Ugly Canada 2 (Only architecture, planning and design faux pas) - Page 80

MolsonExport · #**1581** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 8:08 PM**

I give you 2250 Rue Guy.

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Brace yourself:

wikipedia

stevanford1 · #**1582** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 8:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I have no funny ha-ha video of the inside. Only footage I've uploaded is from the vigil for the Orlando shooting victims, so not the right tone, but here's the main hall in any event. I actually like the inside.

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Yeah the insides pretty nice.

stevanford1 · #**1583** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I give you 2250 Rue Guy.

amazonaws

Brace yourself:

wikipedia

That is awful. The pink portion king of reminds me of Minto Plaza in Toronto.

lio45 · #**1584** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 8:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by stevanford1

This piece of crap deserves its own nomination.

That one is really ugly. Few, and tiny, windows; weird colors; no texture; mismatched design elements; and the icing on the cake, an unacceptable roof style for a building of that size/height.

By contrast, the last two (2250 Guy in Mtl and Minto Plaza in Toronto) are decent buildings; I don't mind at all having that kind of stuff in certain areas of a living, not-a-museum city.

Honestly, I'd say about half the stuff that gets posted in here is acceptable architecture. That Edmonton example... isn't.

stevanford1 · #**1585** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 9:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

That one is really ugly. Few, and tiny, windows; weird colors; no texture; mismatched design elements; and the icing on the cake, an unacceptable roof style for a building of that size/height.

By contrast, the last two (2250 Guy in Mtl and Minto Plaza in Toronto) are decent buildings; I don't mind at all having that kind of stuff in certain areas of a living, not-a-museum city.

Honestly, I'd say about half the stuff that gets posted in here is acceptable architecture. That Edmonton example... isn't.

It’s a miracle someone looked at Peragrines Point and thought yeah let’s build this. Fun fact there were issues with the building envelope. It can’t even function properly, it’s that bad.

stevanford1 · #**1586** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 9:06 PM**

Vancouvers Pink Building deserves some “love”.

SKYSTHELIMIT · #**1587** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 9:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

As long as I don’t have to eat grits or look at biscuits and gravy, I love Cracker Barrel for road trip meals. The kitsch is fun, imo.

I wholeheart agree. My wife and I hit a few up driving a car from Florida back to Winnipeg a year ago. It’s so Americana and not a bad breakfast/lunch/dinner to boot.

SignalHillHiker · #**1588** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by stevanford1

Vancouvers Pink Building deserves some “love”.

I don't believe that's Vancouver. Must be suburban Cairo...

stevanford1 · #**1589** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I don't believe that's Vancouver. Must be suburban Cairo...

. Reminds me of something that would get put up there

stevanford1 · #**1590** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 10:43 PM**

It seems I have accidentally found The Venetians slightly less horrible American brother.

SignalHillHiker · #**1591** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 10:44 PM**

"I met Mariah Carey before she was famous and she was just as sweet and humble back then as she is now. Which isn't very."

stevanford1 · #**1592** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 10:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

"I met Mariah Carey before she was famous and she was just as sweet and humble back then as she is now. Which isn't very."

Wrong thread?

SignalHillHiker · #**1593** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 10:55 PM**

No, I'm saying that building is horrible.

stevanford1 · #**1594** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:01 PM**

This condo in Richmond Hill is a complete disaster.

SignalHillHiker · #**1595** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:02 PM**

It's like the next-level Pokemon of that awful wedding cake apartment building in Toronto.

stevanford1 · #**1596** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

It's like the next-level Pokemon of that awful wedding cake apartment building in Toronto.

Which one?

SignalHillHiker · #**1597** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:04 PM**

It's brown and has three layers that don't match? I have no idea its name, sorry!

stevanford1 · #**1598** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

It's brown and has three layers that don't match? I have no idea its name, sorry!

One St Thomas?

SignalHillHiker · #**1599** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:09 PM**

No, way uglier. And shorter. And suburban.

MolsonExport · #**1600** Posted **Feb 16, 2019, 11:11 PM**

^I kind of like that one.

I hate the Faubourg tower:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4946...7i13312!8i6656