1.RyugyongHotel,Pyongyang,NorthKorea柳京饭店FilephotoofRyugyongHotel(beforeandafterrenovation)LocatedinPyongyang,thecapitalofDPRK,RyugyongHotelis330metershigh.Constructionofthishotelbeganin1987.However,theprojectwassuspendedin1992duetofinancialproblemsandrestartedin2008.Itisexpectedtobecompletedin2013.柳京饭店位于朝鲜首都平壤,高330米,1987年开始兴建,后因资金问题在1992年停工,2008年重启工程,预计2013年完工。2.AtlantisHotel,Dubai,UnitedArabEmirates阿联酋迪拜亚特兰蒂斯饭店FilephotoofAtlantisHotel.Openedwithgreatfanfare,nottomentioneye-wateringlywastefulexpense,attheendof2008,thehotelboastssomequalityrestaurantsandanadmittedlygreatwaterpark.2008年底,亚特兰蒂斯酒店在嘹亮的号角声中开业了,花费巨大。酒店标榜拥有高档餐厅和公认美丽的水上公园。Fact:Thedisplaythatlaunchedthehotelused100,000fireworks,aroundseventimesmorethanweresetoffattheopeningceremonyofthe2008BeijingOlympics.实情:酒店开业典礼燃放了十万束烟花,比北京奥运会开幕式所用烟花数目多了七倍。3.PalaceoftheParliament,Bucharest,Romania罗马尼亚国会大厦FilephotoofPalaceoftheParliament.Thebuildinghasover1,100rooms,is12storiestallandhasseveralundergroundlevels.Impressiveundoubtedly,it’sjustashamethatmuchofBucharest’shistoriccenterincluding30,000residencesand28churcheshadtomakewayfortheproject.大厦拥有超过1100个房间,12层高,地下还有几层。毋庸置疑,大厦给人留下深刻印象,但惭愧的是,布加勒斯特的历史中心区,包括三万间民宅和28座教堂在内,都不得不为此建筑“让路”。4.ZizkovTelevisionTower,Prague,CzechRepublic捷克奇奇科夫电视塔FilephotoofZizkovTelevisionTower.Thetroublewith216-metertowersisthattheytendtobenoticed.YouwouldbeforgiventhenforwonderingwhythearchitecttaskedwithdesigningagianttransmittertowerinoneofEurope’smostpicturesquecitiesdidn’tcomeupwithsomethingbetterthanthisreplicaofaspace-shuttlelaunch.这个216米高的电视塔的问题在于它还没有得到广泛的注意。你会好奇为什么设计师肩负着在这座欧洲风景最独特的城市里设计这样一座巨型发射塔的任务,却只造出了这样一个类似于航天飞机发射塔的建筑。5.ExperienceMusicProject,Seattle,UnitedStates美国西雅图体验音乐博物馆FilephotoogExperienceMusicProject.Thearchitectsupposedlychanneledtheanarchyofsmashed-upFenderStratocasterguitarsintohisdesign.ThefacthisastronomicalfeeresultedinsomethingmoreakintoTechnicoloropenheartsurgerycan’thavebeenmusictotheearsofprojectfounderMicrosoftbillionairePaulAllen.建筑师恐怕是将混乱状态中“破碎的芬达吉他”这种无序理念融入到了设计中。设计师花费巨额经费,设计出了这栋结构类似于彩拍开心脏手术的建筑。在该建筑项目的发起人,微软公司亿万富翁保罗•艾伦听起来这可并不像音乐般悦耳。Fact:JimiHendrix,aprominentSeattleite,inspiredthemuseum’snameanddesign.AvoraciousconsumerofLSD,theguitaristmighthaveappreciatedGehry’sdesignmorethanitsmodernaudience.实情:吉米•亨德里克斯,一位杰出的西雅图人,为这座博物馆的命名和设计带来了灵感。吉米•亨德里克斯大量使用摇头丸,这位吉他手可能比现代听众更喜欢盖里的建筑设计。6.HoChiMinhMausoleum,Hanoi,Vietnam越南胡志明陵寝FilephotoofHoChiMinhMausoleum.ThestructureitselfisapparentlymeanttoevokeVietnamesetraditionsincludingacommunalhouseandalotusflower(howthetwocanbecombinedinonebuildingisunclear).