As in most cities, there’s lots of competition for ‘worst’ building. Over at Pacific Metropolis, they’re inviting nominations for “a list of those buildings that we’d like to see torn down as quickly as possible – preferably before they’re granted heritage status.”
Here’s my nomination:
The Academy of Music on Vanier Point. Not too many people know about it, thankfully, since it’s another of those 70s-style bunkers they built back then, like the Archives. What makes it my top choice is the lost opportunity. Shouldn’t an Academy of Music be a graceful, inviting, significantly placed icon in the fabric of the city? This is none of those.
