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July 3, 2012
25 Buildings to Demolish Right Now
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When proportion, balance, form and function come together in a delicate harmony, architecture is nothing short of an art form. But when, on occasion, those principles clash, the results can be eye-searingly awful. We asked 15 architects and our own staff to weigh-in on what buildings, given the chance, they'd take a wrecking ball to.
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The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
This center, part of the controversial Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights neighborhood, is indicative of what happens when profits and politics trumps good design. The building, built by Forest City Ratner, is a neighborhood killer. The developer used evictions and demolition of historic resources to make room for a disproportionately large development. Sure, upon completion, the Barclays Center is set to play host to the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, but Andre Rothblatt of Andre Rothblatt Architecture, who nominated the building as a building set for demolition, isn't sold.
Photo: Jim Henderson
Posted by eric at July 3, 2012 3:03 PM