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Offline Just One More

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Architectural Monstrosities
« on: April 03, 2011, 04:25:50 PM »
This week I have to go to a meeting in Birmingham close to "The Cube" . As buildings go, it's "interesting", but it's bloody ugly





It says it was designed by Ken Shuttleworth, I think they got the wrong Shuttleworth

John Shuttleworth - If Nick Clegg was called Nicholas
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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 04:36:57 PM »
I clicked on your link and Marco Pierre White appeared. He is haunting me I tells u  scared2:

Weird looking building though. I guess it's all about being 'different' now and creating  publicity .

I go past The Shard a lot , which is in construction ...lots of hype for little substance as far as I can see

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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2011, 04:57:36 PM »
See also the Cheese Grater at the Elephant (?)  ::)

Marco Pierre White is a celeb chef on one of my other contracts; fortunately I've not encountered him as yet but if I do I might give way to bad behaviour  evil:
On the other hand, Gary Rhodes (another guest celeb chef) is a harmless little elf.
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2011, 05:01:42 PM »


Always reminds me of a frog's face when I go past that  redface:

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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2011, 05:04:50 PM »
When I first saw it I thought, oh, what a good idea... clock faces and different time zones on the top  redface:

(They're the AirCon fans)
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2011, 05:06:18 PM »
Do you see how much posher than me you are ...as I said earlier  whistle:

You see international time zones and fings ...I see the face of a frog  noooo:
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2011, 05:08:48 PM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on April 03, 2011, 05:01:42 PM


Always reminds me of a frog's face when I go past that  redface:



WTF is that!

It looks like a coffee machine. Sorry Miss D, I saw timezone clocks too

Although this is about architectural monstrosities, I do like the Gherkin
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2011, 05:11:15 PM »
JOM, we're clearly Henry Higgins' to her Eliza Doolittle  ;D
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2011, 05:18:04 PM »
What is this shite? Shrugs:
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2011, 05:20:17 PM »
It's about buildings and construction and things ...you wouldn't understand  whistle:
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2011, 05:23:32 PM »

Quote from: Barman on April 03, 2011, 05:18:04 PM
What is this shite? Shrugs:
 


Eliza's brother BM.

I saw time clocks too.    Then I saw an electric pepper mill.  shrugs:

And I was taken to the Cube by someone working on it.... but it was an enormous hole in the ground at that point.  I really must look up more when I travel around the town.  ;D
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2011, 05:34:44 PM »
Definately timezone  clocks...
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2011, 05:36:32 PM »
I am trying to find a better picture ....but it really doesn't look like timezone clocks  Banghead
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Re: Architectural Monstrosities
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2011, 05:49:18 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on April 03, 2011, 04:57:36 PM
See also the Cheese Grater at the Elephant (?)  ::)

Marco Pierre White is a celeb chef on one of my other contracts; fortunately I've not encountered him as yet but if I do I might give way to bad behaviour  evil:
On the other hand, Gary Rhodes (another guest celeb chef) is a harmless little elf.


Rhodes is also a selfish, back-stabbing, self-opinionated little prick with a stupid haircut. End of.


As for appalling buildings come to Wales and visit:
"Y Senedd" AKA The Welsh Assembly building in Cardiff.



And inside it gets even worse. Like living in a bloody mushroom ~ ideal I suppose for the hobbits who work there.



And finally the "Debating Chamber"



All designed by Lord Rogers .... as if you couldn't have guessed! ::)
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