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15 of NYC's Ugliest Buildings

TIQM
15 of NYC's Ugliest Buildings, as voted by Curbed readers:

http://ny.curbed.com/maps/ugliest-buildings-nyc
 
Feb 20, 17 10:32 pm
TIQM
Offered for your enjoyment. :)
Feb 20, 17 11:56 pm  · 
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citizen

If these are the ugliest, then NYC's got it pretty good.  I gotta think there are far worse...

Feb 21, 17 12:15 am  · 
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TIQM
Which one is your favorite, Citizen?

:)
Feb 21, 17 12:41 am  · 
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citizen

I've always had a soft spot for the Pan-Am building...

And I'm not saying that these are good-looking, only that there must be uglier ones in a city that size.

Feb 21, 17 1:35 am  · 
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randomised

I think it's more a kind of list of failed buildings (by high-profile architects) that didn't deliver on an urban scale than per se being ugly.

Feb 21, 17 4:05 am  · 
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Wilma Buttfit

I like 432 Park Ave and think it is far more elegant than the ugly disfunctioned trash can it drew inspiration from.

Feb 21, 17 6:50 am  · 
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chigurh

15 of the most high profile buildings that some hack journalist that knows nothing about architecture or urbanism thinks are ugly.

Feb 21, 17 12:02 pm  · 
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TIQM

Curbed readers voted on this list.

Feb 21, 17 12:16 pm  · 
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senjohnblutarsky

They were given a list to vote on. Chigurh's comment still stands due to the list. If we were actually talking about the real "ugliest buildings" , I'm sure none of these would be on the list.

Feb 21, 17 12:22 pm  · 
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TIQM

I don't see that they were given a list to vote on. Maybe I'm missing it. Here is what the blog post said: "What do you think are the city’s ugliest buildings? New, old, tall, squat—as long as it’s within the five boroughs, it’s fair game."

Feb 21, 17 12:32 pm  · 
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chigurh

how about the duane reade with feces on the windows.

Feb 21, 17 1:22 pm  · 
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senjohnblutarsky

There was definitely a list given. People are lazy. Nearly every single building they mentioned in the article showed up on the final list. It's really a miracle all of them didn't.

Feb 21, 17 2:01 pm  · 
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TIQM

Well.. There was a very short list of suggested buildings. I count six suggestions, of which three showed up on the list of 15.

Feb 21, 17 2:29 pm  · 
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TIQM

I agree with Curbed - I think that 432 Park Avenue is a blight on the neighborhood.  I think it's inelegant and blocky, and it's too tall.  In my opinion it's ruined the Midtown skyline.

And don't get me started on Pan-Am...

Feb 21, 17 12:15 pm  · 
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chigurh

ha!  ruined the midtown skyline....like that is some gem to be preserved. Welcome to development.  I don't even understand how it could be a blight on the neighborhood, the footprint is one block, if that, and the height doesn't even matter when you are standing on ground level.  A bunch of rich people go up into their units and disappear.  Manhattan is a playground for the rich if you don't have the money to pay to play, move to Jersey.   

Feb 21, 17 12:22 pm  · 
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TIQM

I think it is a gem to be preserved.  The view south from the park is really inspiring and important.  And 432 Park sticks out like a sore thumb. 

What do you like about it?

Feb 21, 17 1:01 pm  · 
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chigurh

Nothing really, but I don't have anything against it.  Seems to be a run of the mill modernist tower. Height is a non-issue, because it being the tallest in Manhattan will only be temporary, as the "tallest" is the most ephemeral title.  You oppose development and I am against that, NIMBYS suck.  I get it, a high profile tower for the rich is an easy thing to attack, but is it really one of the worst buildings?  No.

Feb 21, 17 1:28 pm  · 
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TIQM

I'm not opposed to development. I'm opposed to ugly, blocky buildings that are out of scale with the neighborhood.

Feb 21, 17 2:19 pm  · 
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chigurh

yea, well, that's just like, your opinion man.

Feb 21, 17 2:30 pm  · 
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TIQM

Of course it is. :)

Feb 21, 17 6:01 pm  · 
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archietechie

Surprised the Via by BIG isn't on that list. I suppose people do like that shit.

Feb 21, 17 2:10 pm  · 
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tduds

I think that's one of his better buildings. Maybe one of his last great buildings.

Feb 22, 17 3:44 pm  · 
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I'm surprised that David Adjaye's Sugar Hill Building wasn't on the list:

http://archinect.com/news/article/88063915/david-adjaye-s-sugar-hill-building-sparks-controversy

Feb 22, 17 9:06 am  · 
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∑ π ∓ √ ∞

Really? You're surprised? Do you think Curbed knows how to get to Sugar Hill, let alone, get Sugar Hill?

Feb 22, 17 9:22 am  · 
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randomised

That building is great! The offset, the sawtooth, the daylight from multiple angles and the public program/design. 

http://store.frameweb.com/frame-publishers-mark-53.html

Feb 22, 17 9:39 am  · 
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∑ π ∓ √ ∞
∑ π ∓ √ ∞

I still like this building.

Feb 22, 17 9:24 am  · 
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awaiting_deletion

the Eiffel tower was Ugly! The one in Paris, not Las Vegas

Feb 23, 17 7:21 am  · 
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chigurh

completely agree

Feb 23, 17 11:11 am  · 
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On the fence

I don't agree entirely with this list, at least five are not ugly IMHO.  Including the Trump tower, and I am no fan of Trump.  But it definitely does not belong on this list where some of these buildings are pure garbage.

Feb 23, 17 9:26 am  · 
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think_again

new york's walmarts

Feb 24, 17 11:13 am  · 
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marki543

list is little not true there exsist more ugliest building what is not in list and on list have some really cool buildings..

Feb 27, 17 10:49 am  · 
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