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.
#1 I Dunno, Slim Doesn’t Seem To Be Digging This Situation
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#2 This Pillar Was Straight Last Week. This Is The First Floor Of A Seven-Floor Building
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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
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#4 The Cactus Is *chef’s Kiss
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#5 This Is Not Photoshopped
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#6 That Gives Me Anxiety
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#7 Opera And Ballet Theatre Of Cheboksary (Russia)
Top: original picture
Bottom: slightly photoshopped picture
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#8 A Friend Of Mine Cross-Posted This And It Made Me Think Of Y’all
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#9 I Might Like This If Those Were Slides
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#10 Who Remembers Those Gerbil Enclosures That Look Like This?
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#11 This Looks Like A Place A Villain Would Live
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#12 I’ll Meet Your Brutalism, And Raise You This
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#13 Um… What Is This?
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#14 Art Nouveau On Psychedelics
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#15 I Wonder Who Thought This Would Be A Good Idea
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#16 “Sharkitecture”
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#17 Can We All Just Take A Moment And Acknowledge That Prince Produced Some Great Music, But He Lived In A Water Treatment Station
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#18 The “Snail House” In Bulgaria Actually Does Look Like A Snail
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#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
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#20 Interesting Concept
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#21 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
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#22 They Drew The Line At A Fountain In The Kitchen
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#23 You Too Can Have Your Own White Castle
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#24 I Will Haunt Your Dreams! Residential Building In Belgium
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#25 I Think Syndrome From The Incredibles Lived Here
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#26 Bangkok’s Elephant Building. The Tusks Are A Bowling Alley In My Imagination
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#27 Why?
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#28 Saw This On A Walk Today. A Table Lamp, In A Glass Box, Hanging From The Roof Of A Carport
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#29 This Is Plane Awesome
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#30 Spotted This Gem In Tel Aviv
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#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
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#32 Surrealist Neighborhood
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#33 Forbidden Waffle In Santiago
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#34 This Building Has My City In A Uproar
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#35 Please Don’t Take It Too Seriously, Just A Surprised House
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#36 This Place Is All Curb Appeal
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#37 The Glorious Flower Of Communist Brutalism That Is The Former Central Post Office In Skopje, Macedonia. Some People Want It Preserved
#38 Just
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#39 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.
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#40 Car Dealership Trying For More Of A Classy Look!
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