{"id":352573,"date":"2026-06-15T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-these-buildings-have-been-crowned-the-worst-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:00:04","slug":"why-these-buildings-have-been-crowned-the-worst-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-these-buildings-have-been-crowned-the-worst-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why these buildings have been crowned the WORST in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wkfaZrwGWic\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why these buildings have been crowned the WORST in the UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wkfaZrwGWic\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Previous winners have included Liverpool\u2019s Ferry Terminal and the Walkie Talkie in London. This isn\u2019t a prize for good design though, it\u2019s the Carbuncle Cup, an award for the worst new building in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public can nominate whatever structure they want and it\u2019s not just about aesthetics, it\u2019s about how these buildings affect the communities around them.<\/p>\n<p>We sat in on the judging process to find out how they chose this year\u2019s winners \u2013 or should we say losers?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous winners have included Liverpool\u2019s Ferry Terminal and the Walkie Talkie in London. This isn\u2019t a prize for good design though, it\u2019s the Carbuncle Cup, an award for the worst new building in the UK. 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