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.

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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.

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Keep going, because the worst part is how confidently some of these designs were built.

1. I totally agree.

1. I totally agree.PlanningS
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2. Wow, and why at the same time? It looks great, but it would be pretty painful to fall onto.

2. Wow, and why at the same time? It looks great, but it would be pretty painful to fall onto.PlanningS
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3. This is brilliant.

3. This is brilliant.PlanningS

Some of these designs look impressive until you notice the details.

4. The more you look at it, the worse it gets.

4. The more you look at it, the worse it gets.PlanningS

5. Skinny people live here.

5. Skinny people live here.PlanningS

6. There's no way to enter bedroom #2, but two ways into bedroom #3.

6. There's no way to enter bedroom #2, but two ways into bedroom #3.PlanningS

7. This house is mostly windows and a door.

7. This house is mostly windows and a door.PlanningS

8. I legitimately clicked and pressed tab to move the dang thing to the center.

8. I legitimately clicked and pressed tab to move the dang thing to the center.PlanningS

9. The curtains will be so much fun to clean.

9. The curtains will be so much fun to clean.PlanningS

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.

10. You best never be drunk, sleepy, or reckless as long as you live here.PlanningS

11. Oh, a useless maze!

11. Oh, a useless maze!PlanningS

12. What grass? Oh.

12. What grass? Oh.PlanningS

13. I'm kind of scared. I'd legitimately be wary of this shopping trolley of doom.

13. I'm kind of scared. I'd legitimately be wary of this shopping trolley of doom.PlanningS

14. Why? This is horrible for knees, ankles, and back.

14. Why? This is horrible for knees, ankles, and back.PlanningS

15. Ctrl+Z, please. Center it, at least.

15. Ctrl+Z, please. Center it, at least.PlanningS

16. Those are bird deterrents... on trees. SMH.

16. Those are bird deterrents... on trees. SMH.PlanningS

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.

17. This is actually depressing. It's a depressed building that needs some TLC.PlanningS

18. My brain hit the blue screen of death on this one.

18. My brain hit the blue screen of death on this one.PlanningS

19. Another blue screen of death.

19. Another blue screen of death.PlanningS

20. I wonder if the elevator goes horizontally...

20. I wonder if the elevator goes horizontally...PlanningS

21. I sprained my ankle just looking at this.

21. I sprained my ankle just looking at this.PlanningS

22. This is another depressed house that needs some TLC.

22. This is another depressed house that needs some TLC.PlanningS

23. Aww, it's a shy door. It's blushing too.

23. Aww, it's a shy door. It's blushing too.PlanningS

24. Even a porch has a porch. How cool.

24. Even a porch has a porch. How cool.PlanningS

By now, the weirdness has fully committed.

25. Imagine the heat during peak summers.

25. Imagine the heat during peak summers.PlanningS

26. I can't see the staircase to the front door. Maybe it's invisible.

26. I can't see the staircase to the front door. Maybe it's invisible.PlanningS

27. Eh. Backspace a little.

27. Eh. Backspace a little.PlanningS

28. What's the point of this random bench in the middle of nowhere? SMH.

28. What's the point of this random bench in the middle of nowhere? SMH.PlanningS

29. They really don't want to mow the lawn.

29. They really don't want to mow the lawn.PlanningS

30. Those are some secured trash cans.

30. Those are some secured trash cans.PlanningS

31. A puny window for a massive house. Well done.

31. A puny window for a massive house. Well done.PlanningS

32. What in the world.

32. What in the world.PlanningS

33. Imagine jumping in the penthouse bath and landing in the ground floor lobby.

33. Imagine jumping in the penthouse bath and landing in the ground floor lobby.PlanningS

34. This is horrible.

34. This is horrible.PlanningS

35. This went from charming to soulless.

35. This went from charming to soulless.PlanningS

Some of these architects really built for the shock value.

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