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‘That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming’: 40 Architecture Examples That Look So Bad, People Just Had To Shame Them
Some buildings will absolutely fascinate you with their stunning designs, genius architectural decisions, and the sheer power of their aesthetics. This article isn’t about these kinds of buildings, however. Nope! Not all buildings are made equal, you see, and the ‘bad’ ones need to be shamed publicly so that others don’t copy their designs. So we’ll be focusing exclusively on just plain terrible architectural decisions.
And the worst of the worst end up on the ‘That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming’ Facebook group where users mercilessly prod and poke bad design. It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s something cool to scroll through during your next coffee break.
Remember to upvote your fave photos that you love to hate and be sure to follow the architecture-shaming Facebook group if you like their stuff. They’re a growing community with awesome content.
Bored Panda spoke about what separates good and bad design, the need to democratize the access to quirky private property designs, as well as about the roles that architecture plays with an expert in the field from Sweden who has a background in urban planning. You’ll find our full interview with her below.
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#1
I Dunno, Slim Doesn't Seem To Be Digging This Situation
Deb Kasunic 2 years ago
What is unique about 90° angles? After more 90 degree angles? Monochromatic. Boring.
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Mariya Chuchman 4 years ago
This building is situated in Bnei Brak, Israel. I used to work on its 26th floor:)
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#2
This Pillar Was Straight Last Week. This Is The First Floor Of A Seven-Floor Building
Vicky Z 4 years ago (edited)
My thoughts exactly!! Forget the photos and RUN!!!!!
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Eslamala 4 years ago (edited)
Back in 2010, we had a big earthquake (8.8 Richter) and half of my city was ruined. Well, one office building a few blocks from my house got literally cut in half, and it happened because the bank that owned that floor (I think it was the 10th floor) removed some pillars they weren't supposed to...
M O'Connell 4 years ago
That's probably a plastic utilities chase. A building of that size would not be structurally supported by steel columns like that.
Johnny 4 years ago
I was going to say the same thing, that's doesn't look big enough to be a structural support. Probably someone ran into it with the mail cart.
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#3
I Do Not Give A Damn How Well It’s Cantilevered Or How Strong The Struts Are. I Do Not Have The Kind Of Luck It Would Take To Set Foot In This House
Donkey boi 4 years ago
I wonder if they took into account that the water feature will help speed up erosion of the cliff face?
Flor Hoornaert 4 years ago
It's the house from the aunt from the children of a series of unfortunate events
The Sweden-based urban planning expert explained to Bored Panda that while public spaces must meet safety and accessibility standards, aesthetic standards can be much more fluid for buildings. The expert spoke to Bored Panda on the condition that she remain anonymous. (Remember, just because you're an expert in something and want to be helpful doesn't mean that you always like the limelight... unlike quirky architecture which just begs you to look at it!)
“Most of the time, the elements of the built environment should be in harmony amidst each other and with the surroundings. However, sometimes, something bolder and out-of-the-box might form an engaging contrast,” she said. However, the urban planning expert shared with Bored Panda that, in her personal opinion, our built environments have to engage us, as well as stimulate our minds and senses. In fact, she believes that architecture’s ability to make us think is one of its most powerful aspects.
#4
The Cactus Is *chef’s Kiss
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Not one with a pink... erection in front of it, no.
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Martin Forbes 4 years ago
The screw you cactus on the left that says it all without actually saying anything.
Amber Vandermallie-Walker 4 years ago
the cactus WANTS you to screw it......see the erection? haha
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Sheila Stamey 4 years ago
I'd be making a rude gesture as well if I had to be a cactus in front of THAT! My question is, how do you get a cactus 🌵 to grow like that on purpose?
#5
This Is Not Photoshopped
Mihai Mara 4 years ago
Actually this is pretty cool and well executed. This is not something to be shamed
Turnip and a Frog 4 years ago
The name of the building is “The Crooked House.” It’s located in Sopot, Poland, and is a local attraction. The architect was inspired by abstract painting. I’m not sure if it’s just ugly, or also interesting, I guess it has its moments.
Strahd Ivarius 4 years ago
Abstract painting? I don't remember this brand of vodka...
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Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
My heart goes out to the construction crews. "Are you sure that goes there?". " No, but that's what the plans say."
Shull GaRett 4 years ago
This one has its Wiki page. its in town called Sopot in Poland. Currently it houses some shops and coffee shops. Just google "Krzywy Domek Sopot"
BlockDog02 4 years ago
Krzywy Domek is written, which is Polish for crooked house (actually little house, the -ek ending makes something smaller or cuter), so ye.
Unaffected 4 years ago
Like Lolek and Bolek? Loved it when I was a kid :)
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#6
That Gives Me Anxiety
soniacccccccccc 4 years ago
And this, my dear children, is why we learn basic measurements in school
Sam rice 4 years ago (edited)
It looks intentionally off-set every other floor and I hate it
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cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Teacher: OK class, did you remember your rulers? Johnny: I forgot mine miss Teacher: How do you expect to become an architect if you can't draw straight lines hm? Looks like you will have to try and do them free hand *20 years later*
“There are circumstances where the architecture should create a sense of calmness and safety, yet there are instances in which it is not bad if the architecture provokes us and makes us think, ‘Why don't I like the look of this building?’”
The urban planner said that we should give people the freedom to express themselves as they wish when it comes to designing their private property. As long as they have the means, nearly everything is allowed, in her opinion.
#7
Opera And Ballet Theatre Of Cheboksary (Russia)
Top: original picture
Bottom: slightly photoshopped picture
Gregg V 4 years ago
Suddenly, Chernobyl melted down. Damn it, Luke "I said do or do not, not try.... this is what happens when you try in Russia?"
