World's ugliest buildings

<div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Sheffield Hallam University; U.K." border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9324627.cms" title="Sheffield Hallam University; U.K." width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>Sheffield Hallam University; U.K.<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>Resembling a mash up of a Jiffy Pop package, a salad spinner, and a food processor, this unusual complex was originally built as the National Center for Popular Music. When it closed down after just over a year of business it was sold to Sheffield Hallam University and is now the school's student union.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Grand Lisboa Hotel; Macau" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9324623.cms" title="Grand Lisboa Hotel; Macau" width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>Grand Lisboa Hotel; Macau<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>With a solid resemblance to the I Dream of Jeannie lamp, this flashy structure can at least be admired for its campiness. As if it weren't flashy enough as is, the exterior actually lights up with over one million colorful LED lights.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="M2 Building; Japan" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9324616.cms" title="M2 Building; Japan" width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>M2 Building; Japan<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>A creation of lauded Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the M2 is disjointed, depressing, and downright dirty. VirtualTourist.com member "robertbaum" said it all: "The building seems to be used by a funeral service provider."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Spruce Tree Center; Minnesota" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9324609.cms" title="Spruce Tree Center; Minnesota" width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>Spruce Tree Center; Minnesota<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>Proving that it's not easy being green, the Spruce Tree Center is like an 80s version of the Emerald City. Occupying a significant chunk of city real estate, it almost forces residents to look at it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Palace of Justice; Italy" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9324607.cms" title="Palace of Justice; Italy" width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>Palace of Justice; Italy<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>It's almost impossible to believe that the same city that's home to the Uffizi, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, and the Ponte Vecchio could also be home to this. While it would be a blight almost anywhere, this structure, which looks like three buildings that got into a wreck with each other, seems especially out of place here.</span></div></div></div><br /><span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiatimes.com/picture-stories/worlds-ugliest-buildings-/Sheffield-Hallam-University-UK/photostory/9324627.cms">http://www.indiatimes.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div> <!-- Below is the AtContent repost button code. Please don't delete or change it in any way. --> <script async="true" src="https://w.atcontent.com/-/4wLe4x3FovW/tech09/0Aqe1zGENqi.text/Panel/Autocheck"></script>

World's ugliest buildings

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Sheffield Hallam University; U.K.Resembling a mash up of a Jiffy Pop package, a salad spinner, and a food processor, this unusual complex was originally built as the National Center for Popular Music. When it closed down after just over a ye… Read more »

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