35 Architects Who Broke The Internet With Their Unforgiving Architectural Monstrosities We'll Never Forget
And to think that architects spend five years acquiring a degree only to come up with projects that make no sense.
Some architects clearly decided the client was optional and the ego was the real blueprint. That is exactly what makes these architectural disasters so hard to look away from.
From bizarre layouts to windows in all the wrong places, these homes and buildings seem designed to confuse, frustrate, or simply show off. The result is a collection of architectural monstrosities that look impressive for all the wrong reasons.
Keep going, because the worst part is how confidently some of these designs were built.
1. I totally agree.
PlanningS2. Wow, and why at the same time? It looks great, but it would be pretty painful to fall onto.
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Some of these designs look impressive until you notice the details.
4. The more you look at it, the worse it gets.
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5. Skinny people live here.
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6. There's no way to enter bedroom #2, but two ways into bedroom #3.
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7. This house is mostly windows and a door.
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8. I legitimately clicked and pressed tab to move the dang thing to the center.
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9. The curtains will be so much fun to clean.
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At this point, practicality seems to have left the building.
10. You best never be drunk, sleepy, or reckless as long as you live here.
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11. Oh, a useless maze!
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12. What grass? Oh.
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13. I'm kind of scared. I'd legitimately be wary of this shopping trolley of doom.
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14. Why? This is horrible for knees, ankles, and back.
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15. Ctrl+Z, please. Center it, at least.
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16. Those are bird deterrents... on trees. SMH.
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Somewhere along the way, the design brief got completely lost.
Kind of like someone refusing to let parents turn their childhood room into a home office.
17. This is actually depressing. It's a depressed building that needs some TLC.
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18. My brain hit the blue screen of death on this one.
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19. Another blue screen of death.
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20. I wonder if the elevator goes horizontally...
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21. I sprained my ankle just looking at this.
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22. This is another depressed house that needs some TLC.
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23. Aww, it's a shy door. It's blushing too.
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24. Even a porch has a porch. How cool.
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By now, the weirdness has fully committed.
25. Imagine the heat during peak summers.
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26. I can't see the staircase to the front door. Maybe it's invisible.
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27. Eh. Backspace a little.
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28. What's the point of this random bench in the middle of nowhere? SMH.
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29. They really don't want to mow the lawn.
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30. Those are some secured trash cans.
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31. A puny window for a massive house. Well done.
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32. What in the world.
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33. Imagine jumping in the penthouse bath and landing in the ground floor lobby.
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34. This is horrible.
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35. This went from charming to soulless.
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Some of these architects really built for the shock value.
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