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
That's a kind of classicism, We have an entire town looking that that in France (Le Havre) and it's UNESCO classified, really similar to socialist classicism. This pic is a church, but it looks like a supervillain base or a rocket launcher: 800px-C389..._28229.jpg 
The entire city looks like it.
Greg Balcerak 4 years ago
Not too surprising. Pretty typical socialist modernism (perhaps brutalism). Looks as though it's secondary purpose was to serve as a bunker In the event of a war
Ploploplop 4 years ago
A lot of opera/music halls lack windows like this.
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Connie Martin 4 years ago
The Russians have been experts in Brutalist architecture since the demise of the Romanovs
Anna Repp 4 years ago
This echoes of Russian Constructivism of the 1920s, although it was built in 1985.
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"Slightly photoshopped picture". You only added a huge stormtrooper, a gigantic ship, smaller ships, and a cloud across the whole thing.
Happy Daihatsu 4 years ago
It's just a slight change. You barely even notice!
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Mae Mosse 4 years ago
Well to be honest the ballerinas, opera singers and orchestra were kept like prisoners during the Cold War. If they travelled to other countries they were heavily guarded so that no one would defect.
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A Friend Of Mine Cross-Posted This And It Made Me Think Of Y’all
Monika Sztuk 4 years ago
This is actually a hotel in Suffolk, England. I've been there not long ago. It's really cool :)
Pooh Bear 4 years ago
I've seen it a few times but I've never been in there, I want to tho!
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Gurnox 4 years ago
That's The House in Clouds - Thorpeness, UK. Lovely part of the world. It's a much nicer building than the photos suggest.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
So, do you push a button somewhere to make the bottom part go back down in the ground? You know, like a disguised missile silo, or Dr Evil’s secret lair, or something?
Monika Sztuk 4 years ago
This is a hotel in Suffolk, England. I've been there last week.. It's really cool :)
The Cheshire Cat 4 years ago
I've seen it too, it looks amazing on a foggy day, you can just see the top, looks really mysterious
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#9
I Might Like This If Those Were Slides
Gregg V 4 years ago
I'd like it if it were seasoned with Garlic, Wine and editable like my favorite Escargo.
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Yeah, you heard 4 years ago
This is fabulous, and very well executed. Why shame it? It's great.
Alessia G. 4 years ago
It reminds me of Barbapapa's house from my childhood... (not sure if you had them in the US though)
“Quirky architecture comes from our innate desire to demonstrate our uniqueness. However, not everyone who has the means has an average taste for aesthetics. Yet, as long as it is for the people who inhabit or use their private space, I mean why not?” she told Bored Panda that as long as you’re not actively harming anyone else with how bad your designs are, you should be able to be as unique as you want. Even if it falls short of objective aesthetic standards.
#10
Who Remembers Those Gerbil Enclosures That Look Like This?
H Edwards 4 years ago (edited)
A reverse image search tells me it's in Brisbane
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Markus Holstein 4 years ago
This looks like something that might grow on your skin after you got bitten by an alien spider
Cookies mum 4 years ago
it's not a model, it is real. It is in Ipswich in Queensland, Australia - https://www.realestate.com.au/lifestyle/ipswich-home-built-from-concrete-bubbles/
Hermione 4 years ago
Just googled interior photos. Would be like living in the international space station
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#11
This Looks Like A Place A Villain Would Live
Artoonist Corine 4 years ago
Reminds me of the Duefenschmirtz (sp?) incorporated place from Phinneas and Ferb!
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I don't know what desert it is in... can be a cold one.
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#12
I’ll Meet Your Brutalism, And Raise You This
Maarten Vrebos 4 years ago
it's the back of the Antwerp Zoo, on the other side is a mountain scenery for theanimals. this side is adjacent to office buildings and the train station entrance, that's why they added the fake cliff there.
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
This makes sense. Hopefully no white tiger exhibit
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Cupcake168 4 years ago (edited)
I somehow like it. It doesn’t disturbs nature, you’re hard to find AND it has got plants on the roof. Has probably good climate in summers as well as in winters. I would change the „door".
Elizabeth Houttekiet 4 years ago
I think this is the service (and animal) entrance for the zoo in Antwerp :) Weirdly it fits it's surroundings in real life (according to me ..)
However, the expert acknowledged that others in the industry might not see things the way that she does. Others, she said, believe that private property must be in harmony with the surroundings.
“But, I think that we should not cross that thin line where architecture becomes reserved for only the wealthy and for those with ‘good taste’ (whoever decides that). I’m only talking about private property here, though. When it comes to public space, there should be a consensus between the public and the professional about the design,” she said that the rules for the private and public spheres are very different.
#13
Um... What Is This?
Dave P 4 years ago
using natural insulation for a green effect, large windows, lots of decks, efficient look. I like it as well
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
It may look fluffy but it's sharp. I think that's marram grass.
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Tracey Hirt 4 years ago (edited)
It's a hotel in the Netherlands, and in the Summer, it's quite pretty! https://www.priceline.com/hotel-deals/h110384704/NL/Zeeland/Zoutelande/Duinhotel-Tien-Torens-Seayou-Zeeland.html
Sarah 4 years ago
Ah, OK. I guessed Scandinavia but Netherlands makes sense.
Load More Replies... Mihai Mara 4 years ago
This looks better that the other yellow pyramid type of house posted here.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Don’t know, but the top part sure looks like it’s meant for human sacrifices.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
I don't hate it, but all that grass could be converted to a vegetable garden.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Thats the most ecological choice here because it's probably marram grass, they fixes the dunes and their seeds have a very short life so the building can help to fix the dunes by sending some seeds around. And they are adapted to aridity, can have 5 meters long roots (who fix dunes). In my place they are highly protected, that's forbidden to hurt them, break them or remove them.
