Ranting, revisited

[hellison]

Re yesterday's rant on the new extension to the Grand Opera House, since I couldn't find any pictures online anywhere, I used the powar of CAMERA PHONE to get my own. So now you can make your own minds up!

This is how it looks in the cold light of day. Clicking get a larger version (tho, not much i think ;p) and you can see how the delightful green concrete (WHY??) already looks stained.


And at night (well about 5ish yesterday. But it was already DARK! woe).


I will admit it doesn't look as hideous by night, but it still DOESN'T FIT, and that's my main problem with it. Somewhere else (an industrial estate maybe ;p), it might not look so bad, so out of place, but here? It looks like someone's Blue Peter project stuck on the side.
Surely they could have tried to build something that... blended better? Not a replica or just copying the style, but SOMETHING that doesn't clash so much?
And no-one will blow it up now either :/

Comments

[being-here.livejournal.com]

It looks quite impressive by night... but I can see what you mean.

Maybe Architects for Peace will blow it up in their fight to rid the world of eyesores?

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

It's a bit, um seventies isn't it?

[kimkali.livejournal.com]

Wow.
That really is bad. I mean BAD. Urgh.
It looks like something that needs lancing.
Yes, it is all shiney at night, but it looks like a brightly lit shameless office building.There is a way of making arts and culture more appealing, more accessible, more attrative particularly to pedestrian traffic, but Dude, c'mon! at least try and blend a little.

[kanaalzahir.livejournal.com]

I sort of like it! *ducks and runs*

[hieronymousmosh.livejournal.com]

It's as if they had no idea what building they were putting the addition on. It looks better at night, what with the lights distracting you from the building itself.