What's the most shameful monstrosity ever built in your city? - Page 6

vid · #**101** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 12:32 AM**

^I like it.

secondson · #**102** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 2:36 AM**

I think Habitat 67 is rather nice looking. I love intricate structures where you are left wondering what new and interesting feature is around the corner.

rockyi · #**103** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 2:56 AM**

^First post, huh?
Welcome to SSP.

Lecom · #**104** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 7:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by DePaul Bunyan

The new Chicago Sun-Times building. It occupies a prominent site next to the Merchandise Mart and is hideously ugly. It used to not even have any windows, but they added them in when Trump started demoing the old Sun-Times building for Trump Tower. A fake building for a fake newspaper!

Does the owner of Sun-Times have a shitty building fetish? First the lowrise POS, then this.

secondson · #**105** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 7:07 AM**

^^Thanks!

Yeah, I came across this site a while back and thought maybe it was time to mingle a bit.

Wheelingman04 · #**106** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 7:38 AM**

The Sun-Times does like crappy buildings. The Tribune has a gorgeous gothic tower.

Exodus · #**107** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 8:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by jmancuso

hey, i like empire center.

wanna see ugly? how 'bout this monstrosity smiling at you everyday as you commute into town?

mercer tower 1

a twin is supposed to be built eventually.

Whoa ! Looks like a 30 storie jail. WTF were they thinking of ?

gradvmedusa · #**108** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dalreg

Saskatoons best example. Sturdy Stone Centre. There is parking above the ground floor 3-4 levels. Then offices above.

Looks like a mini version of the Contemporary Hotel at Disney World

Monetto · #**109** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 10:38 PM**

Everybody, please step aside. I'm actually surprised Toronto forumers have not already posted this.

Robarts Library, demolished an entire city block of victorian houses, hated by 50,000 people on a daily basis.

trvlr70 · #**110** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 10:48 PM**

Would someone please post Chicago's Marriott on Michigan Avenue. It is an architectural abomination in my opinion.

Dalreg · #**111** Posted **Nov 8, 2006, 11:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by gradvmedusa

Looks like a mini version of the Contemporary Hotel at Disney World

This doesn't look that bad as a resort hotel but would you want it in your downtown as an office building?

rockyi · #**112** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 12:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by trvlr70

Would someone please post Chicago's Marriott on Michigan Avenue. It is an architectural abomination in my opinion.

He he. I stayed at that Marriott a couple of times and yes it is blah.

shappy · #**113** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 1:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Monetto

Everybody, please step aside. I'm actually surprised Toronto forumers have not already posted this.

Robarts Library, demolished an entire city block of victorian houses, hated by 50,000 people on a daily basis.

there are elements of that building I like. At least some thought was put into the design. I think therefore it can be somewhat appreciated. The fact that it looks like a turkey or a goose or whatever is just wacky enough to make me miss it if it was gone tomorrow. The interior is quite a nightmare though.

This one is worse, in my opinion... it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever:

rockyi · #**114** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 1:30 AM**

^ Good Lord! Someone actually paid an architect to design that.
It looks like a building coming out of another building.

Monetto · #**115** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 1:36 AM**

Swept me aside w. one move

malek · #**116** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 1:51 AM**

habitat looks awesome in person, more at night, where you see lights coming out and people in them doing their thing

in Montreal it has to be SILO #5

Massive abandonned grain silo... ........ugh

JManc · #**117** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 3:25 AM**

well, that silo wasn't meant to have aesthetic value and the gritty rundown-ness of it is kinda cool.

the building shappy posted (the ugly building spawning an even uglier building) is beyond poor taste. LOL

CGII · #**118** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 4:47 AM**

Shappy for the win. That's the shittiest building I've ever seen. And that grain silo is fucking awesome. I'd love to have one that big in the valley over here in MKE.

shappy · #**119** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 5:00 AM**

hooray!! Leave it to Toronto to garner recognition in a category like this!

entheosfog · #**120** Posted **Nov 9, 2006, 6:53 AM**

I have to throw this one in from Calgary's downtown: