The "new" Shirehall is often derided as a classic 1960s concrete carbuncle (the council chamber is, in fact, clad in Portland stone), but Crowe's design included some extremely thoughtful details.

A carbuncle is a cluster of boils (furuncles) that form under the skin's surface when bacteria infect hair follicles (tiny openings on your skin through which hairs grow). Carbuncles appear as red ...