Load More Replies... Tracey Hirt 4 years ago
Good light, natural insulation, no rain gutters to clean. I think it's pretty cool. In the summer the grass is likely a pretty greeen.
#14
Art Nouveau On Psychedelics
Uber Mensch 4 years ago
Kinda looks like Darth Vader's helmet to me. (the windows)
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Second time it says "Art nouveau" when it really isn't. Closer to arts&crafts but it isn't either.
#15
I Wonder Who Thought This Would Be A Good Idea
B Jones 4 years ago
Imagine sleeping here, you wake up, look outside. And there's hundreds of desert tortoises all worshipping your building as a god
Softsquatch 4 years ago
i think it rules and all buildings should be shaped like giant animals
Gary 4 years ago
It's actually a mobile home. what you don't know is that the legs actually work.
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
THIS IS WHAT I WAS THINKING THANK YOU :)
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Jeff Christensen 4 years ago
"I went to architecture school, and this is the way they tortoise."
The urban planning expert also had some advice when it comes to design. “Firstly, even though I often advocate for unconventionally looking buildings, I do not encourage purposefully provocative architecture. The building should be designed with the intention to accommodate and protect society. It should create a sense of safety but not be boring,” she told Bored Panda that we ought to strike a balance between uniqueness and service, expression and community.
#16
“Sharkitecture”
Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
It was there a long time before Sharknado.I think it’s in Oxford.
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Elizabeth Elliot 4 years ago
It's in Oxford, an artist installed it in the '80s when the Cold War was a bit warm, on the anniversary of Nagasaki.
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Callia Donoven 4 years ago
My brother would love this! One question: is the shark's head in the house?
Marilyn Holt 4 years ago
I remember hearing about this one on the news. The neighbours were not happy.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
Love it. Is it "okay, you can have the house in the divorce" or what?
H Edwards 4 years ago
Oh, they didn't. It was a whole thing. But it's an Oxford landmark now.
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Can We All Just Take A Moment And Acknowledge That Prince Produced Some Great Music, But He Lived In A Water Treatment Station
I I 4 years ago (edited)
yeah Paisley Park Studios was his home and work place in one , still fugly architecture
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Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
I just went and read an article about this. The inside was amazing and included sound studios, beautiful and strange furniture and rooms and even a private night club! The folks who run Graceland have taken over the management of the property and certain parts of it can be rented for events. Unique, creative and exotic - much like the man himself!
BlahBlah 4 years ago (edited)
I think he lived in the round building on the left and the rest of the facility is a recording studio : P
CM Evans 4 years ago
The round building is unfinished, on the inside. Prince lived on the second flor of the main building.
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Rcath 4 years ago
Maybe that's where he actually lived. That would make me happy.
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#18
The “Snail House” In Bulgaria Actually Does Look Like A Snail
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Looks like something from bikini bottom that got dugged up, look at his face, he just wants to go back home
A B C 4 years ago
I raise you The Rizzi House in Brunswick, Germany: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Rizzi_House
What’s more, the expert from Sweden pointed out that accessibility, inclusiveness, and empowerment should also be key features of any architectural project. “Also, I prefer somewhat complex but systemic designs. Minimalistic and box like floor plans are good in some cases where easy access is necessary (for example, hospitals) yet they can be completely mind-numbing while more complex floor plan designs are more mind-stimulating (for example, good for schools, in my opinion).”
#19
Toilet-Shaped House (Named Haewoojae), Built By Sim Jae-Duck, The Chairman Of The Organizing Committee Of The Inaugural General Assembly Of The World Toilet Association
Elsker 4 years ago
started reading, thought WHYYYYYYY would you make a toilet shaped house?! then, continuing, world toilet association?!?! Guess it makes sense, and they considered it a great building, but still...:D
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
"Great" isn't what comes to mind when you look at the roof garden.
Load More Replies... Earl Grey 4 years ago
It’s for real. Lots of photos here: http://www.designersparty.com/entry/Haewoojae-Kiwoong-Ko 4DABAE5D-0...1ed5d.jpeg 
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I don't think this is a house, iirc its in a museum.. a "toilet museum", in Suwon, South Korea.
#20
Interesting Concept
Mumchkin 4 years ago
I was thinking the same thing. Definitely more interesting to look at than the RV 's I see on the road.
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
Of course it is! You can travel without the need of hotel!!!
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PandaMonium 4 years ago
You're right about the colors! Totally Mystery Machine. I wonder if that's intentional
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Liz the Wanderer 4 years ago
Pretty sure you can drive that in the US legally.
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A House I Used To Drive Past In A Little Iowa Town. All I Ever Heard From Locals Was That This Place Had A Terrible Leaking Problem When It Rained
Donkey boi 4 years ago
I think you got the wrong place, Giza. You might be in de-Nile about it, check with your mummy. Carrying these puns is hurting my back, I'd best go see a Cairo-practor.
Dhukath 4 years ago
The construction of this pyramid is beyond our current technology, ancient aliens must have built it 👽!
H Edwards 4 years ago
ADHORTATOR getting unfairly downvoted for making a fairly accurate movie reference!
At the time of writing, the ‘That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming’ community had 64.1k members. However, it’s growing so rapidly, that by the time you’re reading this, dear Pandas, that number could be much, much higher. Just in the last week alone, the group grew by over 7.3k members. And they’ve made upwards of a thousand posts in the last month.
