We’ve all seen those Brisbane suburbs which are popping up and looking like Legoland – kilometres upon kilometres of insta-mansions which seem way too big for any reasonably sized family.

Critics debate their effectiveness in managing smart growth of communities. It’s better to have a not so big house, they proclaim. But there’s quite a few suburbs out there filled with these types of homes.

So where’s the worst area in Brisbane filled with McMansions and why?

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42-16397255This is a city known for its architecture… some buildings more famous than others.

Everyone’s got their own personal favourite structures – perhaps it’s a classic older building, or maybe an example of modern architecture.

What’s your favourite building or structure in Brisbane?

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Brisbane has its fair share of bizarre architecture – what do you reckon is the ugliest?

Perhaps you consider something like the Brisbane City Council building as the modern architectural equivalent of a technicolour yawn.

Maybe it’s something ancient and disastrous from decades gone by, that just has you scratching your head as to why it was created in the first place.

More than likely, there’s some disastrous shambles of a building in your local suburb which should have been destroyed long ago.

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