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35 Architects Who Did Not Think Their Projects Through, Shared On This Twitter Page
When you have a planner drafting your house, a roof over your head is the bare minimum you expect. I wouldn’t call a set of windows a luxury either. But in reality, even in the most precise universe of architecture and engineering, errors happen. And the results are the monstrosities you’re about to see.
Thanks to the Twitter page “Bad Planning,” we have quite a split collection to look at. The page sarcastically describes itself as “a celebration of all the ‘smelly’ stuff imposed on our environment.” It adds that: “Perpetrated by Architects, Planners, Surveyors, Engineers & other environmental ne’er do wells.” Whoever created this page appears genuinely unforgiving.
Get ready to meet ‘Fencemageddon,’ heaters rising up the stairway, the house of all the planet’s windows, and other peculiar specimens. Scroll down, enjoy and upvote your favorites as you go!
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That's what I was thinking. Possibly to keep the homeless away.
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I've never ever seen brick done like this. This is stunning and phenomenal craftsmanship.
How? It's very impressive. That takes talent and skill and a lot of patience.
Probably fake bricks - seen these used as pillars - someone needs to crash a car into it though - it’s horrible
It’s probably not the only one (hence, not unique), but it is PDC [Pretty Dang Cool]
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Really? I’ve seen two out of three of the things on your list and I wouldn’t put this anywhere near them!
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I think it's quite pretty, even when the plants haven't come all the way in yet.
It's a true conversation piece, everybody walking by will talk about it lol.
There's a bricklayer out there who is fantastic. I am more baffled and impressed with the footpath which goes from light grey, to mid grey, to darker grey, to moss.
This will stop people from sitting or do anything on the brick wall.
It is to prevent people from sitting upon it....and very complex work of architecture at the same time.
It is to prevent people from sitting upon it....and making it very decortative at the same time.
That must have took ALOT of patience....getting brick to stick like that would be irritating even if the mortar was almost dry. they likely used wood pieces as support while it dried completely
Theres a template called a twist and square or a pier twist that helps this happen, dads in construction, lol
The way the bricks are pointed up with mortar, I sure hope it never rains and freezes won't last 2 years
oh this was very well thought thru. they wanted to flex their power
I prefer exposed bricks to painted bricks…just my two cents.
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I kinda like this. It took patience and is pretty creative (and you KNOW they charged extra *L*)
I can't imagine how much skill and time it took to make this work. I wonder if it used more or fewer bricks than it would have taken to just add a few rows of brick to the existing wall. It looks like it may have been to keep people from trying to climb over.
Applause to the brick people for their skills, "WTF were you thinking, or were you?" to the "designer" who pointlessly added complexity and expense to the build for no reason.
1) showing off their brickwork skills. 2) making sure teens can't sit down.
I think it's cute. But as an old lady who often needs to sit and rest a bit when walking, I'd rather see a ledge this high that I can actually sit on and rest.
Taking stopping the homeless resting somewhere to a whole new level (obviously meant as sarcasm)
If you are upset, you just had to do it the French way : unite to create a company that will buy and preserve the building.
In order to find out how bad planning and design examples like these end up in public and private spaces, we have to break down where they start from. Maybe it’s a client who ordered a questionable design and turned it into reality. Maybe it’s a designer who forgot the functional part of the design. Or it may well be the planners who didn’t take what was needed into account.
“We never realize how much even the smallest detail can affect our everyday lifestyle,” Laura Vanagaite, a Portugal-based graphic designer, told Bored Panda. She shared a couple of insights of what happens and why when objects, buildings, and spaces are designed with such big flaws. “Every single object we use from the morning until the night is designed specifically on how it is supposed to be. But that is not always the case. Functionality is the number one rule in the design and architecture world,” Laura explained.
“But sometimes,” Laura said, “some creative choices are made that make the function not the priority.” And that is where the confusion happens. “From what we have seen in the past, some design solutions are made without thinking of the actual client, a person that will use the product. It applies to everything: website or app design, interior design, furniture, architecture and spatial planning.”
Laura also said that if any of the end product is made without thinking much about the user, it loses its value. “For example, a person downloads an app, it looks nice, the design is modern, it looks beautifully done, but the letters are done in a light color and it is hard to understand what information needs to be filled in. The client gets annoyed and decides to delete the app. In this case, the designer should have thought about the app function and how user-friendly it would be.”
“Another example can be spatial planning,” the graphic designer said. “Let's say that the architects were hired to create a modern working space for a tech company. The finished result looks modern, innovative and... not enough space for the workers to sit properly. Sitting areas are a crucial part of offices because the physical health of the workers determines how productive they will be.”
According to Laura, these types of mistakes can be found in every area: “maybe the logo was wrongly designed and did not reflect the values of the company, maybe the cutlery was designed without thinking about whether left-handed people would be able to use it.”
She also stressed the fact that every designer should think first about the function and the person who will be using the product. “Whether it is a simple app or a huge architectural building, you as the professional should ask ‘What does the client need and what issues do I need to solve to make it easier for them to use it?’” Laura concluded.
In my language, it's the Devil who is in the details. We always try to see the bad in every thing, to see the clouds behind the silver lining, in order to be prepared for when the smallest defect in the greatest plan will make everything backfire and fail miserably.
We call this bedroom, “the wind catcher”. Lively during storms.
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I ended up having to look at older farmhouses and cabins after this to see good architecture and style.
One of them actually made my eyes all wonky which made mean little nauseous.
Load More Replies... This is named inappropriately. Should say, “what happens when no one was willing to fork over money for an actual architect.”
I think a better title is what happens when you hire a terrible contractor. Most of these photos are not because of the Architect - they are either a terrible contractor or people with bad taste in renovating.
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I'm far more concerned with the floor plan than I am with the exterior. So many newer houses seem as thought they weren't designed to actually be lived in.
Every building project should be submitted to Prince Charles for approval, in order to avoid... All that s**t.
I ended up having to look at older farmhouses and cabins after this to see good architecture and style.
One of them actually made my eyes all wonky which made mean little nauseous.
Load More Replies... This is named inappropriately. Should say, “what happens when no one was willing to fork over money for an actual architect.”
I think a better title is what happens when you hire a terrible contractor. Most of these photos are not because of the Architect - they are either a terrible contractor or people with bad taste in renovating.
Load More Replies... I'm far more concerned with the floor plan than I am with the exterior. So many newer houses seem as thought they weren't designed to actually be lived in.
Every building project should be submitted to Prince Charles for approval, in order to avoid... All that s**t.
