This week the UK's worst new building was revealed
This week on Dezeen, the redevelopment of Lime Street in Liverpool was named the winner of the Carbuncle Cup, dedicated to finding the UK's worst building. More
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Dezeen Agenda features the UK's worst new building
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the winner of this year's Carbuncle Cup for the worst new building in the UK. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
"Hideous" redevelopment in Liverpool wins Carbuncle Cup 2024 for UK's worst building
The redevelopment of Lime Street in Liverpool by British studio Broadway Malyan has been named the country's worst new building in this year's Carbuncle Cup. More
"Soulless" leisure complex in Stockport wins Carbuncle Cup 2018 for worst UK building
An entertainment complex in the northern English town of Stockport, designed by architecture firm BDP, has been named the UK's worst new building from the past year. More
"Crass" London development wins Carbuncle Cup 2017 for worst UK building
An angular pair of towers located directly outside London's Victoria station has been named the UK's worst new building from the last year. More
Carbuncle Cup shortlists six contenders for worst building of 2017
Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's least illustrious prize – the Carbuncle Cup for the UK's worst new building from the last year. More
Lincoln Plaza housing named Britain's worst new building in Carbuncle Cup 2016
A tower block has been named the worst new building in the UK, after being described as "an open invitation to commit suicide". More
Carbuncle Cup shortlist reveals frontrunners for Britain's worst building of 2016
Six buildings have been shortlisted for architecture's most unwanted award – the Carbuncle Cup 2016 for the UK's worst new building (+ slideshow). More
Walkie Talkie wins 2015 Carbuncle Cup for worst UK building
Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London, which has so far melted cars and been blamed for powerful downdraughts, has been named the worst building in the UK this year. More
"Oppressive" Woolwich Central development wins Carbuncle Cup 2014
News: a mixed-use development in south-east London has been branded as the UK's worst building of the year. More
Carbuncle Cup 2014 shortlist announced
News: a shopping centre that replaced an iconic Brutalist car park and a controversial tower beside the River Thames are among the six projects on the Carbuncle Cup 2014 shortlist for the UK's worst new building. More
"Prison-like" student housing wins Carbuncle Cup 2013
News: a student housing block in London with a retained brick warehouse facade has been named Britain's worst building of the year. More
Carbuncle Cup 2013 shortlist revealed
News: a 24 metre tall viewing tower that looks like a helter skelter and a student housing development in Oxford have been included in a shortlist for the ugliest building completed in the UK in the last 12 months. Update 29/08/13: the winner has been announced as 465 Caledonian Road by Stephen George & Partners. More
Cutty Sark wins Carbuncle Cup 2012
News: Grimshaw architects' steel and glass cocoon containing the historic Cutty Sark tea clipper has been named the ugliest new building in the UK, with a juror describing it as "the final death of High-Tech as a design language worthy of respect." More
Carbuncle Cup 2012 shortlist announced
Dezeen Wire: the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture at the Olympic Park (above) and the restoration of historic tea clipper the Cutty Sark are included in the shortlist for the 2012 Carbuncle Cup, awarded by Building Design magazine to the ugliest building completed in the UK in the last 12 months. More
Strata tower by BFLS wins 2010 Carbuncle Cup - Building Design
Dezeenwire: the Strata tower in south London by BFLS architects has won The Carbuncle Cup, awarded annually by Building Design magazine to the ugliest building completed in the UK during the past 12 months - Building Design
Also on Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey's review of the Strata tower