Great Failures In Modern Architecture
"Buildings sometimes fail because of incompetence or shoddy workmanship, but the examples that follow failed for a different reason: architectural ambition." A Hall of Shame of iconic buildings with major problems in structure (Fallingwater, MIT's Stata Center), mechanical systems (Pompidou Center), or the translation of ideology into practice (Le Corbusier's idea of "the Radiant City"). Slate 02/03/10 (slideshow)

Posted February 3, 2010 09:29 PM