These are mostly British, and indeed many of them are in London, because I stick with what I know and I’ve a few long-standing grudges to settle. Some of these were nominated for last week’s Top 10 Great Buildings, but this is where they really belong.
- Preston Bus Station “The Brutalist masterpiece that has always reminded me of a concrete lasagne,” says Conor Pope.
- Buckingham Palace “I’ve always found it uninspiring and unkingly,” says Simon Wilder. Matt Prissick and Michael Harris agree.
- South Bank Centre, London Suggested by Ned Donovan. All right inside, I accept.
- National Library of Kosovo, Pristina Joseph Willits was not sure for which category to nominate this: “Great” or “Horrible”. He loves it; I think it is hideous.
- Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Queen Mary University of London
- Seeley Historical Library, Cambridge The history faculty library.
- University of York Central Hall Nominated by Peter Noble, who adds that, “The whole original campus is pretty bad.”
- Kensington Town Hall I have to cross the road with my head turned to one side on my way to work to avoid catching sight of it.
- Old Home Office building, now Ministry of Justice, Petty France Nominated by Carl Gardner.
- New Home Office building, Marsham Street From the Brutalism of the 1970s to the plasticky tat of the 2000s.
Argoed High School, Mynydd Isa in Flintshire. It’s a shocker.