The Most 15 Buildings with Worst Architectural Design

Published by purnosidi at February 11, 2017

1. The Rock, Wellington International Airport in New Zealand

This building is actually one of the latest additions to the infamous Wellington International Airport. Designed by Warren and Mahoney, The Rock is known to be the last addition of 5-year long development. Inspired by a pyramid of steel and made with copper panels which with the aim to catch natural light and resemble a sculpture – however, it ends up looking like a huge pile of goo.

2. ArcelorMittal Orbit Sculpture in London

Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond are the ones who are responsible for this Skyscraper that looks like a tangled junk, we don’t even know what is going on here and what is the inspiration to the design of this 375 ft tall sculpture.

3. Renmin Ribao Building in Beijing

The People’s Daily Newspaper’s headquarters in Beijing, China has long been the butt of a joke of many people – even the locals! No wonder, the building is shaped just like a penis which caused an uproar. Thankfully the communist newspaper listened and decided to sheath it and build a new one from the ground up.

4. Frank Gehry’s Australian Blunder

This building is known as Frank Gehry’s first architectural project; made of tons of custom designed bricks to make it look like a treehouse, unfortunately it ended up looking like a building that had just been hit by a gigantic wrecking ball.

5. The Elephant Building in Bangkok

Elephant is Thailand’s national animal so it’s a no brainer that an elephant also has to be solidified in the form of a building right? This 32 story building may look great on paper, but in reality it looks unpleasant. Ah well, at least it fits a whole lot of offices, language school, and condos.

6. Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Scotland

Inspired by one of Henry Raeburn’s painting masterpieces, this building ends up looking odd and too much with its decorative ornaments. Not only does it look weird, it ends up taking $16 million out of the Scottish taxpayers as the ornaments keep falling off and have to be repaired.

7. Mirador Building in Madrid, Spain

MVRDV, one of the most popular architecture firm in the world, has long been known for its imaginative and futuristic innovation. However, this Mirador building that is made by MVRDV and also Blanca Lleo has no artistic value, nor does it have an aesthetic value. The assymetry that it showcases makes it look jumbled instead of looking distinctive in a good way.

8. National Library in Pristina, Kosovo

This national library is a proof that adding every attractive looking element you’ve come across to your building doesn’t guarantee you an attractive result. A combination of Islamic architectural with modern sensibility and a Byzantine touch here is a huge miss.

Other than eight of the aforementioned buildings, there are actually a few other buildings that are incredibly unpleasant to the eye, some of them are: