The Ugly Canada Thread - Page 3

#41 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

This pile of — has made an appearance on this forum before..

City Centre building in Ottawa, by Steve Brandon, Flickr.

LOL!!!

I've seen that building before, in real life. I couldn't tell whether it was apartments, an office buildings, insane asylum, homeless shelter, bunker, etc.

What the hell is it?

1ajs · #42 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 5:26 PM**

a mall office building bassed on the name

niwell · #43 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 5:31 PM**

It's an industrial mall / distribution centre with manufacturing style offices attached. As ugly as it is I have a fondness for the place, and it could probably be converted to loft style live/work spaces or something like that. That was done to a building of similar vintage in Etobicoke.

-AX- · #44 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 5:35 PM**

You can't beat buildings with a steel deck cladding!

-Harlington- · #45 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 6:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramako

What's going on with the overhaul of Fenwick anyway? Has it been approved yet?

i believe it is still proposed but how can anyone not approve changing that big ugly, aha
although it is halifax
heres the thread for it if your intrested:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=175869&page=8

Airboy · #46 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 6:55 PM**

Iqaluit aquatic centre with Iqaluit High School in the distance.

Darkoshvilli · #47 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 7:06 PM**

Some Montreal uglies

Concordias Mconnell library building

Le Chatel is kinda ugly

Place du Canada

Terrasse Outremont

I used to live in this one

La Citadelle

MolsonExport · #48 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 7:18 PM**

Darko, you got 'em all ! What a collection of Montreal uglies. Fortunately, the women of Ste Catherine in summer more than make up for it.

The Ugly F. Hell Building, Concordia University

Darkoshvilli · #49 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 7:45 PM**

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Hell building.

freeweed · #50 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 8:25 PM**

Yeah, Montreal is definitely a study in contrasts. Most cities in Canada have these abominations, but they don't stand out as much as in Montreal - because Montreal has so many other nice things to compare with.

Is QC like this as well?

vicbc250 · #51 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 8:51 PM**

view towers, victoria bc AKA crack towers to us locals, the new teal green and white paint is an eye sore of a cheap reno but the cracked and chipping paint before it I guess wasa worse

MrOilers · #52 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 9:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

dont get me started

Pavlov · #53 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blitz

My least favourite building in Windsor:

Photos are my own

Wait a minute. Foster totally ripped off this design for Jamison House! Busted.

mr.John · #54 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Hell building.

You also forgot the big O,Turcot interchange,complex Desjardin,the Rogers building on Mcgill college,the CBC building,place Bonaventure and on and on ....

alps · #55 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 9:58 PM**

(Photo credit: user Dmajackson)

It wouldn't be as notably GODAWFUL if it wasn't on such a prominent intersection, facing the Commons and the Armoury to the south. But we never had high expectations after the rendering was released.

(Bing maps and "Solid Homes")

Also not a fan of the massive parking garages and and interchange that kill off downtown to the north, or the casino that looks like a suburban warehouse and a mosque mated.

(Bing maps)

I don't mind many of the buildings mentioned in the thread so far, including Fenwick.

I think Flar's omnipresent McMansions win.

Flamesrule · #56 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

(multiplied by 1000 times every city in Canada)

Yeah, I see those kinds of houses in Northern Ontario everywhere.

O-tacular · #57 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by flar

(multiplied by 1000 times every city in Canada)

The corinthian columns add a nice touch.

O-tacular · #58 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 10:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kevin_foster

Edmonton's contributions:

1) Peregrine point:

2) The Venetian condo:

Both from google maps

The Venetian is one of the worst projects I've seen in recent memory. Is it basically just stucco on a woodframe? If so maybe someone should hire an arsonist.

240glt · #59 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 10:21 PM**

It's steel truss & Q deck with tilt up panels. Construction wise I don't think it's that bad.

It is however particularly ugly.

O-tacular · #60 Posted **Dec 22, 2010, 10:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Reesonov

Wait a minute. Foster totally ripped off this design for Jamison House! Busted.

From my perepheral vision I thought it was Jamieson house!!!