50 Times Architects Failed So Badly, They Got Shamed In This Facebook Group (New Pics)

Matthew, the founder of 'That's It, I'm Architecture Shaming,' shared with Bored Panda that the members of the Facebook group are eager to share their thoughts and opinions on crazy architecture. Facebook, however, has interpreted some comments left by members of the group to be serious rather than, obviously, the jokes they were meant to be.

"We got in trouble with Facebook for promoting what they saw as 'violence' which in reality was hundreds of sly, truly harmless comments saying, 'Burn it down!', 'Light it on fire!' every single day. They even started dinging us for swear words. So our team’s response was to go full 'Good Place' and auto-block any swear words and any words pertaining to fire! It’s been great so far and has really boosted creativity in the comments," Matthew explained the situation to us.

"Some people can still be mean in the comment sections, as will happen with so many people, but very rarely anymore do we have to break up fights. We get anywhere from 200 to 600 posts submitted each day now as well, and it takes our awesome moderator Carol, who has generally taken charge of post approval, a good week to get through the lineup. Laura, my amazing co-admin, and I have even added a few moderators to help out with general housekeeping and moderation. Between the 7 of us, we now have folks from Hawaii, Canada, Colorado, Massachusetts, Vermont, and of course Portland, Oregon, where I started the group right before Covid hit," the founder praised his team.

Though the group's membership seems to have plateaued (for now!), their engagement has skyrocketed. "It’s not uncommon to see a post get 1,000 reactions every hour now! I think, overall, we’ve really created a place where people can feel safe and welcome to have all the wholesome opinions and discussions they want. That’s exactly what I’ve aimed for since Day One," Matthew shared with Bored Panda his sense of pride in the entire project and the brilliant community.

In the founder's opinion, the line between good and bad architectural design is "a thick one, one that is constantly moving and shifting depending on the specific style, the location, and the viewer’s specific tastes." There's a lot of subjectivity in play here.

"Part of why I love this group is that someone could post the most beautiful building in the world and someone will hate it, or someone could post the ugliest conglomeration imaginable and someone will fall in love with it. Personally, I love balance. May that be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or something in between," he said.

"When I see a remodel or addition I prefer the design to either be flawlessly cohesive in both material and overall aesthetic and mass, or enunciated to the point where it almost appears separate. Having just started my first design job at a local firm, I try to follow balanced proportions and massing the way I see them, often using the Rule of Thirds. I also used this when I remodeled my own house," Matthew told us.