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hello anvil common welcome to aiden
eyewitness
the carbuncle cup was a prize given
every year by the magazine building
design
to the ugliest building in the uk
completed in the last 12 months
some buildings on the liverpool
waterfront were singled out for this
dubious honor watch to find out what i
think
we'll see quite a few tall buildings
keep in mind the figure of a hundred
meters
unofficial minimum height for a
skyscraper
how many break through that height
to see the names of the buildings in the
architects switch on the subtitles which
on this channel are always checked and
corrected and often multilingual
we begin at alexandra tower next to
prince's halftime dock
completed in 2008 it has 27 floors 201
apartments and is 88 meters tall
under construction on the other side of
the lock gates is the new isle of man
ferry terminal it's a state of the art
glass world facility accessed by a new
road that's not open yet now we're
looking north into the liverpool waters
development area on the right is
waterside apartments i saw a one bedroom
department here for 700 pounds a month i
wonder how much that will be in london
next it's one prince's dock 73 meters or
240 feet with 162 flats and 99 parking
spaces designed by afl architects and
completed in 2006. past the vacant site
soon to be filled it's plaza 1821 named
after the year prince's got was opened
plaza 1821 is a luxury rental
development with many extras including
cycle storage and a dog walking service
next to plaza 1821 is moda the lexington
which opened in 2021
i think it's a magnificent building it's
35 stories
112.5 meters tall it has broken through
the 100 meter mark architects are
fortner chester hall now we ride through
the metal bridge to see the taller
buildings located behind princess dock
the bathroom tower liverpool is another
residential apartment building 24 floors
90 meters tall completed in 2004 it has
a more complex design than the beatham
in manchester finished in 2007. both
designed by ian simpson next it's west
tower still liverpool's tallest tower
designed by idus architects 41 floors
140 meters
459 feet on the 34th floor is the
restaurant's panoramic 34. behind it is
the plaza or john moores building 100
old hall street it looks new but dates
from 1965 18 stories 65 meters it once
stood out on the skyline it's twice as
long as its high so maybe it's
liverpool's first ground scraper new
hall place aka the capital aka the royal
and sun alliance building is a 13-storey
brutalist style office complex also
known as the sandcastle completed 1974
73 metres tall 13 floors not everyone's
favorite this is the unity building 86
meters 27 floors with its smaller twin
completed 2007 architects all food hall
monahan morris
the penthouse triplex is lofty and
luxurious and very visible around the
city price
950 000 pounds as given on the marshall
property website currently not available
the merkur atlantic tower hotel is
shaped like the pro of a ship it was
opened in 1972 13 floors 40 meters now
we go back to princess dock and cross
the metal footbridge the malmaison hotel
is 11 stories and has 130 rooms designed
by leech roads walker architects now
we're on the waterfront this is 10
princess parade shannon court next to 12
princess parade a four-story office
building
the peel group is the driving force
behind the regeneration of prince's dock
and liverpool waters eight princess
parade is the home of kpmg in liverpool
it overlooks the present cruise liner
terminal with its nearby temporary
building there are plans for a new
terminal let me play this visualization
by architect stride tragloud the new
facility will house passenger and
baggage facilities with passport control
and lounges millions of pounds are
brought into the city by cruise ships 63
came in 2017. the terminal remains in
planning i've not found any definite
completion date it'll be like having an
airport in the heart of the city the
crown plaza at liverpool city center
hotel is just across from the liver
building the cunard building was
liverpool's luxury cruise liner terminal
and the port of liverpool building
played a key role in the development of
the docks but this video focuses on the
contemporary
so let's have a look at a building that
in 2009 won the carbuncle cup the judges
said it was a quote
shining example of bad architecture and
bad planning i disagree its quirky shape
provides the perfect setting for a
beatles attraction and shop i think the
design suits its purpose perfectly it
has a chinese restaurant on the top
floor and the mersey ferry's ticket
counter on the ground floor
it has an offbeat off-kilter design that
some people don't like and that's why i
believe john lennon would have approved
it was designed by hamilton architects
of northern ireland in may 2022 it
became the liverpool jerry marsden ferry
terminal in honor of jerry marsden mbe a
friend and freeman of the ferries ferry
across the mersey it was renamed by the
mayor steve rotherham in the presence of
members of jerry's family on the 11th of
may 2022 what a great tribute to a great
song and a great man the museum of
liverpool was completed in 2011.
emporis states that its architectural
height is 26 meters it was designed by
danish architects 3xn above the ground
floor there are two floors for exhibits
and two huge windows one at each end i
think it's a great building
outside from the top of the steps we can
watch the sunset here reflected in the
floor to ceiling windows of the museum
and now we come to the controversial
mann island development by international
architectural practice broadway malian
reactions have been
mixed
it was nominated for the carbuncle cup
in 2012 but again i totally disagree
all three buildings are well designed
the problem is the location they
partially block the view of the three
graces from the albert dock keep
watching to the end of the video to see
previously unpublished before and after
views
overlooking canning dock is another
development of apartments for rent with
lots of extras it's the copper house
designed by leech roads walker
architects
facilities for residents include a gym
a rooftop area and a communal space
it has a distinctive and visually
pleasing black and white facade its
neighbor one part west also looks like
the prava ship 52 meters 17 stories
built between 2006
and 2008 it's by argentinian architect
cesar pelle who designed the petronas
towers with its high-tech metallic
exterior geometric details and big
windows it looks very impressive and it
stood the test of time in 2009 it was
nominated for the carbuncle cup the
hilton hotel stands on the site of the
custom house which was demolished after
the war it was built from 2006 to 2009
designed by squire and partners and ides
it's curved and geometrically
interesting 36 meters 12 floors above
the ground next to it is liverpool 1 bus
station originally planned as an
interchange but mersey tram failed to
arrive opposite the hilton the former
merseyside police headquarters dating
from 1978 architect wv o'hara for
liverpool city council we'll conclude by
taking a look across canning dock
towards the three graces before and
after the man island development
it certainly had an impact was it right
to build it or should the site have been
kept empty or maybe low rise
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