# The Ugliest Building in the World is Going up next to where I work **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845 "2022-09-19T17:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/41 "2022-09-25T17:37:10Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Simon Fraser University Huh. I looked that up when I got a warning the link wasn’t secure so I saw a lot of pictures. I am, in general, _not_ a fan of modern architecture. Particularly not Brutalist or mid-century Modern. It feels soul crushing. But that’s actually not bad. It’s not charming or endearing or cozy (which is my bent), but it does have a bit of elegance to the lines and it doesn’t feel like it’s going to fall on you and crush you, either. Some of the interior shots were actually pretty airy, and the exposed trusses are very nice indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/42 "2022-09-25T17:58:23Z")
Brutalism was not restricted to the Soviet Union. The university I work at in Canada looks like it could have been the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior building ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/43 "2022-09-28T19:46:41Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I work in an industrial park I stopped reading here. What else did you expect? Industrial parks are, well I hate to say it, “industrial”. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/44 "2022-09-28T20:00:07Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I stopped reading here. What else did you expect? Industrial parks are, well I hate to say it, “industrial”. But they’re not usually Brutal. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/45 "2022-09-28T20:08:51Z")
So you say you would prefer this: [![](https://www.houston.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/dayton%20street%20partners%20class%20a%20speculative%20truck%20terminal.jpg) ](https://www.houston.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/dayton%20street%20partners%20class%20a%20speculative%20truck%20terminal.jpg) [![](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/11577127/harms-road-industrial-park-photo-by-mabry-campbell-email-copy*1200xx1200-676-0-247.jpg) ](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/11577127/harms-road-industrial-park-photo-by-mabry-campbell-email-copy*1200xx1200-676-0-247.jpg) Than this: ??? [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/10/06/t-magazine/brutalism-slide-CC2O/brutalism-slide-CC2O-facebookJumbo.jpg?year=2016&h=549&w=1050&s=582396811c55c893d2caa9569533addaa98cdc0ec9c888e850b79dc4e2246de3&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN) ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/10/06/t-magazine/brutalism-slide-CC2O/brutalism-slide-CC2O-facebookJumbo.jpg?year=2016&h=549&w=1050&s=582396811c55c893d2caa9569533addaa98cdc0ec9c888e850b79dc4e2246de3&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN) [![](https://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/What-Is-Brutalism.jpg) ](https://cdn.homedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/What-Is-Brutalism.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/46 "2022-09-28T20:12:39Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > But that’s actually not bad. Yes, I’d agree that the SFU campus is not that bad… In sunshine. What they forgot is that for most of the school year, the campus is bathed in cloud and rain. The weather is gray and dull. The concrete does not help with the general feeling at this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845/47 "2022-09-28T21:29:11Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > What they forgot is that for most of the school year, the campus is bathed in cloud and rain. An excellent point, and one I hadn’t thought of. Good thing I’m not an architect! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ugliest-building-in-the-world-is-going-up-next-to-where-i-work/971845.md?page=2)