‘Hideous’ building named UK’s biggest eyesore for 2024 [Video]

The Carbuncle Cup is the Razzies of the architecture world, annually crowning ‘the ugliest new building in the United Kingdom’.

Since it launched in 2006, its judges have granted the undesired prize to iconic structures like London’s ‘Walkie-Talkie’ and Salford’s MediaCity.

And now, after being resurrected following a six-year hiatus, the awards have returned to bestow the title on a brand new eyesore.

Organiser the Fence magazine announced Liverpool Lime Street’s redevelopment as the winner of the Carbuncle Cup 2024, with seven industry-leading judges ‘in total agreement’ over the decision.

The 11-storey block, designed by Broadway Malyan and delivered by ISG, cost £49 million and took around four years to build. Completed in 2019, the block beside the busy railway station features five ground-floor retail units, 412 student beds and a 101-room hotel.

Yet its construction has been controversial from the start, and SAVE Britain’s Heritage tried to block plans after they were approved in 2015, …