, we light them up, we EXPECT them.  The archtiect knew this, for sure, and wanted to do something different; can we blame them?  If anything, the archtiect ABSTRACTED the spire, simplified it, and even made it stunning with a simple reveal that punches powerfully into the crown of the building.  Very subtle but none the less imposing and dominating.  The night lighting for this builidng is also intriguing, lighting up the corner reveals at the spandrel glass.  The lighting is much better than Cira anyway: a bunch of lazy LED's that turn it into a Vegas wannabe.

Speaking of Cira, who says a building has to be skinnier as you go up?  What rule where??Welcome to the 21st century:  technology can do amazing things.  you'd definitely hate anything Rem Koolhaas has drawn up.  Bottom line, there is mroe to architecture than what it looks like.  The materials, the connections, the concept, it all has to add up.  Its not all about form.

ok, im finished with this soapboxquote>

 

All and all,  it's about design elements that will fit in this over zealous society.  WTC was considered very futuristic and radical for the 1970's design of skyskrapers.  The Chicago-Spire  ( which i can see the sight from my condo )  may be bit of an eyesore for a while, and the tourism will be in super-demand to see it.  "I'll need to find a new home" LOL.  

Great to see you stick up for your own city xxbydesign.  It shows PRIDE.  

Right now....physics say building's can't be wider at the top.  "For now that is"  the 21st century is NOW... not the future.