78 Architects Who Had One Job And Still Failed

These days most of us live in houses, apartments, flats, studios or inside any other kind of structure that has walls, windows, and a roof. Since people no longer need to carve our living quarters in caves or build a hut from clay, architecture design and engineering became almost the most important professions that we know. Everybody needs a place to live, right?

Being an architect is a pretty tough job. There’s little room for error, and any mistakes that you do make are going to be there on display for all to see for as long as the thing you designed is standing. But as you can see from these funny fails compiled by Bored Panda, some architects are determined to leave their mark on the world in one way or another. Sure they screwed up, but hey, at least you’ll remember their masterpieces of modern architecture!

From garage doors finding their way on the third floor of an apartment building, many engineering fails concerning stairs and of course, miscellaneous epic fails of grandiose scale – you’ll find it all and many more in this list. Feel free to add your own funny pictures, and don’t forget to vote for your favorite design fails!#1 

Being Handicapped In Cabo San Lucas Is Apparently An Extreme Sport

Lorraine 5 years ago

They really shouldn’t put that plant there.

It’s Even More Fascinating When This Shit Happens In A Design School

Hans5 years ago

It clearly is art.

In Case Of Fire

Can’t Touch This?

Hans5 years ago

In gigantistan, small people do not have the right to get money.

You Had One Job

Hans5 years ago

This is not a drain, but the entrance to the home of the hero turtles.

Built The Staircase Exactly As Designed, Boss

Eric Fletcher5 years ago

MC Escher did this one

My Hotel Has A Sitting Area With No Possible Way To Access It

Hans5 years ago

I think this is a deliberate…well, kind of joke.

At Friends House For Summer Party. His Downstairs Staircase Does Not Actually Let You Get Into The Basement

Lorraine5 years ago

When you’ve completely messed up your house in Sims.

This ATM Keeps You Fit

Hans5 years ago

In dwarvistan, only small people have the right to get money.

I Would Like To Meet The Planning Committee Who Approved This

Hans5 years ago

LIke a perpetuum mobile, just the other way round: endless wasting without progress.

Hope You Picked Good Seats!

Hans 5 years ago

For todays game against the Wisconsin Walls.

Right Here!

Hans5 years ago

“F. Ailure Construction at your service”

The World’s Worst Balcony

Hans5 years ago

When you have undesired visitors, take them for a bit of fresh aiur to the balcony. “After you…

Forgetting How To Architect

Hans5 years ago

Find the secret door. Use a bomb (press A) at the right spot.

You Had One Job, Architects

Yvonne Bernal5 years ago

At least this “escalator” goes up AND down.

Best Hotel Room Window View Ever

Yvonne Bernal5 years ago

This must be the interior view of that balcony photo!

This New University Building Looks Like A Giant Toilet

Kasia Nitschke5 years ago

Hey! Somebody left a book on the seat! Must be the “architecture for dummies”!

It’s Just Up The Stairs

Daria B5 years ago

This is for the new generation of flying wheelchairs.

Found In A Newly Renovated Middle School

Ange Cairncross5 years ago

The Architect Had A Bit Of Fun With This One

Daria B5 years ago

Ooooohhhh….. Th…Those are eyes with angry eyebrows and some serious wrinkles inbetween!!! Yeah, that’s an angry face expression… I mean, surely, I mean DEFINITELY…. ^_^”

This Pipe Was Bent To Go Around The Clock Instead Of Just Removing The Clock And Going Straight Up

Yvonne Bernal5 years ago

It was too difficult to move the clock.

Who Needs Privacy

Daria B5 years ago

Convenient for Romeo and Juliet.

My Dad Hired A Company To Install A Fence After Extending The Driveway. This Is Their Handy Work

Yvonne Bernal5 years ago

Works great if you ride horses or bicycles.

The Clock On This Church. You Had One Job, Architect

Natasha L5 years ago

Just Noticed This In The Living Room

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Hans5 years ago

The living hell for a perfectionist.

No One Is Going To Steal My Damn Car

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Hans5 years ago

Car you say? Helicopter I guess!31ReplyView more comments#27 

Turn Right And Then Bunnyhop To Your Destination

Miklós Nagy5 years ago

For some reson (being hit by bicycle, twice) I can understand this one.

You Had One Job

Lorraine5 years ago

Time for a game of limbo!

Pointless Balcony

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Yvonne Bernal5 years ago

Apparently somebody didn’t like their view.24ReplyView more comments#30 

This Single Window On The Side Of A Building

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Trav May5 years ago

“I demand a window office!” “I’m sorry. They’re all taken.” “I said, “I DEMAND.”

These Stairs

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Superluminal15 years ago

Why bother shoveling these stairs?

Well-Lit Yard

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Doug Stringham5 years ago

Guaranteed my mom would hit this. Every. Time.

You Should Have Been More Specific

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Benny Lava5 years ago

Barely noticeable.

Went To Philly. Found A Building With A Garage Door On The Third Floor That Looks Like It’s Been Hit By A Car

Hans5 years ago

Do not ask questions. Just don’t.

