At 480ft, the glass and steel Strata tower in Elephant & Castle is the tallest block of flats in the capital, dwarfing all neighbouring buildings.
While those lucky enough to afford an apartment on the upper levels enjoy stunning views over the city, locals complain that the tower’s disproportionate size and “bar code” colour scheme make it an unavoidable eyesore.
The developers behind the tower have also been accused of environmental tokenism, after installing turbines in the roof to meet just eight per cent of the building’s energy needs.
Ellis Woodman, the Telegraph architecture critic who led the judging panel, said that the Strata building was a damning indictment of town planning departments, describing it as “quite simply the worst tall building ever constructed in London”.
Ugly and a sham. Here’s the pic: