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Preservationists back out before fight over FBI’s Hoover Building even begins
The architecture firm Gensler won accolades last month for designing a radical redo of the Hoover building that would transform the property to feature big box retail, a public plaza, roof garden and recreational soccer field. (Image: Gensler)
The public doesn’t typically consider the Brutalist buildings historical — they consider them ugly. The Hoover Building in particular was named the ugliest building on Earth earlier this year by a travel Web site. And now that Penn Quarter has evolved into a posh residential community, neighbors of the building want it gone.
— washingtonpost.com
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Well duh, nobody messes with the FBI.
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Preservationists want to save too much, glad they were sensible and backed out of trying to preserve this thing. Just because it's old doesn't mean it needs to be saved.
What is that hideous pile of post-hurricane boxes above? Is that the before building, or the after?
"The ugliest building on the Earth" really? Try almost any random building in the suburbs of everywhere, US. Ugly buildings are ubiquitous, just because some weren't designed by architects doesn't mean they get a free pass.
I wouldn't say it's the ugliest building on earth, but maybe the least friendly.
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