Every time I drive past this building, I shudder and cringe, wondering what on earth the town planners were thinking when they approved it.
It was recently reported that this building has now been given heritage listing, even though it’s only 29 years old, and in my humble opinion, the ugliest building in Launceston, by far.
To be fair, I didn’t even know there was a term coined for this type of architecture, but most fittingly, it is called ‘brutalism‘.
The wide expanses of concrete and angular lines are reflective of this architectural style which, to put it in layman’s terms, still means it’s dead ugly and has no place in a historical town such as Launceston.
Anyway, it’s nice to be able to put my real feelings about this monstrosity out into the world 🙂 If you’ve got any examples of worse architecture, please post a comment below!