#22
They Drew The Line At A Fountain In The Kitchen
Mikey Angel 4 years ago
Let me consult with A**hole architect and designer
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jose ernesto gonzalez 4 years ago
This is just a troll design. It makes sense in spanish ("HDP Architects" = "son of a b* Architects", Gah-Pin is a twist from the slang word for d*, the name of the owner is a play of words)
Gwen Parker 4 years ago
I'm glad someone has the knowledge and observant eye to point that out!
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Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
The client acted like a d1ck and wanted a house to match his personality. Architect delivered.
Kelly Johnson 4 years ago
Shouldn't those bushes be located around the bedrooms, for coverage and privacy?
#23
You Too Can Have Your Own White Castle
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
As a european, I cannot be fooled. I can go on a little walk for two hours and see three different actual castles with actual aristocrats living in them, and that thing is just... wrong.
Elizabeth Molloy 4 years ago
The finish on it is all wrong, which is a shame, it would have looked nice in dressed stone.
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s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
If you're going to do this, then at least cover it in stone. Then change the shape of the windows to arched, preferably with stained glass. Then maybe burn it down.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Yes but mostly because it would force you to look at it.
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Anna Banana 4 years ago
It looks like when people try to recreate their children's drawings in 3D.
#24
I Will Haunt Your Dreams! Residential Building In Belgium
Luna Lovegood! 4 years ago (edited)
no freakin' way! i was literally just about to say that.
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Nellie Crepuscule 4 years ago
Ah, this one is in Halle, a town in Belgium. There´s plenty more where that came from in Belgium: https://www.demilked.com/more-ugly-belgian-houses/ :-)
MellonCollie 4 years ago
There are loooooots of residential buildings in Belgium that will haunt your dreams ...
Because of this fast growth and the issues that came with it, the administrator of the ‘Architecture Shaming’ group, Oregon-based Matthew Brühn, addressed the community and the changes that took place in April. In short, the rules are much more structured now.
#25
I Think Syndrome From The Incredibles Lived Here
Eslamala 4 years ago
I will never understand the obsession of way too many modern architects with concrete. It's so visually heavy, unless you also use steel or glass. And it looks unfinished.
Tina Hugh 4 years ago
It’s its own aesthetic. It’s called Brutalism. Some people like it some people don’t. As with everything
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#26
Bangkok's Elephant Building. The Tusks Are A Bowling Alley In My Imagination
#27
Why?
ZeroHargreaves057 4 years ago
They didn't say the landscape wasn't portrait!
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Les Izmore 4 years ago
Common in office building when they add interior walls to an existing shell
TimesNewLogan 4 years ago
Obviously, this is where you shoot arrows at the Jehovah's Witnesses from.
Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
We have two windows similar...same size but not that high. Ours have cute little custom-made wooden blinds.
Matthew pointed out that the admins have been getting tired of the “massive influx of negativity” that came with more and more members joining the community. While the admin expressed his admiration for how wonderful many members are, he also noted that the group will start filtering out overly-aggressive posts.
#28
Saw This On A Walk Today. A Table Lamp, In A Glass Box, Hanging From The Roof Of A Carport
Glynna Bowood 4 years ago
The will said we must always keep Aunt Matilda's lamp on view so....
M O'Connell 4 years ago
I'm betting there is some sort of strict exterior lighting ordinance at work here, and an "interior lamp" doesn't fall within it.
Marsha Sturgill 4 years ago
Who would have ever thought of this for a porch light? Spectacular!!!
#29
This Is Plane Awesome
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Why? Just why? It could have been such a beautiful mansion without that... turd on it.
Billy The Kid 4 years ago
When you are in rent arrears and the landlord is coming to collect, just take off!
Mary Peace 4 years ago
Ideal for those desperate to 'fly away' on holiday, but prevented by lock-down.
#30
Spotted This Gem In Tel Aviv
“Don’t take it personally; we’re just trying to create an atmosphere where we can all have fun and be kind. There’s now the equivalent of a small city of us all here now, so that will be more difficult,” Matthew pointed out. He added that mentions of politics and religion will be deleted while all potential new members have to answer some questions before they get in. Which, at the end of the day, leads to a friendlier and happier community that, we're sure, plenty of you Pandas will want to join.
#31
Kind Of Reminds Me Of A Church (Granted, A Strange One) But It’s Actually A House With A 6,000 Sq. Ft. Garage… And Its Own Car Wash
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
If the owners phone home, does the top part disconnect from the base and lift off to send them back to their home planet?
Smitin 4 years ago
I think so. He bought it from George Jetson - who couldn't afford it because Mr.Spacely fired him and Jane took all his money in the divorce.
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Ethan Hansen 4 years ago
It looks like someone stole the top of the Seattle space needle and stuck it on a garage.
#32
Surrealist Neighborhood
crazy_cat_notAlady 4 years ago
why is the staircase...?what is the staircase...? how is the staircase...? where is the staircase...? oh...huh? mew?
Brandi VanSteenwyk 4 years ago
The buildings got divorced and were forced to share custody of the staircase.
Catherine Brady 4 years ago
Now you know some teenager is going to try to climb that on a dare. Emergency room visit to follow.
#33
Forbidden Waffle In Santiago
Paul Davies 4 years ago
I thought exactly the same thing as soon as I looked at it!
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Geordie Insomniac 4 years ago
I feel a panic attack coming on as I envision it falling over in high winds, or earthquake!!!
2BX 4 years ago
I think I saw this on a TV show and it's a spite building. I think one brother built this in front of another Brothers Place so that he would block the view to the ocean
#34
This Building Has My City In A Uproar
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
Well, when the aliens attack ,the building windows will auto shut and connect to a fortress , you’ll all be banging on the doors to let you in
James Cale 4 years ago
Yep, this looks like the atrocity that's in Calgary. (51.0677604, -114.1157756)
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Mary Peace 4 years ago
It's hard to judge when you can't see any of the surrounding environment.
