Real-estate mogul Donald Trump's plans for a clubhouse at his $1.17 billion Scottish golf resort were blasted as "gross" and "not worthy of Disneyland" by one of the country's best known architects.
Andy MacMillan, the professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Glasgow, said Wednesday the design for the clubhouse at Trump's luxury golf resort in Balmedie, northeastern Scotland, looked like some "hideous leftover from the Victorian era."
He added, "This is not even worthy of Disneyland. It is gross. It is out of character, and it doesn't begin to exploit the landscape around it — it just stands there."
However, Trump officials said the building would echo the majesty of the Victorian Gothic Revival and its grand detail would "signify its importance as the premier building within the Great Dunes of Scotland."
The clubhouse will be the first of thousands of structures planned for the resort that will be put forward for planning permission during the next few weeks.
But MacMillan said he felt strongly enough to object to the clubhouse.
He said: "Trump has been allowed to build on a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The least he could do is give us something back. But he hasn't. I feel strongly enough to object to this building. It is going too far."
Trump hoped to open his resort by summer 2012 after gaining permission to build two championship courses, a hotel and 950 houses.
