Architectshave given us the most gorgeous and impressive creations throughout history, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame Cathedral, or more recent wonders like The Guggenheim and the Sydney Opera House. However, architects also create some real doozies sometimes.In these cases, their creations usually end up in the “That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming” group. From weird commercial buildings to uninviting homes, this group has everything. Bizarre-looking and serving no functional purpose?Shameworthy! So, if you’re looking to have a laugh at some of the most ridiculous and aesthetically infuriating buildings, this is the right place!Bored Pandagot in touch with the group’s administrator, social marketing specialist and media master Alicia Mariah Elfving. She kindly agreed to tell us more about the inception of the group and how buildings that get shamed the most can be great conversation starters. Read her thoughts below!More info:That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming|Alicia Elfving|The Moto Lady|Women’s Moto ShowThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Architectshave given us the most gorgeous and impressive creations throughout history, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame Cathedral, or more recent wonders like The Guggenheim and the Sydney Opera House. However, architects also create some real doozies sometimes.
In these cases, their creations usually end up in the “That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming” group. From weird commercial buildings to uninviting homes, this group has everything. Bizarre-looking and serving no functional purpose?Shameworthy! So, if you’re looking to have a laugh at some of the most ridiculous and aesthetically infuriating buildings, this is the right place!
Bored Pandagot in touch with the group’s administrator, social marketing specialist and media master Alicia Mariah Elfving. She kindly agreed to tell us more about the inception of the group and how buildings that get shamed the most can be great conversation starters. Read her thoughts below!
More info:That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming|Alicia Elfving|The Moto Lady|Women’s Moto Show
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Here is a classic Michigan architectural gem - the Ypsilanti Water Tower.. AKA the Brick D*ck!
The group’s administrator, Alicia, tells us that the “That’s It, We’re Architecture” shaming is a second iteration of the iconic “That’s It, I’m Architecture Shaming” group on Facebook. “I got a lot of joy out of looking at the hilarious snarky commentary andugly buildings,” she tells us.
“So, I saw the writing on the wall and created a new group called ‘That’s It,We’reArchitecture Shaming’ to give people who really loved the old group, like me, a place to resurrect the amusing content we once loved,” Alicia recounts.
Alicia tells us that while the group’s primary goal is to make people laugh, true architecture lovers come here as well. “The more time you spend in the group, the more you see how invested people are in these buildings. Architects,architecturelovers, photographers… people can be really passionate,” she explains.
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Yall I found another interior thing why do people put carpet in bathrooms or anywhere in houses. please burn it with fire, why does this bath tub have the bed posts on it so many whys…
So, what makes abuildingtruly shame-worthy? Alicia thinks it depends on the person. “The more ‘out there’ a design is, the more it elicits an emotional response. So, usually, buildings that are unique and different get the most shame, just because they give everyone something to talk about. They’re real conversation starters.“Alicia also tells Bored Panda that groups like “That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming” are a great way for people to be exposed to other opinions. Perhaps it can even change the way people think about architecture."[It gives] people an opportunity to explore people’s opinions on topics outside their usual echo chamber. That means they have more opportunities to see things from other cultures and perspectives… and for that, I think, it’s changed it for the better. Maybe not a lot, but a little better is good, right?”
So, what makes abuildingtruly shame-worthy? Alicia thinks it depends on the person. “The more ‘out there’ a design is, the more it elicits an emotional response. So, usually, buildings that are unique and different get the most shame, just because they give everyone something to talk about. They’re real conversation starters.”
Alicia also tells Bored Panda that groups like “That’s It, We’re Architecture Shaming” are a great way for people to be exposed to other opinions. Perhaps it can even change the way people think about architecture.
“[It gives] people an opportunity to explore people’s opinions on topics outside their usual echo chamber. That means they have more opportunities to see things from other cultures and perspectives… and for that, I think, it’s changed it for the better. Maybe not a lot, but a little better is good, right?”
The Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England.
I’ve made these houses into memes before because, well, look at them! So full of personality. So much to shame or love, depending on your personal tastes.
Got shown this in class today on what not to do.
We can all point and laugh at what we think are ugly buildings and houses. But what does make architecture bad? Aaron Betsky, columnist for Architect Magazine,claimsthat today, good architecture should be sustainable, functional, enhancing, and, of course, beautiful.“Architecture should be neither weird nor boring, neither alien nor alienating, neither wasteful nor wanting in the qualities that make us human,” he writes. “I think that we rather, first, have to ask the question in all cases: ‘Do we really need more buildings?'”
We can all point and laugh at what we think are ugly buildings and houses. But what does make architecture bad? Aaron Betsky, columnist for Architect Magazine,claimsthat today, good architecture should be sustainable, functional, enhancing, and, of course, beautiful.
“Architecture should be neither weird nor boring, neither alien nor alienating, neither wasteful nor wanting in the qualities that make us human,” he writes. “I think that we rather, first, have to ask the question in all cases: ‘Do we really need more buildings?'”
