Category Archives: worst architecture

Park The Duchie

Posted on October 10, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Deckard Bishop has sent in this superb Worst of Perth offering. It’s a carpark at Edith Cowan University. Deckard says, ” Here’s an example of how to disguise a car park with something more hideous than the original and how … Continue reading →

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Kranskys – Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

Posted on October 8, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Design/Architecture Before we get back to the Kalamunda public art atrocity tour, I thought I’d slip you a quick Kransky. I could live with the stripes maybe as “bad for the sake of attention grabbing”, but there’s a topless … Continue reading →

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King Dick and The Candy Cane

Posted on October 6, 2007 by AHC McDonald

J (Master Splinter) of North Perth has come through with a couple of classics for Worst House. I’ve also added the first one to worst graphic design for obvious reasons. This is King Dick’s place in Lord St, East Perth. … Continue reading →

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The Knock Shop of Broken Dreams

Posted on October 6, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Brothel Conversion Long time Perth residents will remember this building on the corner of Guilford and Garrett road Bayswater as one of Perth’s most famous brothels, The Happy Haven . Obviously some of us will remember the inside, others … Continue reading →

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长城 The Great Wall at Maylands

Posted on October 5, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Garden Wall Let me correct a common urban myth. This wall on the corner of Rowlands and Railway Parade Maylands is not the only Worst of Perth listing visible from space. If only that were the case at ground … Continue reading →

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Belltower. Unnatural Tendencies.

Posted on October 4, 2007 by AHC McDonald

I’m a little apologetic about this Belltower post, as when I took this photo I was doing my best to make it look good. Sorry. When the Belltower on the Swan River at Barrack Street was completed, I wrote to … Continue reading →

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Blame it on the Boogie Nights

Posted on October 3, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Hypnotising Hideous There’s no doubt this pile of curved bricks and concrete in Stonehouse Crescent Bentley is as ugly as a Shane Warne haircut, and yes the architect should have been run out of town, and yet… and yet. Repellant … Continue reading →

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Cocos in Focus

Posted on October 1, 2007 by AHC McDonald

If you can’t tell if a design feature is deliberate or a mistake – it’s a mistake. What’s with the missing but lit “H” at T_e Pub Dianella.? Perhaps it’s one of the initiatives of the new management. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Discipline and Punish

Posted on September 30, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Abandon hope all who enter here – Busy Bee next Saturday. This dismal and depressing view can be found near the corner of Alexander Drive and Grand Promenade Dianella. The best way to approach this church would be shackled to … Continue reading →

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The (don’t arf) Penn

Posted on September 29, 2007 by AHC McDonald

They say you can’t polish a turd, but apparently you can give one an aubergine render. The Worst of Perth editor was disappointed to hear that the Penninsular Tavern on Railway road Maylands had undergone a facelift – but fear … Continue reading →

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