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Poll Question: Is there such a thing as an objectively ugly building?
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Ugly buildings? Look at photos of the cement bunkers that passed for apartments in Cold-War East Germany.
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2015 at 16:32
Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I remember when this website was interesting.
Relax, there's tons of "what am I eating/watching/listening to" threads right now.... Ermm
There is also such thing as if you have nothing to contribute but critique, the smart thing is to keep your mouth shut Wink and move on.
It's just that the person who started this thread started quite a few like this... And yes, at one point this forum had tons of good threads at the same time. 
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

I just ask myself... would I live or work there. If no.. then yeah.. shoot the architect haha


Damn man, that's one building where someone trying to commit suicide might fail miserably even after jumping from the top floor.. Tongue
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I remember when this website was interesting.
Relax, there's tons of "what am I eating/watching/listening to" threads right now.... Ermm
There is also such thing as if you have nothing to contribute but critique, the smart thing is to keep your mouth shut Wink and move on.


I've never been accused of being smart, but I was just making a joke. Stop trying to censor me.
I never attempt to censor anyone or anything. It was an advise. Also I am sorry, I didn't get your humour.
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I just ask myself... would I live or work there. If no.. then yeah.. shoot the architect haha
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:









Some architects should just be shot.


1 and 4 are awesome. 3 feels incomplete, like a good idea lost in translation. Number 2 better be a emergency care building or something... 
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I remember when this website was interesting.
Relax, there's tons of "what am I eating/watching/listening to" threads right now.... Ermm
 
Heh....eating, watching, and listening are important activities worth commenting on........
ugly buildings..? ...not so much.
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Yes, especially every single day at every single hour we need to know what other people are eating, watching/etc. Damn I even prefer the ridiculous ugly building question to those threads!

Good thing nobody has started a "What is my bowel movement like right now" thread... Tongue
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^^ For a contractor jobs like this are a nightmare. As an estimator it is impossible to cover yourself as far as man hours both in the shop and the field. 
The best thing to do is work up and inflated cost and then tack on thirty or forty per cent to make sure. If you're unlucky enough to win the bid, at least you may be covered.
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^ ugh, that one's hideous.
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We've got one of his eyesores here, too



Honestly, everything he's ever designed is nauseating


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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Architect Frank Gehry got sued for that 4th one, numerous design flaws (besides just sheer ugliness)
I'm sure he was held responsible for the Disney Concert Hall as well since that would also be a design flaw.
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This is the Aerospace Museum at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. It is also a Frank Gehry design
and was built in the mid eighties when I still worked in the field. It took our crew (12 guys) five months to install all the metal panels on the project.
The space shuttle that was recently brought to L.A. is on the other side of the building
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Architect Frank Gehry got sued for that 4th one, numerous design flaws (besides just sheer ugliness)
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Triceratopsoil's top photo is the Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry.
Interestingly, after all the stainless steel panels were installed there was a problem with the sun reflecting into the surrounding office buildings. 
Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent sanding the shiny surface of the panels.
I was estimating for a Sheet Metal company that specialized in metal roof and metal wall panels and I was asked to submit a bid. 
My boss took one look at the plans and wanted no part of it.
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:


Some architects should just be shot.


The second one makes me a bit sick, but the others are awesome.
 
Yeah, the second one looks like a building mummy wrapped in white bandages.
 
the others are cool.
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2015 at 13:42
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:


Some architects should just be shot.


The second one makes me a bit sick, but the others are awesome.
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this one - in Lexington, KY - just makes me want to cry.  and people actually get up petitions to save it:
 
 
 
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Some architects should just be shot.
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2015 at 12:41
Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I remember when this website was interesting.
Relax, there's tons of "what am I eating/watching/listening to" threads right now.... Ermm
There is also such thing as if you have nothing to contribute but critique, the smart thing is to keep your mouth shut Wink and move on.


I've never been accused of being smart, but I was just making a joke. Stop trying to censor me.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Points: 20623 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2015 at 12:39
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I remember when this website was interesting.
Relax, there's tons of "what am I eating/watching/listening to" threads right now.... Ermm
 
Heh....eating, watching, and listening are important activities worth commenting on........
ugly buildings..? ...not so much.
Wink
 
 
 
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