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Ugliest Buildings in the World

Posted by: Tim Halbur

12 October 2009 - 2:00pm

Travel + Leisure Magazine picks their worst buildings ever, including a Michael Graves-designed office in Portland and the National Library of Belarus.

On that Michael Graves office building: "Let’s break out the government-building checklist. Small, boring windows? Check. Humdrum off-white masonry? Yes. Terracotta pilasters and shiny blue glass? That, too. The first three levels of the squat, 15-story municipal-services structure are covered in dark green tiles, adding to the bewildering gaudy-meets-tedious tone."

Full Story: The World's Ugliest Buildings
Source: Travel + Leisure, October 12, 2009
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