28 May 2009

Horrible Contrast Dept.


St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church on E. 7th and the back of the revolting Cooper Union Academic Building.

4 comments:

EV Grieve said...

Ugh. Simply ugh.

Mykola Dementiuk said...

Double ugh! Ptui!!! (as Ukrainians would spit and say...)

Mykola Dementiuk said...

Double ugh! Or as a Ukrainian would spit and curse, Ptui!!!

Anne - a proud 1/2 Ukie said...

Thank you for this. I found it ironic that the NY Times published both a biterswwet article about Surma's Ukrainian Gift Shop (across the street) as well as a fawining architecture review of this building in the same week. I have no problem with the deisgn of the building itself - it actually looks pretty cool- but it most defniitely does NOT fit in with the neighborhood. Also note that the architecture critic didn't ask any of the St. George's parishoners how they felt about the light to their stained glass windows being blocked.