Ugliest building in BRIGHTON

[WATFORD zero]

And this is made ten times worse

by the fact that they knocked down these for it

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Thank God they're pulling it down soon

 

[Triggaaar]

What makes it worse is that it replaced this

I know it burnt down, but surely they could have come up with something better

Thanks for posting that - I know it burnt down some time around the 60s but I'd never seen the original. Actually, now I'm half wishing I still hadn't - I don't live far away and it's upsetting

 

[Triggaaar]

Thank God they're pulling it down soon

The RSCH is great - what are they pulling down?

 

[The Large One]

Drumstick had it nailed in the first reply.

Anston House is a disgrace.

 

[The Large One]

other bad 'uns

These two as well.

Stunning lack of consideration for their environment.

 

[fire&skill]

Not a building as such, but the original Churchill Square was pretty ugly

 

[Uter]

I think Anston House is only ugly because it has fallen into a terrible state of disrepair. If it were well maintained it would be merely nondescript.

 

[daveinprague]

I met my ex wife at Anston House...the place should be destroyed.

 

[edna krabappel]

I've always hated St Bartholomews church, hideous big ugly thing that it is.

 

[daveinprague]

Theobald House also takes some beating.

 

[Bold Seagull]

oh except the sussex university complex which i hear is quite popular amongst fans of 60s architecture

Indeed, Sir Basil Spence's Sussex University masterplan is genius in many respects, and still a pilgrimage for many architecture students / architects.

http://www.basilspence.org.uk/learning/buildings/sussex-university

Personally, I think the Brighton Centre is actually a decent building in the wrong location, and unfortunately associated with the monstrosity next door pictured below.

In the same style as the Brighton Centre, I like Hove Town Hall. I like the internal spaces, the dramatic committee room, as well as the exterior. Given many buildings of this period have not stood the test of time very well or have been demolished, Hove Town Hall has aged well in my opinion, where the concrete has not weathered badly, or been victim to unsightly staining.

And this is made ten times worse

by the fact that they knocked down these for it

The Boots building has very little merit really does it. It is neither one style or another. It is typical of a developer led design & build era that has churned out so many 'average' buildings. Perhaps not as offensive as the statements such as Hove Town Hall, but then it is nothing more than a celebration of mediocrity.

The Odeon Building on the sea front gets my vote. A blank elevation facing south to the sea - what on earth were they thinking!?

 

[8ace]

 

[Bold Seagull]

If there was one building type that the '60's really struggled with has to be the multi-storey carpark!!

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Good thread. The buildings along sea front by the pier really are quite dire when you think about it

 

[Hunting 784561]

Based on its prime location on the seafront, the Kings West building surely has to be the worst offender ?

 

[Drumstick]

The RSCH is great - what are they pulling down?

The main buildings at the front of the County Hospital are nearly 200 years old and were erected 20 years before Florence Nightingale even started nursing.

The redevelopment will involve rebuilding all these buildings including the Barry Building, the Jubilee Building and the Sussex Cancer Centre (aerial image of redevelopment area above) and will mean patient care can be provided in modern, purpose-built facilities as well as making the hospital more attractive, welcoming and easier for patients and visitors to get around.

It is intended that the new and refurbished buildings will be used to:

* Expand the Sussex Cancer Centre

* Move the Hurstwood Park Regional Centre for Neurosciences from the Princess Royal Hospital and expand it to allow many patients who are currently referred to London to be treated locally

* Create a Major Trauma Unit for patients with severe injury and trauma, many of whom are currently taken to London

* Replace ageing wards and buildings, which present daily challenges in managing cleanliness, infection control and patient privacy

 

[Drumstick]

Here

This is good, as it shows what it will look like. The big dish looking thing is a heli pad.

28 onwards is brilliant.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Based on its prime location on the seafront, the Kings West building surely has to be the worst offender ?

This one definitely gets my vote. There really are no redeeming features for such a prominent building. Hopefully will be redeveloped with something with architectural merit sometime soon!

 

[Taybha]