Five badly behaved buildings

Workmen replace blown out panes of glass with plywood in Boston’s John Hancock tower

Source: Bill Chaplis/AP/Press Association Images

As Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie Talkie hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons, BD looks back at five other buildings that have been up to no good…

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