Architecture

[scotman]

What would be your nomination for the ugliest building you have ever seen?

[gonzo00]

the new train station in my home town....they knocked down a lovely 1895 redbrick affair to build something like a 60's dole office!

[dot.haukes]

That bleeding place the Arsenal play what they reckon is football, but we know the truth don't we?

[craft1948]

That would be a shopping centre in the middle of York called Stonebow House.
It is a pile of 60's pre-cast concrete and built next to a medieval street......it's criminal.

[Buenchico]

I can think of a very large number of Victorian buildings which might qualify for the title of 'ugliest building' ;-)

However the BT research HQ, here in Suffolk, certainly doesn't have many fans of its architecture:
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/03/91/039100_ 375c513c.jpg

Chris

[Booldawg]

That ridiculous cigar shaped thing in London.

[Mc'knobby]

Oi dot peece orf

[scotman]

D-H
I suspect that was not an impartial answer!

[Buenchico]

Craft:
Stonebow House is (quite properly) a listed building. It's got some rather pleasing lines:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2373844674 _707d1c1099.jpg?v=1206879318

Chris

[scotman]

Personally I am not against modern work. I think the bridge N. Foster et al did in France is quite magnificent and I am am OK with the 'gherkin'.
I live in Edinburgh and we are being subjected to a 1960's glass and concrete revival.
It is appalling, mostly.
Locally, my own view would be Corstorphine Police Station. It is an horrendous vile excrescence on the surface of the planet.

[craft1948]

Chris...trust me...this is the next street....

http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/york/Sham bles_Photos/Shambles_Photo1.htm

[NoK]

i thought it was the artichoke?

[dot.haukes]

Impartial MOI???? How very dare you, actually, i have a great respect for anyone that can spell architecture, however, most folk sarf of Brum can't spell it nor apply the concept

[tamborine]

that's a vibrator dot.

[ummmm]

They have been talking about knocking this building down for years...

http://www.counterwork.co.uk/images/greyfriars 001.jpg

[scotman]

D-H
I can also spell umbrella and marmalade

[Mr Veritas]

The Halifax Building Society (as was) HQ,in Halifax.
This:~
.
http://www2.halifaxtoday.co.uk/calderheritage/ bs4.jpg
Black lump, top middle.
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/16/15/161529_ 4b603d9d.jpg
and this:~
http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/ 5001830/185201_Full.jpg
Completely out of scale with it's surroundings.

is just opposite this:~
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3447750237 _433c73a3d7.jpg?v=0

http://www.freefoto.com/images/1051/21/1051_21 _86---Halifax-Piece-Hall--West-Yorkshire_web.j pg?&%3Bk=Halifax+Piece+Hall%2C+West+Yorkshire

Which is the lovliest building in Halifax,the 18thC Piece Hall,which was almost demolished in the 1960's.

Shame they couldn't do the same to the Halifax HQ!

[skunkster]

Peter Crouch

[mr_spencer]

Glad to see our local monstrosity of a bus station, Greyfriars, getting a mention above from ummmm. It's actually worse inside than outside.

[weeal]

I think our very own Scottish Parliament building is horrible

[grannie39]

sorry veritas, but I think the Halifax building Society Offices are lovely,they are built with proper stone and not that marshall stuff, everyone in halifax seems to think is wonderful. but what about the eyesore on the bottom road built for ford , recently used as a fencing shop. now that is ugly. have a nice evening "up the Shay"