These skyscrapers are not appreciated.
Usually in our reviews, we are talking about something the best, most beautiful or practical. Finally we can talk about the most ridiculous and accessible. Today, however, we will focus on the ugliest houses. Pleasant viewing.
1. The Verizon Building, New York
White tower with vertical stripes of Windows, built in 1975, has repeatedly yielded to the ruthless criticism from architects and journalists, and in 2015 and all came in a list of thirty of the most ugly buildings in the world by the Telegraph UK.
2. Office building, Abu Dhabi
The world’s first circular skyscraper, built in 2010, metal, glass and concrete, before the end of the construction received the award for best futuristic design, and in 2015 for unknown reasons was in the nomination list of the ugliest buildings on the planet.
3. Ponte City, Johannesburg
Residential complex of unusual cylindrical form was built in 1975 and has become the tallest skyscraper in Africa. Initially, the project was designed as a prison, but in the process of construction, the city authorities decided that the thieves and murderers do not need comfort and the building turned into a residential complex. In the 90-ies most of the apartments were occupied by bandits, and the building became a symbol of crime and decay of the city. The building has repeatedly been criticized architects and journalists, as locals refer to it as well.
4. Strata tower in London
Energy independent residential complex with built-in wind turbines, built in London in 2010 for unknown reasons, has managed to fall out of favor architects and was in the list of ugly buildings in the world.
5. Lincoln Plaza, London
31-storey residential complex Lincoln Plaza designed by the London company BUJ Architects and consisting of two residential buildings, hotels and separate buildings in the shape of a drum this year was awarded the Carbuncle Cup, which is presented annually to the ugliest building in the United Kingdom. Experts have dubbed the new building “mind-numbing jumble of inconsistent forms, shapes, materials and colors”.
6. Grand Lisboa, Macau
47-story hotel-skyscraper, built in 2008, in the style of postmodernism was regarded by the experts the ugly and tasteless.
7. Rügen, Korea
105-story hotel, construction of which began in 1987 and was not completed to this day, according to experts and architects so ugly that the city government of Korea gave the order to remove its image from the postcards and photos with views of the city.
8. Tours Aillaud, Nanterre
Residential complex consisting of eighteen bizarre towers of cylindrical shape, wherein Windows of different geometrical shapes, did not the TOP of the most ugly and hideous buildings of the world, and the French themselves repeatedly raised the issue of the demolition of this extraordinary building.
9. Edificio Mirador, Madrid
Custom 21-storey residential building near Madrid stands out from the usual high rises with colored blocks and a huge Central hole, a kind of huge balcony. Locals jokingly call the building the House of bin Laden, and experts made a futuristic design in the TOP of the ugliest buildings in the world.
10. National Library, Pristina
The creation of the Croatian architect Andrija Mitakovich made the list of the ugliest constructions, compiled edition of the Daily Telegraph.
11. Technical College of building Aoyama, Tokyo
The futuristic design of the building of the technical College building, designed by Makoto SEI Watanabe was not impressed simply experts and the building, resembling a giant robot made in the rating of ugly buildings on the planet.
12. The Scottish Parliament building, Edinburgh
The original complex of modern buildings, according to the Catalan architect Enrique Nearby, was supposed to symbolize the unity of the Scottish people, culture and city. However, instead of admiration, the project caused a storm of indignation and criticism and made the list of the ugliest buildings.
13. Malaysia”s First World, Malaysia
Colourful Malaysia”s First World, which opened its doors to guests from around the world in 2000 year, is one of the biggest, however, and one of the ugliest hotels in the world.
14. Montparnasse Tower, Paris
The modern 57-storey skyscraper in Paris did not fit into the landscape and architecture of the capital of France and is included in the list of the ugliest buildings in the world by popular travel portal.
15. Bullring, Birmingham
A huge marketplace is not only the largest shopping and entertainment center, but the real miracle of architectural thought built in 2003. However, for unknown reasons, the pictures of this futuristic building appeared in many rankings of the ugliest modern buildings.
