Growing up, I watched countless hours of HGTV with my mother. I also tagged along to dozens of open houses, even when we weren’t planning on moving any time soon. She loved looking at homes and critiquing their designs, and I would pretend to have an opinion while snacking on the complimentary cookies realtors put out for guests.
Today, I still don’t know very much about architecture or what makes a great building. But you don’t need to have much technical knowledge to be able to spot a monstrosity. We took a trip to the That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming Facebook group and gathered some of their most atrocious pics below. From office buildings that look like they could fall down at any moment to bizarre bungalows, enjoy scrolling through these photos. And be sure to upvote the ones you can’t believe an architect signed off on!
#1 My Daughter Captioned This, “I Want Six Of Every Shape Window You Have
Image source: Christie James
#2 Pretty
Image source: Laura Andres
#3 Waka Waka Waka!
Image source: Marissa Richardson
#4 Being So Bold To Believe You Could Build Homes, Let Alone Giant Homes, On A Literal Beach, Is The Pinnacle Of Hubris
Outer Banks, North Carolina: six homes have collapsed already
Image source: Alicia Mariah Elfving
#5 This
Image source: Kevin Miller
#6 When Your Clients Are Dipsy And Laa-Laa From Teletubbies So That Their Antennas Won’t Hit The Door Header
Image source: Jillian Lin
#7 The Mind Reels
Image source: Robin Rogers
#8 When You Really Love Columns
Image source: Jess Cruz Almero
#9 Get A Load Of This Beauty!
The addition is bad enough… the paint job adds a lot.
Image source: Fran Allison
#10 Kaiser-Permanente Building In Timonium, Maryland With (In My Humble Opinion) Absolutely Hideous Exterior Cladding
Image source: Aaron Emke
#11 Look, If You’ve Got A Useless Space, Might As Well Make It Interesting!
Image source: Marissa Richardson
#12 Apartment Building In Poland
Image source: Bang Chris Yan
#13 Hi All! I Just Wanted To Introduce Myself And Share A Photo I Took Today. All I Can Say Is It’s Well Built
Image source: Lisa Asher
#14 The Sad Renovations Done In 2012 To The 16th Century Caldwell Tower In Scotland. The Addition Is Still There To This Day
Image source: Sandra Segal
#15 Is It Just Me Or Does This Look Like Somebody Gave It A Boot In The Rear?
Image source: Rene Kreis
#16 I Don’t Think This Is Decorated Right. Not My Listing Nor Photo
Image source: Kirsten Tautfest
#17 Can You Make It More Diagonal?
Image source: Matias Galarraga Green
#18 We Should Have Used Better Glue
Image source: Sandra Segal
#19 The Fireplace In Little Moreton Hall (Built Between 1504 And 1610) Looks Wonky, But It’s Actually Completely Straight. It’s The Rest Of The Room That’s Out Of Whack – It’s One Of The Wonkiest Buildings In England
Image source: Sandra Segal
#20 Seems Legit
Image source: Alicia Mariah Elfving
#21 When You Can’t Tell Where The Original House Starts And Ends
Image source: Alicia Mariah Elfving
#22 House In The Orchard, Prague, Czech Republic
Image source: Sandra Segal
#23 Prepping For Doomsday In Belgium
Image source: Margit Klumpers
#24 Valley Architecture, Design By Mvrdv In Amsterdam
Image source: Bang Chris Yan
#25 I Actually Love This Home
Image source: Lolita Potts
#26 I Saw This While In The Detroit Area Last Week. Not Sure What To Say. Not Sure What They Were Thinking
Image source: Eric Woodfin
#27 Unknown Location (Seen On Several Polish Pages, But Not Sure It’s In Poland)
Image source: Sandra Segal
#28 His Keeps Popping Up In My Feed For Ages.. (Stupidly I Clicked It That Probably Isnt Helping) I Guess They Are Having Trouble Selling This Hotel/Chapel
Image source: Ently Lamar
#29 Step Right Up! Or…down
Image source: Shawn Livingston
#30 Putting This In This Page Too. Abomination In Fayetteville, Ar. If It’s Gonna Be Bland Why Not At Least Be Symmetrical??
Image source: Connor Gwin
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