I wonder if his wife is a quilter.
In Leytonstone, east London, UKThe couple who owns the garden ultimately decided to plant some trees and hide the window.
I have no words.
According toArch Daily, good architecture needs to have a purpose. It needs to serve its environment, spatial, and human factors. The magazine claims that we should build infrastructures because we need them, not just because we can. “A considerate project is one that is both supportive and nurturing—of people, of place, and of society.”
House I pass every time I visit my parents- it’s on a busy road, hence the Google Maps pic. Was built a couple years ago and they’ve since added some plants… as you can surely visualize, that helps none.
Pretty sure I’d trip on these steps every single time.
Need some heritage window frames replaced? No worries, call these guys!
To an outsider, the world of architecture may seem unproblematic and borderline boring. However, they do have their fair share of Kanyes—revered architects so controversial that their peers and critics hated some of their buildings with a passion. Or, more accurately, the buildings themselves became the Kanyes. Some of them we’ve learned to love, others… well, they’re still standing, so maybe we will someday?
This abomination of a driveway.
A really wonky building somewhere in Russia.
Did you know that people originally hated the Eiffel Tower? Upon its completion in 1889,Parisians called ita “tragic giant lamppost,” “iron monster,” and “watchtower skeleton.” Writer Guy de Maupassant claimed to like only its ground floor. “It’s the only place in Paris where I can eat and not see that hideous tower,” he said.
They should have made the stairs a tongue.
Part of the brick ceiling was chipped away to make room for the stair railing. It’s so narrow that one must cling to the center of the spiral staircase to avoid brushing up against the brick as you go up or down. There’s a single light at the top, and no light switch for it downstairs.
Hi. I’m new here and just wanted to say hello. And let you know that in my hometown, Cologne, you get an architecture 🏆 for this.
The Guggenheim, which we already mentioned as one of the triumphs of architecture together with the Eiffel Tower, also wasn’t received so well in its first years. In fact, some people remarked that it looked like a giant toilet bowl. Back then, critics accused architect Frank Lloyd Wright of creating “architecture for architecture’s sake,” as the museum’s curved walls were terrible for hanging artworks. Some other colorful descriptions include “inverted oatmeal dish” and “hot cross bun.”
This house puts the ark in architecture.
This house is in Belgium, built in the middle of idk what. Which came first, the house or the industrial apocalypse plaid walls?
Canadian bunker house. Ugggh.
This one I feel like they’re playing Jenga with building material. 34th and 8th in Manhattan.
The street view of the bulging Gehry building. It never gets better.
The National Libraryin Kosovo is often called the ugliest building in the world. With its metal lattice exterior and 99 varying sizes of white domes, it was supposed to blend Islamic and Byzantine styles. At least that’s what its author Croatian architect Andrija Mutnjaković was going for.
I still can’t figure out what this door is for!! Anyone have any clue what it’s for?
I’m undecided if this one is shame worthy.Deffinitely a bizzare structure.The Unikato building in Katowice, Poland
I don’t hate this but I’m guessing most of you will.
One of the most controversial architects of our time is perhaps Frank Gehry. The Canadian-American often gets accused of treating architecture as sculpture. In his work, strange shapes and curves trump the practicality and efficiency of space. Herbert Muschamp, an architecture critic for The New York Times,calledGehry’sMuseum of Pop Culturein Seattle “like something that crawled out of the sea, rolled over and [passed away].”
It looks like someone gave a bunch of pinterest references to a random “contractor” (not an architect or engineer) and a very rough sketch or a stack of Lego blocks stuck together
I wanted to share and shame a photo that I took of a block of flats in Paris adorned with multiples of Michelangelo’s Dying Slave.
Spiked, Steve Messam, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Ripon, UK, 2021.
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Well..that’s a good use for those spare parts in the back yard.
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Rounded roof or pointy roof? Hmm… both!
I just saw this one on Reddit and thought it would be a nice snarky post to contribute here. There’s enough clues to determine what the 2nd floor garage door might be used for, but don’t let that stop the wild speculation. This is no place for logic!
Alright modern Architecture has gone far, i bet the Zillow listing is : cliffhanger of a View, ever wanted to feel like you’re going over a cliff now you can with this house, My nephew and Niece draw better houses than this. Shame on this building shame.
Doing a little Looking Up around Miami and saw these built in roof palm trees
Alexander Lombard Tower, Melbourne (Travancore)
Looks like a jail
All this for $220K.
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This is in a medium/high density residential area.
I was at a cafe this morning and I couldn’t get over how erratic the windows are on these buildings.Imagine the windows from the inside
Don’t fall off that deck.
8th in the top 10 ugliest buildings in the world
I posted this in the last group, but it bears repeating. Still the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
Either the garage door design or the sprinklers weren’t well thought out.
That moment you build a really expensive house, and you don’t even have heated floors for these God forsaken tile, we’re in Colorado soooo gonna be cold.
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