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#35
Please Don't Take It Too Seriously, Just A Surprised House
Delta of the Ice/SandWings 4 years ago
So does the person on the bottom left XD
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A Random Panda 4 years ago
You know, on Japanese TV there was this house that looked like a face once. Google maps sensors it, and the windows were made so that when you open/ closed them, they would look like eyes moving.
#36
This Place Is All Curb Appeal
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
I can't wrap my head around this, obviously it's a façade, by why? Is it a movie prop or something?
Kelly Hartle 4 years ago
My dad once told a client they needed a house 100 feet long and 4 feet wide so they could properly impress other people. Looks like they took him up on it.
#37
The Glorious Flower Of Communist Brutalism That Is The Former Central Post Office In Skopje, Macedonia. Some People Want It Preserved
King Joffrey 4 years ago
Definitely preserve it! Might not be pretty but it certainly is unique and a sign of the times.
Martin Kaine 4 years ago
Or they could paint it; color would do wonders for it.
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Suzy the observer 4 years ago
So ugly it becomes interesting and should be preserved as a warning.
Matheus Oliveira 4 years ago
Sure! Whatever gets forgotten from history usually gets repeated in the future.
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Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
It's hideous, but it's a gorgeous work of art compared to some of the crap in Washington, DC
Hugo A-niro 4 years ago
Why Washington ?there are ugly buildings every where as this post proves
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I would leave that up to the people, through a public vote to preserve it or not.
#38
Just
TimesNewLogan 4 years ago
That's not a man with three buttocks... or a Scotsman on a horse.
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I’ve Been Looking At Homes Trying To Get Ideas For When We Move In A Few Years And I Came Across A House That Was Perfect In Every Way Except One
What in the ever living fudge is this - one pass thru is ‘eh, but this one has three-at different levels plus the added detriment of the worlds worst architectural detailing around it. Please someone else tell me that you hate this as much as I do. I know it’s probably more interior design but it’s just so ugly.
Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
It would have been nice to just have it open plan instead of that weird floating fireplace.
Sheila McEnany Markowitz 4 years ago
My guess is that it is a load bearing wall, so couldn't be removed, and this is how they chose to "open" it up..?
Honu 4 years ago
Seems likely, though it is a terrible design for opening it up. They could've had one long counter at a workable height, at least. I frequently find myself annoyed at how designers chop up kitchens. Maybe it creates visual interest for them, but when I see a large kitchen that doesn't have a contiguous work space wider than 1m, I really wonder if they actually cook. They'll take a nice, large 2m island and plunk a sink or a stove smack in the middle of it.
Load More Replies... Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I do not hate it as much as they do. The problem is the lack of wainscotings everywhere else, so it looks misfit.
Paul Aguilera 4 years ago
i love this! i can imagine my cat sitting on the top as his new favorite spot to spy on people from. and me forever wondering how the heck he gets up there O_O
#40
Car Dealership Trying For More Of A Classy Look!
A B C 4 years ago
As a cheap-ass copy of some real historical architecture? You're so right!
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#41
Keeping The Old Facade Because The Law Says So
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Kind of like people who take a house, or a mobile home (basically, a tin can trailer), and haphazardly build wood or brick additions to it and around it, that don’t match and totally clash with the original structure.
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H Edwards 4 years ago
Come to Malta, they are doing this to literally every old house that gets renovated. Quite often, the construction work 'accidentally' causes the facade to be damaged beyond repair too.
Bethan Coleman 4 years ago
A builder tried this in my town with a 100 year old 4 story brick built factory. The whole facade ended up collapsing which wrecked about 10 cars and blocked a main road for several days.
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#42
I Appreciate Efforts At Creativity, Sustainability, Affordability. I Really Do. But Do They Have To Be So Ugly? This Looks Like A Bad Public Washroom
BlockDog02 4 years ago
It looks fine, but would look better with some greenery, like vines on the walls.
#43
Pensacola House
NeonDisco 4 years ago
He'll be here soon, landing in the spaceship a few houses earlier.
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Yes. That crappy fence is unforgiveable (and 3/4ths gave up).
Load More Replies... cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
On the top this is a Futuro house, less than 100 were made by a finnish architect in the 60's and 70's, now it's a kind of art, with art prices too.
RatherLoopy 4 years ago
That's a Futuro house on top. Around 100 were built between the '60s & '70s. Nice idea for a prefab house, but it never really caught on. There's actually one of those not too far from me.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
I made exactly the same comment after you. I don't know why sometimes when i click on "see more comments" some stay hidden. Is it because i "steal panda bamboo" with my blocker?
Load More Replies... Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Florida is so darn flat would have to be using it for weather watching LOL!
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#44
Victorian Balusters With Greek Columns. This Is So American It’s Painful
Jessica Nametz 4 years ago
If the Victorian Balusters weren't so close together, it would be a very nice porch. 2/3 of them need to be removed....
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
It is not victorian, it is neoclassical. But there should be a rectangular pedestal under the columns, so they don't directly touch the handrail.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Plus there should only be half as many, tops.
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F. H. 4 years ago
A fine example of that things that look good on old houses, often look terrible when built new. Don't let your friends build columns. Talk to them!
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Here is a prevention website to help them to deal with their illness, stay strong, some content is painful to see: https://mcmansionhell.com/post/148935246684/mcmansions-101-columns
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
I think that it's the fact to mix architectural/historical styles in one building that makes it American. You do have a lot of buildings and houses that mix several styles, it's called neo-eclectic style and it's 100% north american.
