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#2

Classical Style That Seamlessly Blends Into The Original Structure

Final score:

199points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago (edited)

Small town airport called, they’d like their small town airport back please

168points

#3

It Seems So Innocent At First

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170points

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Will Cable 2 years ago

Clucking bell

75points

If you've ever spotted a weird-looking building and thought to yourself “jeez, this thing is ugly,” you can be sure you’re not the only one. There’s something about particular architecture that makes our eyes almost physically sore.

According to architectural historian Timothy Hyde, the author of “Ugliness and Judgement on Architecture in the Public Eye,” “ugliness is an undertheorized dimension of architecture, given how common that critique is.” Hyde has seen numerous people commenting about ugly buildings to him so naturally, he took notice.

#4

This Building I Saw The Other Day Kinda Looks Like A Bad Sims Starter House

Final score:

168points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Roald Dahl the Twits, they bricked up all their windows.

38points

#5

What Would You Even Call This Color? Fugly Fuschia?

Final score:

158points

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JoJo Anisko 2 years ago

Pepto Bismol

192points

#6

Boy Do I Love Modern Belgian Architecture!

Final score:

151points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

I was trying to think of a boring joke for this pic and then I yawned. Good enough.

130points

Hyde argues that people always think buildings are ugly. “Particularly as a historian of modern architecture, I encounter any number of people who say ‘Oh, you’re a modern architectural historian, can you explain why would an architect ever think to do a building like that?’”

In the early 19th century, the architect Sir John Soane filed a long series of libel cases against critics who criticized his creations. “There was a prevailing assumption at the time that a work of architecture, a work of art, a work of literature, was an embodiment of its creator,” says Hyde. In those years, a critique of a building, something we experience on a daily basis, was seen as a personal attack on its creator.

#7

Built The Ugly Houses From Across The Street

Final score:

142points

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Headless Roach 2 years ago (edited)

Better in Minecraft, actually

92points

#8

In Loganville, GA - Overseas Money Built An Entire Subdivision Of Tacky Mega Mansions. The Builder Didn’t Use An Architect And Built These All Based On His Own Vision... And Went Bankrupt

Final score:

139points

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JoJo Anisko 2 years ago

Cartoonish.

61points

#9

This Is Horrendous

Final score:

131points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

It looks like a futuristic roomba

73points

Things have changed beyond recognition today. “Now what we take for granted, this modern idea that one can criticize a work of architecture or book without necessarily saying its creator is a bad or immoral person, begins to emerge as a legal concept,” Hyde explained.

#10

It Was A Bold Choice. That’s About All I Can Say About It

Final score:

130points

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Matthews 2 years ago

Precisely. It could not have been boulder!

191points

#11

Who Thought This Window Was A Good Idea?

Final score:

130points

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Steve Bowman 2 years ago

Somebody who doesn't has to clean it.

66points

#12

“Venezia” Mega Outlet In Istanbul

Final score:

124points

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Cat on a bike 2 years ago

this looks like the future stronghold in a zombie movie

155points

#13

Someone Paid To Build This Monstrosity

Final score:

120points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

It looks like a mid tier apartment building. With terrible parking.

53points

#14

The Epicenter, Seattle, USA

Final score:

115points

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Bethan Coleman 2 years ago

Those balconies definitely look as though the building has been the epicentre of an earthquake

63points

#15

Looks Like It's Stomped On

Final score:

112points

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DEW 2 years ago

So no light at the back of the house. If there is fire you can't get out the back or sides of the house? I would be so nervous going to bed at night. My body is tingling and I do not like the feeling.

37points

#16

Do Ugly Townhouses Qualify?

Final score:

110points

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Fembot 2 years ago

Ugh nothing but car holes

53points

#17

Zurich, Switzerland (No, It's Not Abandoned)

Final score:

107points

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Headless Roach 2 years ago

Just ugly?

39points

#18

When You Let Your 5 Year Old Design Your Custom Home

Final score:

103points

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novasoup (she/her) 2 years ago

i mean, at least the color scheme idea was nice...

