Wednesday, 6 September 2017

London's Nova Victoria crowned UK's ugliest building


A London office block described as a "bright red hideous mess" has been named the UK's worst building.
Nova Victoria, London won the 2017 Carbuncle Cup with one judge describing it as "cringe-worthy".
It is the sixth consecutive time a London building has scooped the dubious honour run by Building Design Magazine (BD).
Architects PLP described the £380m office complex as a "distinct and architecturally daring" building.
But judges disagreed, describing the building as "crass, over-scaled and a hideous mess".
Judge Catherine Croft said: "It makes me want to cringe physically. It's a crass assault on all your senses from the moment you leave the Tube station."
David Rudlin said the red cathedral like spire on Nova South was a particular cause for concern.
"It's got the same proportions as Salisbury Cathedral. For me the spire gives it carbuncular status - otherwise it's just a bad building", he said.
The development, which occupies a whole city block near London's Victoria station, consists of two office buildings designed by PLP Architecture and a residential building designed by Benson & Forsyth.
The title was awarded to PLP Architecture for the office buildings.

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