65 Times Architects, Designers And Planners Messed Up At Their Jobs And Were Shamed On This Page

Empathy, good taste, self-awareness, and the ability to think ahead and follow through on your plans are all vital skills for architects, urban planners, contractors, surveyors, engineers, and designers. But unfortunately, some ‘professionals’ are lacking in all of these fields. And this leads to less-than-perfect cities and homes that are real eyesores.

The popular ‘[Bad] Planning’ account on X is a celebration of all the awful stuff “imposed on our environment.” We’ve collected some of the biggest, most recent architectural and design planning fails to make your inner builder gasp and cringe. Scroll down for a crash course in what not to do if you’re ever tasked with building something.

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#1 I Can See Clearly Now!

#2 Offencive!

#3 Holding Out

#4 You Ain’t Seen Me, Right!

#5 When You’re A Tram Driver, And Your Employer Says You’ve Got To Work From Home

#6 Quite Possibly The Most Depressing Garden I Have Ever Seen – As If The Parents In Their Spotless Marble Perfect House Had To Make One Tiny Concession To The Children And Created The Smallest Saddest Patch Of Fun Possible

#7 You Can’t Plant That There Mate!

#8 That Looks Much Better!

#9

#10 Tarmageddon!

#11 This Charming Shopfront In Camden Passage Has Been Ripped Out And Replaced With Grey Upvc Cladding And A Roller Shutter. You Guessed It… Without Planning Permission

#12 Breaking News: Contract For Crooked House Rebuild Goes To Taylor Wimpey!

#13 Corridoors!

#14 Who Needs Trees And All That Green Nonsense!

#15 Rest And Enjoy The View!

#16 Guilty Of Multiple Offences!

#17

So… had laminate flooring laid in the bathroom.. removed the toilet to get the floor laid properly.. a couple of hours later.. the carpet fitter come and laid a new carpet in the next room we come home and I moved the toilet to find this !!!! …

#18 New Housing In The Ponds, In Western Sydney

#19 British Housing At Its Finest – Setting, Scale, Landscape, Proportion, Details, And Finesse All Completely Absent!

#20 We Want A More Modern Look … Yes A Small Municipal Crematorium Would Be Fine!

#21 This Weeks Nerdy Fascination Has Been House Doors On Buses. Didn’t Know This Was Even A Thing

#22 Mehbanism!

#23 What You Doing With That Bit Left Over

#24 Some People Just Want To See The World Burn!

#25 Happy Bright, Shiny, Stick-On, Grey, Plastic, New Year Everyone!

#26 Some People Just Like To Watch The World Burn!

#27 “I’ve Got A Mate Who’ll Knock That Up For Half The Price!”

#28 Summerhouse With Views!

#29 Can’t Believe Someone Did This To The Art Deco Building On Commercial Street. Who Paints Portland Stone?

#30 Offf!

#31 Room Without A View!

#32 What Vent!!

#33 Did You Ever Think You’d See The Day ? The Mysterious Steps Of Lawn. Manchester

#34 Fully Skateboard Accessible!

#35 Having Delivered The Building But Left The Trailer Unit It Came On Behind!

#36 Angel Square Islington, Before And After. The Previous Building Wasn’t Perfect, But With Upgrading And An Activated Street Frontage, It Had More To Give

#37

#38 Hmm

#39 Can We Have All The Things!

#40 Those Bollards Should Keep Their Car Secure

#41

#42 Blandscaping!

#43 There Are Levels!

#44

#45 Getting Strong Gp Surgery Vibes From This House!

#46 Stage Set Architecture

#47 Responds Positively To Its Historic Context!

#48 When Cars And Bin Lorries Are Your Primary Design Consideration

#49 Don’t You Just Love A Bit Of Detailing!

#50

#51 The Rules Of Second Floor Club Are That You Do Not Talk About What Happens In Second Floor Club

#52 Timber Effect!

#53 Impediment!

#54

#55 The Porch Comes With A Small House Extension To The Rear!

#56 Somethings Off!

#57 Signed, Sealed And Delivered!

#58 Before And Hereafter! Grade II Listed!

#59

#60 Placement!

#61 Cut And Paste Streetscape!

#62 Wildlife vs. Wildstrife!

#63 1666: Imagine The Wonderful Doors That Will Adorn This Entrance In Its 350+ Yr Lifespan 2024:

#64 Local Vindictiveness!

#65 Wolverhampton School Of Art Is Under Threat!

Designed by Diamond, Redfern & Partners (1966-70), the nine-storey Art School block has been earmarked for potential redevelopment by Wolverhampton University. Behind the striking sculptural concrete ‘exoskeleton’, the building remains in its original use and has abundant potential for sympathetic modernisation. Demolition would be wasteful, irresponsible, and anti-growth. C20 Society has submitted a listing application, and local campaigners have started a petition to save it.

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