8. Geisel Library – University of California, USA
The west coast of America, home to Hollywood, can be notorious for edgy designs and being “Avant-Garde”, but this building – a condo cradled in a deformed shopping basket – makes one wonder how the designer of this structure graduated.
Bland color of the stone notwithstanding, it seems as though there was an attempt at creativity until the designer thought “meh.” A building housing reams of knowledge such as a library should be built to inspire. This, situated within a university, serves as a painful reminder to students of the heavy load of study and research that lies ahead of them. Hardly inspiring, is it?
7. The Royal Ontario Museum – Toronto, Canada
Just down the road from the building ranked #14 on this list sits this bizarre edition to the Royal Ontario Museum. Despite the alleged Canadian reserve, it seems to unravel entirely when it comes to design. Take a pick at what this building resembles: Superman’s Fortress of Solitude? A Transformer that has broken down mid-metamorphosis? Petrified debris from a meteor impact?
However it appears, it seems to be mirrored in the façade of the older building it’s latched onto. The older structure almost has a derisive: “ew! Get off me!” connotation written all over it. It is also a prime example that the passage of time does not always represent progress.
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