I an going to be controversial on this topic. I HATE modern architecture with a passion and a vengence.
In my opinion, almost all which has been built in Manchester since the 90s is just horrible and the city is being ruined by developers.
I like 18th, 19th and early 20th century buildings and I think the current building boom is simplt replacing concrete eyesores with glass ones. My feeling is that if you can not design an attractive building and architects now obviously cant, then just build something inoffensive which blends in.
To be fair, some buildings in the late'70s and early 80s were OK, they were brick and matched their surroundings. Two examples are the brick office buildings opposite the town hall in Albert Square
Will someone stop this ugliness of steel and glass please???
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