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Which era of the buildings are you referring to?

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That one wasn't really the building's fault.

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now that's what i call the super bowl

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Lisnaholic

^ Well, it's another example of a building inspired by Lego, which seems to be a cliché of post-modern architecture.

^ Yeah, no interesting color, and a confused jumble of unrelated shapes, especially on the waterfront to the right - while the dominant bit to the left reminded me of a bunch of bananas.

It must be depressing enough to be a worker drone in Eastern Europe, but you really don't need architecture that throws that fact in your face every day. Here are some housing blocks in Zagreb: -




Making an multi-storey carpark look attractive is a challenge, but not impossible. Rather than meet the challenge, Glasgow decided to go with ugly commonplace tat instead:-



What these buildings have in common is the determination to avoid any color except Concrete Grey, and any architectural element beyond the minimal requirements of function.

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Yac

These don't have to be depressing, but they need to be repainted and taken care of. Which includes also the surroundings. In Poznań where I live these ugly "commie blocks" are surrounded by a lot of green, almost like they were constructed in the middle of a park.. and it works. Sort of. Well, you don't want to kill yourself at least. Not because of the buildings.

Frownland

It may be confused by some standards but it's cool as **** imo. You know it's two different buildings, right?

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Lisnaholic

HaHa! I thought you were posting a picture of a building you hated !

Yes, the Sky Park at the back is certainly a bold and unusual bit of architecture, and I like the taper and twist of the three tower blocks:-



Also, from a different angle, the waterfront buildings make a lot more sense. Strung out in a line, they look a lot better:-


Still not too convinced by the bunch of bananas tbh, but that's just my opinion. Also, of course, we should see architecture "in the round" as they say; what looks cluttered in a photo may not be that way at all irl.

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Cuthbert

Awful.

The building Frown posted looks better in the above pics. I like the public garden at the top or whatever you'd call it. Stuff like that is a good idea.

I'd like to see football stadiums do something similar with their roofing, have places to view the match on top of the stadium where you can walk around, like a viewing balcony. I'm sure it's possible to put two either side of the halfway line with railings protecting you from falling off. Maybe it's not worth doing financially but it's a cool idea imo.

Lisnaholic

Yes, your idea would be great, and I'm sure it's just lack of financial viability - or lack of imagination - that stops it happening.

The flat tops of tall buildings are such an under-used resource. They are places where both people and plants can breath and "let themselves be beautiful."
What's more surprising is that even when built, people don't bother using roof gardens. At least, that is the strange story of this extensive roof garden atop a department store in the UK.

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As teenagers, me and my bff used to go there, sit at the café tables or walk over the concrete stepping stones. We were usually alone, the heyday in photo #3 having long gone, and the goldfish in the ponds invariably outnumbered the visitors. For us, that made it an even more magical experience in the middle of a fair-sized bustling city. But with no punters, they had to close the café and then the roof itself.; on my last visit, sneaking in where I wasn't supposed to be, it was overgrown and dilapidated, looking stranger than ever. But the strangest thing of all is that the city had such a wonderful facility and lost it just because they couldn't be bothered to climb a flight of stairs!

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