40 Design Fails That This Architecture Shaming Group Couldn’t Ignore
Not all buildings are created equal. Some are stunning works of art, others are just… confusing. That’s where the Architecture Shaming group comes in. This online community is dedicated to calling out questionable design choices, baffling layouts, and buildings that make you ask, ‘Why?’
From doorways to nowhere to windows that defy logic, these architectural fails will leave you both entertained and deeply concerned for whoever has to live or work in them.
Here are the funniest and most confusing architectural disasters that prove just because you can build something, doesn’t mean you should.
1. “When Your Clients Are Dipsy And Laa-Laa From Teletubbies So That Their Antennas Won’t Hit The Door Header”
2. “This”
3. “When You Really Love Columns”
4. “My Daughter Captioned This, ‘I Want Six Of Every Shape Window You Have'”
5. “Pretty”
6. “Hi All! I Just Wanted To Introduce Myself And Share A Photo I Took Today. All I Can Say Is It’s Well Built”
7. “Get A Load Of This Beauty!”
“The addition is bad enough… the paint job adds a lot.”
8. “Waka Waka Waka!”
9. “Is It Just Me Or Does This Look Like Somebody Gave It A Boot In The Rear?”
10. “The Mind Reels”
11. “Look, If You’ve Got A Useless Space, Might As Well Make It Interesting!”
12. “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”
13. “Just Saw This On Another Page, Thought Of This Page”
14. “I Don’t Think This Is Decorated Right. Not My Listing Nor Photo”
15. “Apartment Building In Poland”
16. “Kaiser-Permanente Building In Timonium, Maryland With (In My Humble Opinion) Absolutely Hideous Exterior Cladding”
17. “Can You Make It More Diagonal?”
18. “The Sad Renovations Done In 2012 To The 16th Century Caldwell Tower In Scotland. The Addition Is Still There To This Day”
19. “Seems Legit”
20. “House In The Orchard, Prague, Czech Republic”
21. “Prepping For Doomsday In Belgium”
22. “When You Can’t Tell Where The Original House Starts And Ends”
23. “I Actually Love This Home”
24. “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”
25. “I Saw This While In The Detroit Area Last Week. Not Sure What To Say. Not Sure What They Were Thinking”
26. “Unknown Location (Seen On Several Polish Pages, But Not Sure It’s In Poland)”
27. “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”
28. “Putting This In This Page Too. Abomination In Fayetteville, Ar. If It’s Gonna Be Bland Why Not At Least Be Symmetrical??”
29. “We Should Have Used Better Glue”
30. “Valley Architecture, Design By Mvrdv In Amsterdam”
31. “Step Right Up! Or…down”
32. “Container Castle”
33. “Are My Eyes Playing With Me?! The Worst Part? This Build Doesn’t Have A Kitchen”
34. “Never Loved The Blocky Split Levels That Are Cloned All Over The Pnw, And I Personally Think These Colors Make The Blockiness Worse. Esp Paired With Brick. Portland, Or”
35. “Imagine Approving The Plans For This Complex?”
36. “It’s Located In… Christchurch! More Info In Comments”
37. “What In The…. Looks Like Someone Couldn’t Pick A Design”
38. “Welcome To My Home Milady”
39. “King Of The Cabinet”
40. “Oh Dear. Lv Just Went Full Longaberger Basket. What Do We Think, Team? Neat, Or Too Literal?”
