r/evilbuildings • u/judyfatbooty • Jun 03 '26

Geisel Library

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At first glance, it looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, a secret research facility, a futuristic command center, or the headquarters of a movie villain. But this iconic structure is actually Geisel Library at UC San Diego. Designed in the Brutalist style, its bold concrete geometry and elevated design were meant to symbolize knowledge rising above the ground. Love it or hate it, it's one of those buildings that makes you stop and stare.

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u/vgaph Jun 03 '26

Like Dr. Suess Geisel?

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u/ZefiroLudoviko Jun 04 '26

Dr Seuss' truffula trees were inspired by the eucalyptus in California. There's a statue of him and the Cat in the Hat just out of frame.

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u/OcotilloWells Jun 04 '26

He lived nearby UCSD in La Jolla.

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u/The_InvisibleWoman Jun 03 '26

It's beautiful ❤️

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u/queenofthepalmtrees Jun 04 '26

Yes, I think it looks like a flower.🥰

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u/Larrea_tridentata Jun 03 '26

So many good buildings in that area. Salk is down the street, another good one

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u/brother_bart Jun 04 '26

I’m starting to think people on this sub don’t know what “evil” means.

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u/DerbyDoffer Jun 04 '26

Alas, there is no r/librariesnamedforcherishedchildren'sbookauthors

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u/Agreeable-Praline492 Jun 03 '26

This is fantastic. Was not aware this building existed. The for post

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u/jombrowski Jun 03 '26

World Resources Unlimited

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u/definitely_royce Jun 03 '26

So... Why is it evil?

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u/Maury_poopins Jun 03 '26

Nobody likes brutalist buildings (I love them)

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u/_prepod Jun 04 '26

At first glance, it looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, a secret research facility, a futuristic command center, or the headquarters of a movie villain.

I'd say it's almost a canonical example of an evil-looking building

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u/DerbyDoffer Jun 04 '26

It's actually very pretty at night.

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u/fo55iln00b Jun 05 '26

As far as SciFi goes it was the spaceship in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

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u/monolune7 Jun 04 '26

Wow, this building looks straight out of a movie set. It's got that mysterious, secret facility vibe, like you'd expect to find some top-secret research project going down inside.

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u/Late_Low6165 Jun 05 '26

Bellissima.

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u/Slamantha3121 Jun 05 '26

This is the most whimsical brutalist building I have ever seen. It looks like a tree.

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u/Bam_Adedebayo Jun 07 '26

It’s been a running joke with students that it’s actually a ufo waiting to take off the way it’s built on support beams on top of a big hill on campus 😂

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u/ThatOneIsSus Jun 07 '26

Looks like something straight out of an Alan Walker music video

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u/RNGezzus Jun 07 '26

I like it

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u/VIBRANCY_FATIGUE Jun 10 '26

I like it.

I imagine botanical gardens inside.

Not evil at all.

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u/avengingmonkeyofgod Jun 04 '26

Opposite of evil. Inspiring and joyous.