it looks stupid

Where did all the windows go

Ah nooo, the first one was so pretty

UGLY COLOR PALATTE

This is unforgivable

Also Russia, but this cladding just clips on so it could be removed and the oдвук building is still under there

Birmingham central library .... There's a reason the style is called 'brutalist'

WHY!!!

wow, so spiky

OMG! The first pic was really cute! Why would ANYONE do such a thing?

hey janice let's replace this beautiful building with a yellow block

nooo....they ruined the historical atmosphere

I love the old one, and in a different location, I'd like the new one. I think it's weird and interesting

The new one is a superb piece of post-modernist architecture, and it is now actually PROTECTED by law in the UK system. Not only that, but it's listed as II*, which places it in the top 8 percent of all protected buildings in England. You can read about why it is special here- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428881

It looks cool

I’m waiting for Beetlejuice to jump out of the clock tower.

All that wonderful design flattened out and totally f****d up by some idiot with zero taste or regard for historical architecture.

The new one looks like a retro spaceship

The new building is now Grade 2 listed (for non-UK residents, it broadly means it can't be demolished, or its exterior looks changed without a legal battle).

it looks.....confusing

This can't be true, surely?

Looks like a submarine.

this doesn't look so bad. I mean, in a sense I get the thing about preserving buildings, but at the same time we don't know how they are inside, and maybe they really need the renovation.

They turned it into a cheesy bootleg totem pole.

The 2nd one looks better but the 1st one is more classy

so they turned a beautifull building into a....eeer I cant even describe this thing...

On it's own, the new building isn't bad looking, but put it in it's own place. Not as a replacement for such beautiful old architecture.

Reminds me of the Titanic - shouldn't there be a COUPLE up top- with their arms out-stretched?!?!!!

architects want the world to see how clever they are, they show how they do not value the uniqueness of the buildings

Awful and the amount of electricity now needed to light the inside ??

I like this

*squints* what

Really!?!?!? What the hell were they thinking!?!?!?

That’s just wrong! 🤬

I'm sure this is 1 Poultry in London and has a restaurant at the top from which at least 2 or 3 people have committed suicide from. It does look quite expensive though.

Nuh uh, gurl.

They made it better imo. Old buildings are beautiful but they kinda look all the same. Boring. We need something new.

Oh nooooo

This is the ugliest one!

This once beautiful building needs a do-over to the past.

No no no no no!

This is probably great as long as you NEVER take your eyes off the pavement. Can anyone actually walk the plank at the top? I'd pay for that!

Wow, how did they make something so beautiful so ugly

What the heck am i looking at

Sigh

It’s like the lovely old building had been eaten by an ugly one.

Idk, I kind of like the NOW better.

The roof of the right building is completely lopsided

I like this, doesn't detract from the other houses.

I don't mind this one, in fact I think it's an improvement. The original building isn't anything special.

Prison block.

X marks the spot. This is Monteal.