Carbuncle Cup nomination — Victoria Hall Student Accommodation, Wembley, by CZWG
Have your say on this year’s shortlist
From the nominator: “Its a ‘hum-dinger’ no matter what angle you look at it.”
Postscript:
Carbuncle cup nominations are now open. Email yours to bdonline@ubm.com or tweet your nomination using #carbunclecup
Any building with a known designer that completed in the last 12 months or is due for completion before the 2012 Olympics is eligible.
Each week we’ll feature one nominated building. The buildings with most comments will automatically make the shortlist alongside those selecetd by the judges.
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Readers' comments (21)
Wow.
yeah- this is really horrible. I happened to see it the other day. Luckily the new trains on the Metropolitan Line are quite fast, so I didn't have to look at it for long or I might have vomited.
Who are the judges? Names, please.
from CZWG again, strong contestant here !!
This is quite tame from Piers. Maybe he is losing his touch
It's bad for us all that so many obviously untalented architects who are well-connected, and who everyone professes to love, get along so well. I'm not necessarily saying that CZWG is one of them. On the other hand, I might be. But there are others. I'm sure other readers could MAKE up their own list.
...still waiting for BD to tell us the names of all the judges....
...still waiting for BD to tell us the names of all the judges....
Editor's comments
The judging panel is not yet confirmed - the judging won't take place until the summer and we have many weeks of nominations still to go. But rest assured we will reveal it when it is.
Anna Winston
Online editor
My opinion is that the carbuncle competition is in concept wrong-headed. It encourages cheap shots and is trivial and demeaning to all concerned.
I’m with you Gordon. Doctors, lawyers and teachers do not celebrate their failures. If our profession was more concerned with promoting each other’s success rather than shouting about our failures, then perhaps we would be more respected by the construction industry, policy makers and the general public as a whole.