When Boldness Goes Wrong

For all its supposed reputation as the most liberal major city in the U.S., San Francisco is the most conservative and prudish when it comes to architecture. The often celebrated "painted ladies"/Victorians have never been a favorite of mine, and I think the bungalows of Oakland or Pasadena are far more appealing by comparison.

Every now and then a more bold building manages to slip in. Though not nearly as offensive as the justifiably trashed as the hideous pink building that Julian Schnabel developed in the West Village, the new extension to the City College building on Valencia is not necessarily a sign of progress. It makes feel like I should be dressing up like Don Johnson and going out for mojitos. Okay, mojitos sound good, but I'll stick to the Ben Sherman look instead.
UPDATE: And since we're on the topic, how about the competition for San Francisco having the tallest building on the west coast? Though the image above is interesting, why not go back to the 1974 rendition from below of The Glass Tower from The Towering Inferno which confirmed that sometimes boldness does have its costs.