For every beautiful example of architecture and stunning building, there are eyesores where you wonder, “What were they thinking?” The architects behind the world’s biggest and boldest buildings usually have a point to make. Whether good or bad.
A new list is out by Buildworld (a U.K.-based building supply company). It's a long list of buildings from around the world, the UK and the U.S. that are often said to be ugly.
Buildworld identified all the design-themed tweets about these buildings on Twitter. Then analyzed the percentage of tweets that were negative about each building’s design.
On that list are a few usual subjects, and one surprising addition from right here in the Twin Cities.
To start, the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh is the world's ugliest building, according to Twitter users.
The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, is the ugliest building outside of the UK and U.S.
The J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., is America's ugliest building, and that’s a common thought for the Hoover building, a monolithic structure built in the 1960s.
In the U.S. the ugliest buildings after the Hoover Building (in order) are:
Boston City Hall
Verizon Building in New York City
Watergate Complex in Washington D.C.
The Denver International Airport
Trump Tower in Las Vegas
Photo credit (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
And sitting proudly at number seven? US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Yes, the home of the Vikings is one of the ugliest buildings in the world according to Twitter (12th ugliest worldwide). According to the list, 15% of Twitter users criticize the building’s design, which goes beyond just how the Vikings are playing or how long the line is for a beer.
The Thompson Center in Chicago, the Alamodome in San Antonio and the Florida State Capitol building round out the top ten.
There were 68 buildings ranked by Buildworld. US Bank Stadium was the only one in Minnesota that made the list which you can see in its entirety here.
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