Chang Building ("The Elephant Tower"); Bangkok, Thailand It's
not that we think the design is that bad and we even like the
intended humor. It's the half-hearted execution that turns this
potentially fun idea from attraction to eyesore.
Epi Apartments; Seattle, Washington We're all for occasional
quirkiness, but in this case we're not sure how adding a bunch of
almost intimidating, sharp-looking metal shapes onto an otherwise
bland building enhances it. The building's website boldly refers to
the structure as "The center of the center of the universe."
Trump Tower; New York City, New York When
it was completed in the early 80s it was considered the signature
building of its time...and that's part of the problem. Downright
dull on the outside, dizzyingly gaudy on the inside, this outdated
building is generally only visited by tourists as it is almost
universally avoided by actual New Yorkers.
The Pixel Buildling; Melbourne, Australia Yes, the building is
carbon neutral, but how many Olympic mascot pins had to die to make
it? While we love that the building is self-sufficient (they even
collect their own rain water on the roof), we just wish it were a
tad more subtle.
Royal National Theatre; London, U.K. Yes, Shakespeare wrote that
"All the world's a stage..." but he might not have had he lived to
see 1970s. While we love the idea of the theatre and the
world-class productions mounted here, our feelings don't quite
extend to the actual building.