25points

#19

Someone Lied On Their Resume

Final score:

101points

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Headless Roach 2 years ago

You mean, the archItect?

36points

#20

If U Wanna Have A Big Building In The Middle Of A Hill At Least Put Some Facade

Final score:

99points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

Ugly but cool (just like me 😎)

54points

#21

This Is Just

Final score:

94points

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Edda Kamphues 2 years ago

Minecraft

59points

#22

You Like Big Windows? I Got Big Windows!

Final score:

92points

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Headless Roach 2 years ago

Windows 95, it is.

60points

#23

This House Is Furious It Exists

Final score:

92points

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PickleRick 2 years ago

I think there are a lot of people out there that would love to have this home.

56points

#24

Holiday Home In Near Balatonszemes, Hungary

Final score:

90points

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JoJo Anisko 2 years ago

Practical use of limited resources.

52points

#25

Romsås, Oslo. These Buildings Are Horrible

Final score:

89points

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Bethan Coleman 2 years ago

Cleaning/painting the exterior surface would help. Not much admittedly.

40points

#26

Church "Saint-Pierre" In Pau, France

Final score:

89points

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Matthews 2 years ago

Is that where Pizza Hut’s roof married Darth Vader’s helmet?

112points

#27

Miltifunctional Center aka The Cappuccino Cup (Quartucciu, Sardinia, Italy)

Final score:

88points

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AppletreeChild 2 years ago

I want a boat! No, a house! No wait, a home, but like a boat on land. Perfect!

45points

#28

Fugly

Final score:

88points

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Bethan Coleman 2 years ago

All those different window styles makes it look they went on online and searched for "free used windows near me".

69points

#29

Sparrow Hills, Moscow, Russia

Final score:

84points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Anyone else see male appendages? No? Me neither.

176points

#30

Torre Insignia, Mexico City

Final score:

77points

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BannedFromABoatShow 2 years ago

Is that Patrick screaming on the side?

68points

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#31

Tours Aillaud, Nanterre (France) The Renovation Of The Aillaud Towers Will Start Soon, I Would Have Preferred To See Them Destroyed But This Is Definitely An Upgrade

Final score:

27points

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Deborah B 2 years ago

With the right renovation, these could be gaudi-esque.

14points

#32

I Sure Wish I Spent 8 Hours A Day At Corporate Square I

Final score:

24points

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Headless Roach 2 years ago

That's depressing

13points

#33

Brand New Modern Home In SF, With Bizarre Greek Columns

Final score:

24points

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Dre Mosley 2 years ago

Minus to columns, I love it.

7points

#34

"Unique", "Lots Of Nooks"

Final score:

24points

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Deborah B 2 years ago

I am 95% certain that that roof leaks, just from seeing the photo.

30points

#35

Historical Society, Ohio

Final score:

24points

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OmBoyGanesh 2 years ago

I absolutely love this building.

14points

#36

This Condo High Rise In North Brooklyn, Williamsburg, NYC

Final score:

22points

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Taki Takanashi 2 years ago

Looks like the building started walking

16points

#37

Butcher Center Basketball Arena At Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Final score:

22points

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Buren 2 years ago

WINDOW!

8points

#38

This Monstosity Of A Building

Final score:

22points

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Karen Fernley 2 years ago

looks like a multi storey car park turned into flats

8points

#39

How Is This Legal

Final score:

22points

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AppletreeChild 2 years ago

I kinda like it... I dont like the garage and entrance, but the general shape has some postmodern scifi vibes XD

36points

#40

"Mediterranean", Like A Garbage Strike In Naples

Final score:

22points

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Caro Caro 2 years ago

Meh. They should make a garden and have rambling roses and such growing against those ugly walls.

6points

#41

Laundromat - Dubois, Wyoming

Final score:

22points

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Nathan Pogorzala 2 years ago

Big Skull Country.

