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As the last day of the decade I was thinking that it would be a good idea if the members of the forum could share with the rest of us, what you consider to be the best new building of the decade as well as the worst building of the decade.


For me the best new building of the decade has been the Kaurna Building of UniSA at Hindley Street. It is simply avantgarde and it is easy to see how it was one of the buildings which represented Australia at the Venice Architecure Biennial.

Other honourable mentions include:

*Dorrit Black and the Bob Hawke Buildings also of UniSA
*The new Advertiser Building
*The Commonwealth Law Courts
*SA Water HQ
*Edge and Wave
*Embassy Apartments
*Convention Centre


For me the worst building of the decade is the UniLodge @ Metro (Spark88, Octagon). It is a cheap looking building that has even cheaper looking adornments that look like an afterthought. Overall it looks like a hospital from the early 1950s.

Dishonourable mentions also include:

*Alpha and Palais Apartments
*Flinders Link
*The blank walls of City Central

best of 00's would have been 20-22 Currie st if it got built, SA water and Convention Centre.

worst is the whole Balfours site Precint

+1 for SA Water Building as best of the decade.

No love for Conservatory on Hindmarsh Will? Although it wasn't as good as the renders I reckon it still looks great.

+1 for Adelaide Convention Centre... it's become so iconic to Adelaide.

-1 for Palais as the worse of the 00's.

The Commonwealth Law Courts are worthy of the most honourable mention available.

Best
Adelaide Convention Centre
Adelaide Airport Terminal
SA Water
Advertiser/Sunday Mail Building
223 North Terrace

Would include the brilliant Air Apartments, but its not a new building.

Worst
UniLodge @ Metro - what on earth were they thinking!
Lot 8
Flinders Link

Best: SA Water.
Worst: UniLodge.
Honorable mention: Kaurna Building UniSA

my favourite is the City Central (ANZ) tower. Its had quite an effect on the skyline, especially from Victoria Sq, and brang in a modern look that Adelaide skyscrapers were so lacking. Its sleek and classy, and I even like the visible blinds. I also like the SA Water building and law courts.


Worst: dont really hate anything from the 00's apart from multi-storey carparks. It was the 70s, 80s and 90s that produced some rubbish, such as the Myer Centre, and that citi-centre nonsense on cnr Rundle Mall and Pulteney (above Telstra shop). I hate the street frontage. It ruins Rundle Mall and looks tacky
Actually now that I think of it, the Palais aprtments could have been better. If only it was brick all over