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#45
I Think They Put A Bath Where A Closet Was
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
It also looks like it’s at the top of some stairs, meaning not a lot of room to dry off, and Heaven help you if the floor gets slippery.
#46
If You Want To Live In A Cheesecake Factory And You Enjoy Really Drafty Showers
ZeroHargreaves057 4 years ago
oh my god thank you. i played that game years ago and I loved it but I forgot the name. thank you so so much.
Load More Replies... Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Nice palm trees...I love them, but have to keep them inside the house because there is only one species of palm that can survive outside in winter here...so much for sunny New Mexico!
#47
“The Clients Insisted On A Big Window In What Must Now Be The Least Discreet Bathroom In Melbourne.” Note The Train
There are no blinds or curtains. apparently people on the train call the hotel downstairs & ask if they know they are baring all
Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Exactly! Someone on the outside will post photos of the occupants and then they will SCREAM and try to sue.
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
There's a bathroom facing the High Line in NYC with no window coverings. It's intentional. At least it was.
#48
Here’s A Building In Pittsburgh. They Tore Down The Church But Left The Steeple. Built An Insensitive Building Behind It
Raine Soo 4 years ago (edited)
This happened in my city years ago. An underground shopping mall was built underneath a Catholic church. The church had to be physically moved back several hundred feet to accommodate the mall's front entrances. The church was resistant to the initial offers to purchase their land. But, some firm pitched them the right offer. Money speaks louder than God, apparently.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Sometimes, you have no choice. Why keep wasting money for a building which the churchgoers do not even need anymore ? Wouldn't the orphans, poor and so on need this money more? There are some specific formalities to properly turn a church back into a "regular" building which can be used for non-sacred purposes.
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
At least, they kept the bell tower... Unfortunately, many churches are being totally destroyed.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Sacrilege. The steeple is nice, so why attach some pink glass modern pile of s**t to it instead of refurbishing the original church, even if it was deconsecrated and you were going to repurpose it for offices?
Suzy the observer 4 years ago
Look at Université du Québec à Montréal on Google images. Well done and the church is used as a screen for projections. I think preserving and integrating what can be is really cool.
#49
This Bothers Me
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Maybe it is not the front facade. Maybe the door is on another wall.
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Kathy Puls 4 years ago
Rear elevation of new construction, those are sliders near the center, deck hasn't been built yet.
#50
Saint Benedict Church, Andrelândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Built In 1989
Cain Hargreaves 4 years ago
You have to admit that it's really clever: the two fingers (raised in blessing) make the steeple and the curled fingers make a porch roof over the door. I mean, yes, it looks odd but it's clever.
Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Very ugly. At least they could have made it into a Vulcan Salute!
#51
No, Because I Need To See Actually Bad Architecture And Not Just Something That’s Historic Or Non-Traditional
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
The front door reminds me of the raised bottom part of doors on a naval ship, to prevent flooding from the hallways.
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Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
Oh the door. Nooooooo my perfectionist is dying. THE DOOR IS JUST A BIT TOO HIGH
PandaMonium 4 years ago
That middle unaligned window is making me uncomfortable. I mean, the front of the house is not great to begin with, but that window...
#52
I Don't Think A Paint Job And Landscaper Would Help This Poor House Down The Street From Me
Elliott Rogers 4 years ago
Oh my gosh, this is in the city I grew up in and I HATE IT SO MUCH, IT"S SUCH AN EYESORE
TTorrest Author 4 years ago
Paint the left side like a Sphinx and extend the angled right side into a pyramid. Then burn the entire thing to the ground and bleach my eyeballs, kthx.
#53
I Give You, The Most Boring Roof Ever Built And A House With Very Little Natural Light Coming In
M O'Connell 4 years ago
It probably has no attic at all. Homes like this are built with truss roofs rather than rafters. There's just wood framing all through it.
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Pasion Jones 4 years ago
i didnt know that they were to be fun... i just got a new one... i want a reFUNd now...
#54
Concorde De Luxe Resort In Turkey
Raine Soo 4 years ago
No, that is not at all suggestive. I should get my mind out of the gutter.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Yeah, I get it... It reminds you of the concorde plane, right ?
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#55
Has Anyone Ever Brought Up How Hideous Boston's Logan Atc Tower Is?
Yvette Desmarais 4 years ago
Lol. Never really questioned it. It does have some sight line limitations too.
#56
Just In Case You Ever Wanted To Open A Drive-Thru From Your Crib
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
It is a porte-cochère. Literally a "coach-door". It is considered a very fancy feature for a house. Technically, the White House portico is one too.
Sam Mix 4 years ago
Originally used to protect guests and owners from the elements when their horse-drawn carriages or later, their horseless carriages (early automobiles w/o roofs) arrived. Very practical!!
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Jessica Shookhoff 4 years ago
All I see when I look at that house, is that it seems very hungry. I wonder if that neighborhood has a missing pets problem...
Tacocat 4 years ago
I actually like it! Unique, whimsical, anti-weather; what's not to love? The color is really nice too.
SuperChicken 4 years ago
Me, too. You could easily see the view of the water, which is really nice.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
To be fair, if it’s truly an older house, it looks like it may have begun life as the coach house that would’ve been on the property of an older estate. I believe the coachman would’ve lived upstairs. The opening is the porte cochere that would’ve led to the stables. In the automobile era, the coachman would’ve become the chauffeur, and the stables converted to a garage, which would’ve still been accessed by going through the same porte cochere. If you see one of these attached to a house, it serves as a kind of carport by the door, and would’ve kept the homeowners and their guests protected from the elements when they drove up to the house. They would hand their keys to the butler, who would call the chauffeur to park their cars for them in the garage.
Anne Reid 4 years ago
Now it’s a great way to not have to clear snow off your car or get soaked bringing in groceries in a downpour!
