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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:07 PM
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I stayed in this hotel.

I did not enjoy.


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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:07 PM
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I have nicknamed it the Borg Cube.
A suiting name.
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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:08 PM
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San Diego’s Indigo Hotel.

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What is with San Diego?! I always hear how beautiful it is but with monsters like that it must rely heavily on location and historic neighbourhoods.
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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:09 PM
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right you are. It almost seems incredible that something even uglier looms just to the North of Montreal. Eddy Savoie's savage creation...Clockzilla

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Clockzilla is the dark lord and they are his servants.
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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:11 PM
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The college town I currently reside in (Tempe, Arizona) is experiencing a boom, but I cringe every time I drive by these two offenders:

Residence Inn by Marriott Tempe Downtown/University and it's turd inspired color palette.


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That baby poop yellow/brown kills me every time.


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And then there's University House...


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We have greens, grays, and exposed concrete all clashing with each other. They recently added another wing and painted it a blue gradient for whatever reason:


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The frustrating part is the north facing facade isn't actually that bad...however this side literally faces a small mountain and is completely obstructed while the rest of it is highly visible and towers over the surrounding neighborhood.


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For a very VERY VERY long time it was the widespread belief that buildings should match the red dirt of Arizona's deserts.

I dont know why this is, I think its like, they looked at Spanish colonial and Mediterranean styles and said "Hmm that works on a house with red tile roofing......Sure it might as well work on a 20 story building"

I have no idea why this persisted for so long but it seams like Phoenix Metro is finally moving past the Stucco brown/red/tan default that held in place for like 45 years

But then of course you get the horribly ugly modern style that will look outdated in 10 years like University house.

Ya just cant win.
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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:13 PM
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Ocean City MD’s Capri (Crapri)

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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:16 PM
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What is with San Diego?! I always hear how beautiful it is but with monsters like that it must rely heavily on location and historic neighbourhoods.
It really relies on its historic neighbourhoods because it’s the only place you can escape from miles of condo dreck (and even then there is some). Expect to see more uglies from that city (because believe me there’s a lot).
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Old Posted Mar 19, 2019, 11:21 PM
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I stayed in this hotel.

I did not enjoy.


How can you enjoy it? It has no windows!
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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 1:51 AM
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Behold Universitätsklinikum, Aachen, not an oil refinery but a hospital.

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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 2:28 AM
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Behold Universitätsklinikum, Aachen, not an oil refinery but a hospital.

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Nope. Not a hospital. An advanced alien civilization built that for processing humans into alien pet food. I wouldn't seek treatment there.
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The ironically named Design Center in Los Angeles

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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 10:14 AM
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This was actually a photo angle off this (thankfully):




https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail...mage/587161758
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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 10:19 AM
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The old Thistle (now Guoman) Hotel, right next to Tower Bridge for amazing views of London


www.guoman.com

what a stunner!


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www.buildington.co.uk

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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 11:31 AM
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The old Thistle (now Guoman) Hotel, right next to Tower Bridge, London


www.guoman.com

what a stunner!


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The Turd By The Bridge as I call it.


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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 1:10 PM
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The Polygon Riviera in Cagnes-sur-Mer.

Tripadvisor
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This building in San Diego (which is rapidly revealing itself to be a goldmine) is to be quite frank horrific.

Poo and Pee
https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.71148...7i16384!8i8192

This is the same building folks, talk about ridiculous design. a bunch of design elements thrown into one because they are "modern". The poo and pee portion is still a mystery to me .
https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.71228...7i16384!8i8192

The green stuff has rotted through its cover.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.71181...7i16384!8i8192

WHY!!!!!!!!!
https://www.google.ca/maps/@32.71265...7i16384!8i8192

I do not understand this building.
Then, frankly, you do not understand the aesthetic of Charlotte Boring architecture -- of which all those buildings are textbook examples -- at all, and you're just a terrible, terrible person.
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Nope. Not a hospital. An advanced alien civilization built that for processing humans into alien pet food. I wouldn't seek treatment there.
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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 1:43 PM
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Then, frankly, you do not understand the aesthetic of Charlotte Boring architecture -- of which all those buildings are textbook examples -- at all, and you're just a terrible, terrible person.
That's all the same building and yes Charlotte Boring Architecture sucks.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.22112...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.22078...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.22183...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.22695...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.22178...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.23337...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.23504...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.23259...7i13312!8i6656

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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 2:03 PM
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This house in Loganville might be the worst McMansion in existence

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Beachham And CO

New Jersey Esque








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More images of this ugly estate can be found here
https://beacham.com/listings/fmls-59...ille-ga-30052/
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Old Posted Mar 20, 2019, 2:36 PM
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This house was so ugly to some people that they are suing it.

https://www.theguardian.com/artandde...t-hillsborough







I personally kind of like it. It's as much Star Wars as it is Flinstones.
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