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Britain's worst buildings of the year - in pictures

Carbuncle cup shortlist: Porth Eirias Watersports Centre
Porth Eirias Watersports Centre, Colwyn Bay, Wales. Architect: K2
Also known as 'the dumpster' Photograph: sent in to BD by anonymous nominator
Carbuncle cup shortlist: Castle Mill housing
Castle Mill housing, Port Meadow, Oxford. Architect: Frankham Consultancy Group
This complex has been nominated more than any other in the history of the Carbuncle Cup. Even the horses voted Photograph: sent in to BD by anonymous nominator
Carbuncle cup shortlist: Redcar Beacon aka the Vertical Pier
Redcar Beacon aka the Vertical Pier, Redcar, Cleveland. Architect: Smeeden Foreman/Seven
The helter skelter to hell ... Photograph: sent in to BD by anonymous nominator
Carbuncle cup shortlist: 465 Caledonian Road
UCL student housing, 465 Caledonian Road, Islington, London. Architect: Stephen George & Partners
Check out that faux front. Classic design right there Photograph: Ellis Woodman/BD
Carbuncle cup shortlist: Avant Garde tower
Avant Garde tower, Bethnal Green, London. Architect: Stock Woolstencroft
A finely honed sense of scale, this one ... slots right into the environment like a perfectly placed Tetris piece Photograph: Andrea Klettner/BD
Carbuncle cup shortlist: Premier Inn
Premier Inn (second from the left), Waterloo, London. Architect: Hamiltons
Not exactly doing the Lambeth Walk ... Photograph: sent in to BD by anonymous nominator
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