This Roof Window

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Liana Swarz-Burt5 years ago

…I have no words to describe this37ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#36 

Who Was In Charge Of Moving The Tv? Oh Well, Whatever

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A Snail5 years ago

I like how whoever built the wall just built around the tv instead of telling someone20ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#37 

Stairs To Nowhere

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Ava Masumi5 years ago

my life after graduation54ReplyView more comments#38 

This Ramp

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Ludogond5 years ago

Fun, but as an Architect I must say that almost none of these have anything to do with architecture. We dont build. This is the result of builder not using an Architect and obviously not filing for approval. Most would be illegal alteration gone wrong. Proper title would be “15 Builder who obviously needed an Architect” but the is one of those that puzzles me .

These Genius Stairs

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Ava Masumi5 years ago

Escher?32ReplyView more comments#40 

Very Useful Door

libby D3 years ago

Get to the café in no time!

Just In Front Of A Garage

Karin Fern5 years ago

“Youse guys don’t need tah use da door do ya?”

Welcome To Turkey!

Rick Hamilton5 years ago

I don’t think there was an inspector on this job.

This Mcdonalds Column Doesn’t Touch The Ceiling

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Liana Swarz-Burt5 years ago

It’s a backup column. If the rest fail, this one will hold everything up when it falls.46ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#44 

A Small Design Flaw

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MysticalMan5 years ago

The honor system.23ReplyView more comments#45 

This Building

Mirriam Banda5 years ago

one ball is bigger than the other

Yep, Should Work Just Fine

Rick Hamilton 5 years ago

Hope nobody left their Thai chicken in the drawer.

How Is This Supposed To Work?

Isa5 years ago

For handicapped bikers.

That Moment When You’re Not Sure Wheter It’s Cool Or A Fail

Roselientje 5 years ago

Can’t it be a cool fail?

Halfway Off The Stairway

Jace 5 years ago

This is where the OSHA contractor who invented back-up beepers has his office.

Yeah, Why Not

Hans5 years ago

Toilet for disabled dogs?

These Gates

Daniela Ogreanu 5 years ago

When your mouse is not working properly while playing sims.

These Doors

Kasia Nitschke5 years ago

Plus you can always guess who’s behind the door by staring at their crotch

I Think The Architect Was A Bit Drunk

Ivan Irawan 5 years ago

This Outlet Is Unreachable

Trav May 5 years ago

For emergency charging, break glass.

Window Fail

Kasia Nitschke 5 years ago

Rapunzel won’t escape this time!

Let’s Go Out On The Balcony. Oh, Wait…

Kim Cee Bee 5 years ago

balconies for airconditioning units.

These Navy Buildings

Yugan Talovich 5 years ago

Maybe they’re Buddhists.

Let Them All Fall From Those Stairs

Hans 5 years ago

“Sponsored by E. Smith, MD, orthopaedic”

This Is Belgium

Brian Xue 3 years ago

i’m surprised that its not all distroyed

Who Needs An Emergency Exit Anyway

Jace5 years ago

Doorways are easier to cut into high places when the workers can stand on something.

So, This Is The Entrance To My Towns Local Shopping Centre

Marzipanda 5 years ago

This means something. If only I can put my finger on it.

Tell Me Why

Keith Verret 5 years ago

actually to keep standing storm water out….area probably doesn’t drain well..

Thank God, My Feet Were Getting Tired

Lorraine5 years ago

Now if only I could phase through the fence …

Hope

Faturrahman5 years ago

at least there is still a hope

Stairs At My Alma Mater

Jace 5 years ago

If it’s your alma mater, can you find the explanation and add it here?

This Misunderstanding

Kasia Nitschke 5 years ago

Amazing they kept going for 4 floors before realizing something wasn’t righf

Stairs Leading To Nowhere At My School

Jace 5 years ago

Of course they lead somewhere. The architecture was ruined ex post facto by safety regulation that didn’t exist during design phase.

Useful Door!

Jace5 years ago

There’s a lot going badly here…

Interesting Choice

Susan Forbes 5 years ago

Easier access for the local Peeping Toms

Translates To “break The Window In Case Of Fire”. Clearly Not Any Window..

Monkey D. Luffy 5 years ago

Painted window maybe?

Czech Without Barriers (sign Says “elevator”)

Jace5 years ago

More malignant compliance.

That’s A Really Useful Door!!!

Henry Russell1 year ago

when will they learn doors have to touch the ground.

When Your Hotel Wardrobe Has Stairs And A Door In It

Daniela Ogreanu 5 years ago

Crawl Or Turn Into Liquid To Get On The Other Side

Henry Russell 1 year ago

this is where they have short cars

#friday

Marzipanda 5 years ago

Your manhole is still showing.

Bank Atm In Turkey

Barbie Wolf 5 years ago

for wheelchair maybe

Architecture On I’ts Best 🙂

Andrea Ferber 5 years ago

Someone Thought This Was An Artsy Coat Hanger