建筑本身显然是想唤起越南的传统,建筑包括公舍和莲花(这两样东西是怎样在一幢建筑中结合在一起的尚不清楚)。7.MetropolitanCathedral,Liverpool,England英国利物浦都会大教堂FilephotoofMetropolitanCathedral.Farfromconjuringimagesofheavenlyrepose,thechurchismoreakintoagiantconcretetent,henceitslocalnicknamePaddy’sWigwam(PaddybeingpejorativeforCatholicsofIrishdescent).这座教堂一点也不像神灵休息的地方,倒更像是一座巨大的混凝土帐篷,因此当地人给它取了个绰号,“爱尔兰人的棚屋”(Paddy’sWigwam,Paddy是对爱尔兰裔天主教徒的戏称)。TheCathedralprojectwasill-starredfromtheoff.DesignsbySirEdwinLutyensandAdrianGilbertScottwererejectedforbeing,inthecaseoftheformer,tooexpensive,andinthecaseofthelatter,notgoodenough.ThetaskeventuallyfelltoSirFrederickGibberdanditishisfinishedproductthatstandstothisday.这座教堂建筑一开始就霉运连连。教堂最初由埃德温•路特恩斯爵士和阿迪安•吉尔伯特•斯科特设计。由于前者的设计太过昂贵,而后者的设计又不够好,设计方案被否决了。设计任务最终落到了弗列德里克•吉伯特头上,今天的教堂正是他设计的。Fact:ThecathedralauthoritysuedGibberdfor£1.3million(US$2million)whenthealuminumroofstartedtoleakanddefectswerenotedinthemosaictiles.Strangelytheyseemtohavebeenhappyenoughwiththebuilding’sactualdesign.实情:当教堂的铝质屋顶开始漏水,镶嵌地砖也出现了问题时,教堂方面控告吉伯特,要求其赔偿130万英镑(合200万美元)。奇怪的是,他们似乎对这栋建筑的设计感到满意。8.ThePortlandBuilding,Portland,UnitedStates美国波特兰大楼FilephotoofThePortlandBuilding.Itisanacceptedfactthatthe1980swasthedecadewheretastewentmadanddecidedtostartdonningpatternsweatersandshoulderpads.However,thatstilldoesn’texplainwhyjudgeswentwithMichaelGraves’designforanewcivicbuildingintheUSstateofOregon.众所周知,20世纪80年代是大众品味变得疯狂的十年,人们开始穿花样毛衣,戴垫肩。但这仍然无法解释为什么米歇尔•格列夫斯会设计出这栋美国俄勒冈州的民用建筑。9.TheFangYuanBuilding,Shenyang,China中国沈阳方圆大厦FilephotoofTheFangYuanBuilding.Likemostofthebuildingsonourlist,thiseffortisdistinctiveifnotdistinguished.ArchitectCYLee–-whodidamuchbetterjobwithhisTaipei101skyscraperoverinTaiwan-–wantedtofuseculturesbymerginganoldChinesecoin,completewithsquarecut-out,withacontemporarymodernofficeblock.就像我们所列出的大多数建筑那样,这幢建筑的设计也很有特色,但并不杰出。它的设计师是李祖原,其所设计的台北101大厦要好很多。设计师希望通过将中国古老孔方形状钱币与现代办公大楼相结合来达到文化相融的目的。10.PetrobrasHeadquarters,RioDeJaniero,Brazil巴西石油公司总部FilephotoofPetrobrasHeadquarters.InawayyouhavetoadmirePetrobrasforitsaudacity.Afterall,itisnoteveryleadingmulti-nationalfirm(theenergycompanyisthebiggestinLatinAmerica)thatchoosestohouseitsshowpieceheadquartersinabuildingthat'sasawfulasthis.你必须钦佩巴西石油公司的胆大。毕竟巴西石油公司不是领先的跨国企业(这家能源公司在拉丁美洲是最大的),公司选择将其作为样板的总部安排在这样一座丑陋的楼里。Fact:Thebuildingisatleastingoodcompany.ItsnextdoorneighborisRioDeJaneiroCathedral,anequallycontroversial(readugly)exampleofconcretebrutalism.实情:至少,这栋大楼旁还有建筑相陪。大楼旁边是里约热内卢大教堂,同样也是一座典型的富有争议的粗犷混凝土建筑。