#2 Museum Of Pop Culture In Seattle
#3 Instead Of Showing Actually Cool Building I'll Follow The Task, Mexico
According to CNN, truly ugly buildings tend to have some things in common.
They tend to divide the general public, local residents, and architects. They are so controversial that people protest against them.
These projects usually have very big budgets associated with them. And they’re often attempts by architects to create contemporary or futuristic styling.
#4 Weymouth Street Student Accommodation (Australia). This Is The Ugliest Building In My City
#5 Maybe Not The Whole Country, But This Building In Calgary Makes Me Irrationally Mad
#6 A Lot Of The Mixed Commercial-Residential Complexes In Taiwan Are Such Eye Sores
Balance is everything. A building that is aesthetic but not functional will be beautiful to look at, but it will be a waste of space and a drain on resources. On the other end of the scale, a fully functional building that has no real architectural identity, and is bland or even ugly to look at, might push the locals away and harm the city’s reputation.
You need a symbiosis between beauty and function to bring out the full potential of any building. And while we can’t expect anything close to perfection from any random project, when you’re talking about massive budgets and world-renowned architects, you tend to expect, well, quality.
#7 Home Of The Richest Man In India, This Architectural Malpractice Cost 1 Billion Dollars By The Way
#9 For Me Is This One In Buenos Aires City
What you find beautiful is a matter of taste, sure. But that’s only true to a certain extent. Objectively speaking, there are obvious things not to do when it comes to architecture and design. Like making it clash with the architectural style and legacy of the area surrounding it. Or using overly risky designs or cheap materials that won’t stand the test of time.
Yes, it’s likely that no building will ever be universally praised, and there will always be critics. But intentionally creating divisive designs isn’t a good approach. That being said, you also don’t want to steer clear in the opposite direction with bland, boring, soulless designs that aren’t even a tiny bit memorable. Ideally, as a designer, you want to be bold without being brash.
#10 You Might Think This Is An Ugly Apartment Or Government Building. But In Fact It's A Pig Farm. A 26 Storey Pig Farm. Outputs 1 Million Pigs A Year
#11 North China University Of Water Resources And Electric Power Has Them Beat
Was designing it to look like a giant toilet intentional?
#12 This Building In São Paulo. I Worked In It For A Month. It's Also Ugly Inside. It Just Looks... Wrong
Which of the buildings featured here do you personally think are the worst of the bunch? Or, were there any buildings that you genuinely liked due to how unique and quirky they were, despite them being divisive and controversial?
What, in your opinion, is the very worst architectural project in your hometown? What’s the best? Let us know! We’d love to hear your perspective in the comments.
#13 These Student Housing Appartments In The Netherlands Are Quite Insulting
#14 This Is The Town Hall Of The City That I Went To High School In, We Nicknamed It “The Pimple”
#17 The Ugliest Building In The Us Is Probably Simmons Hall, A Dormitory Building At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
#18 Nevigeser Wallfahrtsdom, Germany
It's hard to find a good picture of it because it doesn't really have any photogenic angle to it.
#19 I Don't Know About The Rest Of The Country But Brisbane's Ugliest Is Probably The Parliamentary Annex
#20 The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) Headquarters In Hyderabad, India
