The new entrance to Preston Railway Station has narrowly missed out on winning the Carbuncle Cup 2017.
AdvertisementThe competition is an annual award that highlights the worst new buildings across the UK.
Preston’s entry lost out to an office development in London’s Victoria.
Steve Webberley nominated the railway stationās side extension ā designed by AHR ā saying it was a ādeadening cake tin slapped on its sideā.
He said: āThis fractured geometric lean-to would seem out of date 10 years ago. It isnāt even that well-planned inside. The relationship with the window line of the brick station is laughable. Weāve come a long way from Brunel. A very long wayā¦ā
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Virgin Trains, who operate the station, and Network Rail, areĀ overseeing a Ā£2million renovation of the mainline station.
They said it was a ācontrasting structure to create a more modern and passenger friendly environmentā.
The design has attracted near-universal condemnation from Prestonians, in part due to how unfaithful it is to the original station.