Load More Replies... Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
This is not uncommon in Seattle, but usually there is a door to enter for your guests.
Kelley Eidem 4 years ago
It looks like whoever had it built wanted a wide veiw of the water when they pulled in maybe?
#57
I’m At The Pizza Hut I’m At The Mod Suburban Home I’m At The Pizza Hut / Mod Suburban Home
Bill 4 years ago
Everybody out pizza's the Hut. Even some sandwich chains
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Carol Emory 4 years ago
What's more disturbing is one of the towns I lived near turned the old Pizza Hut into the county Morgue. "Dan..is that pizza sauce on the ground?"
Robin Roper 4 years ago
My parent's house looks like this - this was a fairly common design in the late 80's. We and others in their town, call it the "Pizza Hut House."
#58
This Building Has Been In My Hometown For Ages, But I Never Noticed It Until I Joined This Group
grotesqueer 4 years ago
The architect clearly got their inspiration from The Sims' automatic roofs.
#59
I Never Realized How Important It Is For The Roof To Hang Over A Little Bit
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
You calling them faux just because there's a rainpipe running over one?!
Load More Replies... River Daski 4 years ago
oh gods is this where i think it is. bc if it is, i'm shocked it hasnt fallen over from the amount of accumulated snow on that flat roof.
Kelley Eidem 4 years ago
This reminds me of an ugly red brick building located in Bethesda, MD. It startled me the first time I saw it because it was so ugly. This is not a joke...it's wasn't a year later when a disgruntled employee went in and killed about seven of his co-workers.
Cain Hargreaves 4 years ago
I lived in an old student apartment that was like this. Very odd experience.
Smitten Kitten 4 years ago
I've noticed that a lot of American houses seem to have really unusual window placements. Right up against the roof line, directly on a corner or just absolutely random - it makes them look so awkward.
#60
House I Found While Browsing Properties In Melbourne, Australia
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
I'm not sure what's wrong. Maybe something with me? I like it.
Intrigued Panda 4 years ago
Feels like when you look at something meant to be seen in VR goggles, but you don’t have any
#61
Oh, I Live In A Gated Community. It’s Very Posh
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
A gated community so into their gatedness, they even have faux gates attached to parts of the house where a gate isn’t even necessary. You know, to drive the point home. I guess.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Never saw it either but i grew up in an old house with a "fausse fenêtre" (like the second one on the second floor), this was a thing in 19th century. There were taxes on the number of windows so to avoid taxes and respect the look of a house they add frames but not windows. My mother took a pic of my brother and i at another window and made it paint realistic, to put it in the frame and one of my cousin tried to talk to us from the garden, the painter nailed it (i had a ninja turtle sweater he painted them)! But i'm not aware of any "balcony taxes". fausse-fen...b3a004.jpg 
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I thought it was a babygate. To stop, you know, babies falling through that wall.
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#62
Feast Your Eyes On This Mcmansion Beast. Complete With Roof Nub Quartet, Stupid Turret, And Parasitic Garage
Bran 4 years ago
I agree. Looks like a house near where I used to live in Rockwall, Tx...
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Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
This looks like something i could build in The Sims 4 Aka. Garbage
Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Yep! There is 'wealth' and there is 'rich'...this place is rich for sure. (Chris Rock has a section on one of his CDs that talks about that).
Load More Replies... Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
I just can't understand McMansions...If you have the uber $$ to build a beautiful house WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT ON SOME LAND. Perhaps this one does have enough room for horses and can't see the entire property. Even on my little ranch we have acreage...not a fancy house or barn, but they work just fine!
#63
Neighbors Had Some Material Left, Contractor Cut Them A Deal On A Monstrosity
Douglas Turner 4 years ago
It's nicely done, and has nothing to do with the slab monstrosity to the right.
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Valley Girl 4 years ago
A deal is a deal. If they said if we use some of this material in the backs you'll save enough for marble counters and an extra bathroom, hell yeah!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Not to mention a close-out sale on pink paint (is that the house that this eyesore is an addition to, or is it the house on the next block that backs up to the eyesore?).
#64
I Mean, Come On
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
Or something much, much worse than that.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I just keep thinking about the nightmare it would be to try to mop and/or vacuum those weird-shaped floors, with all the rounded corners and apparent dark crevices in the walls—-imagine the critters that could take up residence in there. And in those crevices, too.
#65
This. The Building I Hate Most In Dallas And I Have To Look At It Every Time I Drive To Work
Looks like something a four year old would build in Minecraft but, no, someone actually got paid to design this butt ugly monstrosity that blocks an otherwise cool view of downtown.
Nevaeh Flores 4 years ago
actually yes in downtown when its not raining, and when its not to hot or to cold or to humid.....
Load More Replies... surprised pikachu 4 years ago
storage buildings are always the weirdest. In my town they put a small charter school type thing next to a massive storage building. it basically blocks the sun
Judo Flipped By Nobody 4 years ago
Thats prettier than what i could build in Minecraft but still its VERY ugly
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Is this new construction? There are several former mill buildings in Milwaukee that have been converted into storage facilities, with equally garish color choices.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
This thing looks like the game developer from Sim City Societies. SC5BPC_AAA...531d61.png 
#66
Warsaw. Poland. Don't Know Why
#67
The Asymmetry Would Drive Me Nuts
grotesqueer 4 years ago
I kinda... Like it? 😅 But even if I didn't, symmetry makes houses usually look pretty awful, so I'm a bit confused about the title.
Anna Banana 4 years ago
I don't like it, but not because of the lack of symmetry - I agree with you on that one.