4points

#42

I Swear I’ve Built This House In The Sims

Final score:

21points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

What do you think is on the top floor 🤔

4points

#43

The Scottish Parliament Sure Is Something... Especially Given That It Opened Three Years Late And At Least 10.35 Times The Estimated Budget

Final score:

20points

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Anita Ledford 2 years ago

I Love it! It encompasses everything politics is.

14points

#44

Compound? Church? Department Store?

Final score:

20points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago

Sims?

6points

#45

Former Pirelli Tire Building In New Haven, CT This One Sorta Speaks For Itself

Final score:

19points

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Fembot 2 years ago

Dunno, it’s brutalism but at least it’s a definite design choice instead of no choices/everything together elsewhere in this list. Maybe we’ll come to appreciate this More at some point.

8points

#46

I Really Just Need Other People To See This

Final score:

19points

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PickleRick 2 years ago

A few minor changes could make this a nice small family home.

9points

#47

When Youve Been Playing Too Much Minecraft

Final score:

19points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago (edited)

It looks like a reconverted firehouse. Edit: actually upon zooming in, is this just a business?

2points

#48

M2 Building, Tokyo, Japan, By Kengo Kuma

Final score:

19points

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digitalin 2 years ago

AHAHA that's awful. I love it.

4points

#49

Maxed Out Mansard Roof

Final score:

18points

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David 2 years ago

Supersard

3points

#50

The Mixture Of Small, Round Columns And Styrofoam Padded Square Columns Looks Ridiculous

Final score:

17points

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Anita Ledford 2 years ago

If they went with color and some landscaping this could be saved.

3points

#51

Please Zoom In Because There’s A Lot Of Little Extra Ugly Elements

Final score:

17points

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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago

Is that a prison?

6points

#52

Princess Towers In Kingston Ontario

Final score:

17points

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Edda Kamphues 2 years ago

I'm afraid the name does not quite live up to expectation.

17points

#53

3 Bedroom House, 12 Car Garage

Final score:

16points

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Frando Bone 2 years ago

12? So...3 cars fit into each of those garages?

1point

#54

Black Chamber On 40 Degrees Celsius

Final score:

16points

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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago (edited)

Lucky Motorex getting free advertising from their biggest fans? Edit: sorry I’m blind - Motorex has become the whole house, okay. Motorex is the new fashion police. Haha. Motorex is the new Karen. Motorex is the new HOA president (help me)

7points

#55

Outskirts Of Malmö, Sweden

Final score:

15points

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Buren 2 years ago

Put the cow in the middle of the column and it's great

24points

#56

McMansion 1952 Edition. Not The Ugliest House But It Still Looks Off

Final score:

15points

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Nathan Pogorzala 2 years ago

950 sq ft. isn't quite the McMansion.

7points

#57

Moscow Is Full Of Stuff Like That

Final score:

15points

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der sebbl 2 years ago

Better than another concrete cube

15points

#58

Parc Du Futuroscope, France

Final score:

15points

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gregorius yudhi 2 years ago

Cool...👍

9points

#59

Nice Try Disneyland

Final score:

14points

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Buren 2 years ago

Could this be construction hoarding fence. It's quite common nowadays to see printed façade during construction/renovation period.

27points

#60

This House Is So Incredibly Unorganized

Final score:

14points

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moggie63 2 years ago

Don't know why but it somehow looks as if nothing quite fits properly.

6points

#61

Markus Bahlmann - Macau Old Residential Building

Final score:

13points

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Fembot 2 years ago

It’s not ugly and it’s not designed like that. Just people making do with what’s available. Does not belong on this list

27points

#62

Portland Building; Portland, Oregon

Final score:

13points

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Connie Martin 2 years ago

Looks like a Scientology prison

17points

#63

Ugly Hotel In Raleigh NC

Final score:

13points

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PickleRick 2 years ago

If you recognize that this was likely built in the late 50's to early 60's it's not that ugly. Dated, yes, but not ugly for the era it was designed in.

16points

#64

Looks Like It Was Built In The Sims

Final score:

12points

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PickleRick 2 years ago

Maybe it just me but I don't hate this. Wish it had a dormer and some eves I guess.

5points