Carbuncle Cup

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The Carbuncle Cup is a satirical British architecture award given annually to the building judged to be the ugliest completed in the UK that year.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architecture award
satirical award
awardCriteria aesthetic appearance
impact on surroundings
public reception
awardFor ugliest building completed in the United Kingdom in a given year
awardType negative award
country United Kingdom
field architecture
frequency annual
genre satire
hasAwardedArea England NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
hasCategory Architecture awards
British awards
Satirical awards
hasFormat shortlist announcement followed by winner announcement
hasOnlinePresence Building Design website
hasOppositeAward RIBA Stirling Prize NERFINISHED
inception 2006
language English
mediaCoverage British national press
architecture press
namedAfter Prince Charles’s description of the National Gallery extension as a "monstrous carbuncle"
notableControversy criticised by some architects as trivialising architectural debate
notableJudge Amanda Baillieu NERFINISHED
Ellis Woodman NERFINISHED
Owen Hatherley NERFINISHED
notableWinner Lincoln Plaza, London NERFINISHED
Liverpool Ferry Terminal NERFINISHED
Nova Victoria, London NERFINISHED
Walkie Talkie building, 20 Fenchurch Street, London NERFINISHED
Woolwich Central, London NERFINISHED
organizer Building Design magazine NERFINISHED
presentedBy Building Design magazine NERFINISHED
purpose to highlight poor architectural design
to stimulate public debate about architecture in the UK
relatedConcept carbuncle (pejorative architectural term)
relatedTo Prince Charles NERFINISHED
selectionProcess shortlist of buildings compiled by critics and readers
winner chosen by a panel of judges
startLocation United Kingdom NERFINISHED
status not awarded after late 2010s
typicalSubject contemporary commercial buildings
public buildings
residential developments

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20 Fenchurch Street awarded Carbuncle Cup