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#68
Another In The Bizarre San Francisco Tradition Of Stucco Treatments That Look Like Skin Diseases. The Kitchen Is To Die For — The Facade Doesn’t Deserve That Attention To Detail?
Glynna Bowood 4 years ago
I would have rather seen it clad in the metal sheeting it's trying imitate than this!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
1) The side windows, if there are any, have a view of the building next door, which are only a few inches away. How TF could anyone clean not only the outside of any side windows that exist, but also that skinny opening on either side? 2) If this is an older Victorian or Craftsman house, whoever put this shitty (literally, look at the color—-it looks like someone had diarrhea with weird chunks all over it, then puked up some pumpkin pie filling on the steps) stucco over the original wood should be hunted down, then taken out and shot.
TV Junkie 4 years ago
I am still shocked every time I see this in big cities. I honestly don't know how people can afford to live there. I bought a 2500 sq ft house in the suburbs of my city, and it was only $185,000 - and had a yard the size of a football field! Colleagues in Seattle said, "That would cost a million dollars here!" Which is exactly why I stay put.
#69
Whatttttt Is Thissssss. The Front Of The House Looks Like It’s Made Of The Spare Parts From The Other Builds
Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Looks much better than mine too. Love the beamed ceilings!
Load More Replies... Glynna Bowood 4 years ago
The mix of bricks and stone doesn't bother me as much as those little barn loft windows- I have a feeling that it was the idea: "old barn look" home design.
Anime weeb gurl 4 years ago
I- that's sooo big compared to the amount ur paying. in my country, we have to pay more than that just for an apartment(3bed2bath)
#70
The “Blender” On The Campus Of The University Of Oklahoma. That’s All One Building. I Took Math Classes In This Thing Back In The 90s
Glynna Bowood 4 years ago
The bottom reminds me of the (now demolished) Myriad convention center in downtown Oklahoma City-wonder if they used the same architect?
Holly Allen 4 years ago
Looks like the old building in Lincoln Nebraska where they used to have the annual circus
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Looks like something Edward Stone would design (Kennedy Center, SUNY Albany, GM Buildingn in NYC, etc.)
Denise Taylor 4 years ago
I feel like it has the same vibe as Allen Hall, where I took all of my math classes at Mississippi State. allen-hall...23e0fb.jpg 
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Thomas brennan 4 years ago
A lot of these are quirky, whimsical or simply trying. If you want real architectural shame, try the lazyass soulless glass skyscrapers that dominate most cities or the shoebox sized apartments with tiny windows or the cheap concrete slabs that make up a lot of retail units or transport hubs
Sara Rosen 4 years ago
I like a lot of these; and those I don't like, I still respect for trying something different. Never understood why architecture couldn't be more playful. Everyone loves a Huntervasser or a Gaudi building, why don't we have more like them!?
jimmy pop 4 years ago
*Hundertwasser, German for hundred water ;) And I agree, it's art after all.
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marianne eliza 4 years ago
Why blame the architect? The building owners decide what they want and the architect follows their ideas. As for shoddy construction, again can't blame the architect.
Arwen Gunter 4 years ago
It’s ‘architecture shaming’, not ‘architect shaming’. Reread the heading.
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Selina Ali 4 years ago
I don’t think the majority of these are “architectural shame” they’re architectural creativity. A shame would be structurally unsafely designed. Most of these are quirky & unique & that should be applauded imo
Shull GaRett 4 years ago
You missed one in this set...Its a church in Poland called Swiatnia Opatrznosci Bozej (Temple of Divine Providence) but by a lot of people its just called "The fruit juicer". Not sure why but i have a hunch... swiatynia-...60bbc1.jpg 
Nicole Weymann 4 years ago
I really don't know whether to upvote the taste catastrophes or the small number of "strange, but I like it" ones.
Unaffected 4 years ago
National Library of Kosovo deserves a mention here! It's pretty quirky! DSC_0811-6...48308e.jpg 
Mal 4 years ago
I adore brutalism. I can't explain it, but I want to go inside every time I see one.
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Thomas brennan 4 years ago
A lot of these are quirky, whimsical or simply trying. If you want real architectural shame, try the lazyass soulless glass skyscrapers that dominate most cities or the shoebox sized apartments with tiny windows or the cheap concrete slabs that make up a lot of retail units or transport hubs
Sara Rosen 4 years ago
I like a lot of these; and those I don't like, I still respect for trying something different. Never understood why architecture couldn't be more playful. Everyone loves a Huntervasser or a Gaudi building, why don't we have more like them!?
jimmy pop 4 years ago
*Hundertwasser, German for hundred water ;) And I agree, it's art after all.
Load More Replies... marianne eliza 4 years ago
Why blame the architect? The building owners decide what they want and the architect follows their ideas. As for shoddy construction, again can't blame the architect.
Arwen Gunter 4 years ago
It’s ‘architecture shaming’, not ‘architect shaming’. Reread the heading.
Load More Replies... Selina Ali 4 years ago
I don’t think the majority of these are “architectural shame” they’re architectural creativity. A shame would be structurally unsafely designed. Most of these are quirky & unique & that should be applauded imo
Shull GaRett 4 years ago
You missed one in this set...Its a church in Poland called Swiatnia Opatrznosci Bozej (Temple of Divine Providence) but by a lot of people its just called "The fruit juicer". Not sure why but i have a hunch... swiatynia-...60bbc1.jpg
Nicole Weymann 4 years ago
I really don't know whether to upvote the taste catastrophes or the small number of "strange, but I like it" ones.
Unaffected 4 years ago
National Library of Kosovo deserves a mention here! It's pretty quirky! DSC_0811-6...48308e.jpg
Mal 4 years ago
I adore brutalism. I can't explain it, but I want to go inside every time I see one.
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