{"id":109162,"date":"2014-12-07T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=109162"},"modified":"2015-03-23T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T20:01:29","slug":"architecture-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/design\/architecture-fails","title":{"rendered":"30 architecture fails that should have never made it past the planning stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As was the case with our collection of cringe-worthy real estate\u00a0ads<\/a>, some of these are borderline NSFW (because architects\u00a0are childish and can’t resist building things that look like\u00a0penises).<\/p>\n

This garage that’s still waiting for flying cars<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: Pinterest<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This window that should have been\u00a0be a door<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This apartment building that doesn’t understand boundaries<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This one too<\/h2>\n

\"CEN_RoadHome_02.jpg\"<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This balcony that’s missing something<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And these ones that are just a little off<\/h2>\n

\"balcony<\/a>Photo: Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This house that was built without a level<\/h2>\n

\"slanted<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This town center that should have never been erected<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And this school<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Also this building<\/h2>\n

\"Architecture<\/a>Photo: Google Earth<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And this one<\/h2>\n

\"phallic<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And this bridge<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And\u00a0(the last of the phallic flubs)\u00a0this parking lot<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo: Google Earth<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This escalator that for some reason never seems to be working<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And this one that could use a little more head room<\/h2>\n

\"elevator<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This intimate public bathroom<\/h2>\n

\"bad<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Or this one that doesn’t understand privacy<\/h2>\n

\"bad<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And this one that takes the half bath concept too literally<\/h2>\n

\"half<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Here too<\/h2>\n

\"bad<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

These stairs to nowhere…<\/h2>\n

\"stairs\"<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

…that could have been used\u00a0here<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo:\u00a0zapilili<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Also, this<\/h2>\n

\"stair<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This playground that hates children<\/h2>\n

\"scary<\/a>Photo:\u00a0biskvitka<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This chicken church<\/h2>\n

\"bird<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This drunk hotel<\/h2>\n

\"architecture<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This bank machine that makes you work for you money<\/h2>\n

\"bank<\/a>Photo:\u00a0damviro<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Here too<\/h2>\n

\"bank<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This classroom that needs a lesson in spacing<\/h2>\n

\"building<\/a>Photo:\u00a0imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The view from this window<\/h2>\n

\"window<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

And finally, this driveway that’s an insurer’s nightmare<\/h2>\n

\"bad<\/a>Photo: jumbojoke<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Seriously architects, you should know the difference between a door and a window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":109658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11115],"tags":[11113,11117,11152],"coauthors":[10332],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n30 architecture fails that should have 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