Architecture Show: Bad Architecture

[John King]

In Sydney, where I'm living and where the picture was taken, these buildings have proven to be very wobbly after 5 to 10 years, it's not uncommon, for owners of the apartments to have to move out and relocate at their own cost due to a danger of the building becoming unsafe, maybe collapsing. Of course, the developer has more often than not created a dummy company under which these blocks are built which is then wound up after all apartments have been sold (meaning the owners can't sue the developer when the building falls down). Knowing all this, I'd rate those kind of buildings as as quite apalling.

The Prima Pearl building is one of these, Tim.

Beautiful building, but, to quote Coleridge, "It cracked and growled and roared and howled" ... ("Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner ").

Owners have moved out due to feeling unsafe.

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[jazz1]

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The Intempo building in Benidorm, Spain is fairly hideous. I'm not sure that the gold finish helps either.

Looks like a bad, gold tooth crown ready to be pulled.

 

[pdk42]

One of the many HLM apartments in Lille, France.

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Moche by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[rayvonn]

The Prima Pearl building is one of these, Tim.

Beautiful building, but, to quote Coleridge, "It cracked and growled and roared and howled" ... ("Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner ").

Owners have moved out due to feeling unsafe.

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Are the developers still putting on the fireworks displays in Melbourne every Friday night to try and attract interest in these vacant properties?

 

[Aaron English]

Errin's Cafe

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[John King]

Are the developers still putting on the fireworks displays in Melbourne every Friday night to try and attract interest in these vacant properties?

I wouldn't have a clue, mate. It's been about 3-4 years since I've been into the city, other than the occasional quick trip to Melbourne Private Hospital for a couple of cardiac ablations ... Hardly tourist stuff!

 

[John King]

For those interested in dodgy high rise apartment buildings, look at any of these:

I'm a licensed builder. This is how property developers get rich at your expense

There is an urgent need to re-build public confidence in the high-rise apartment sector, which has churned out more and more homes needing costly repairs, writes Catherine Williams.

www.abc.net.au

Incorrect construction techniques behind loud creaking in Melbourne high-rise

Incorrect construction techniques caused loud creaking noises in a second Southbank highrise built by construction giant Multiplex, a report reveals.

www.theage.com.au

'Unliveable nightmare': Creaks and groans force tower dwellers to sell

Michael and Catherine Taranto thought they'd bought their dream home. But three months after moving into the Prima Pearl tower, the groaning noises began.

www.theage.com.au

etc, etc, etc ...

 

[rayvonn]

It might be a bit harsh of me throwing this building into this thread and I quite liked it when it was first built. But then I saw it overpowering everything else like this and thought "oh!".

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[John King]

It might be a bit harsh of me throwing this building into this thread and I quite liked it when it was first built. But then I saw it overpowering everything else like this and thought "oh!".
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I can think of another name for it, possibly more appropriate than the "bee hive" ...

 

[rayvonn]

A close one, I was about 51/49 in favour of throwing this one in here.