Examples of spectacular architecture can really take one's breath away; but so can instances of dwellings far from dazzling. With the population growing at an unstoppable rate, accommodating all of people’s needs is by no means an easy task, which can lead to ideas that look like proper solutions to some, but to others, they might look like ‘Urban Hell’.
Dedicated to “the downsides of modern development”, in their own words, the ‘Urban Hell’ community sheds light on some of the most depressing-looking buildings, poor infrastructure decisions, and constructions that simply don’t match the environment, among other debacles. We have put some of them on this list for you today, so scroll down to browse them and see for yourself how unfortunate some architectural decisions can be.
To learn more about the dos and don'ts when it comes to modern development and architecture, Bored Panda turned to an expert, the CEO and founder of ‘Architecture Hunter’, Amanda Ferber, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. Scroll down to find her insight in the text below.
#1 Urban Art In Belgrade
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#2 Hong Kong's Dismal Cage Homes House Thousands Of People
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#3 Light Pollution By A Single Building In Mumbai (It Was 1 Am When This Pic Was Taken)
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#4 Delhi, India
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#5 Homeless In Phoenix, Arizona - The Hottest City In The USA
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#6 Trees, I See
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#7 Contrary To Popular Belief, The Belgian Coast's Real Estate Did Survive To The Two World Wars. Its Cultural Heritage Was Destroyed By Real Estate Developers' Greed And Public Officials' Lack Of Care
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#8 Las Vegas’s Underground Homeless
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#9 Dadaab In Kenya. World's Largest Refugee Camp. Stretches Over 20 Miles
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#10 Mansion On Top Of Building In Bangalore. Dear God
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#11 The Neue Elbbrücke Bridge In Hamburg. The Original Design Was Completed In 1887 And Featured Two Wonderful Gothic Gateways, Torn Down In 1959 To Add An Additional Lane
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#12 The Problem There Are Still People Living In Such Buildings!
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#13 Chinese Ghost Town Of Mansions Reclaimed By Farmers
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#14 Skopje, North Macedonia. Consistently One Of The Most Polluted (Air Quality) Cities In Europe
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#15 Covering The Slums With Green Walls
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#16 Come Enjoy The Lovely Beach In Alexandria, Egypt!
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#17 Liebian Building - A 121-Meter Skyscraper With A Waterfall In The City Of Guiyang, China's Guizhou Province
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#18 The "Other Side" Of The Pyramids Of Giza
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#19 Bolton, England
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#20 This Elementary School In Ohio Can Only Be Reached By Car - It Might Be Normal For Us For Is An Abomination By European / Asian Standards
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#21 Residential Space In Noida, India
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#22 Los Angeles Is Also A Concrete Jungle
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#23 I Wonder How One Can Live In A Mansion Like These Without Feeling Immense Guilt
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#24 Housing Complex In Malaysia
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#25 The Largest Stack Interchange In North America, Entire LA Neighborhoods Were Destroyed
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#26 Tokyo, Japan
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#27 Lancaster New "City" (General Trias, Cavite, Philippines.)
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#28 What's The Point Of Having An Interchange That Size In The Middle Of The City, Dubai, Uae
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#29 New Delhi, India
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#30 Abandoned Building Occupied By Artists And Anarchists. São Paulo, Brazil
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#31 These Apartments I Saw In Barcelona
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#32 Moscow, Russia
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#33 Houston, Texas. So Many Places In The US Look Like This
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#34 Aquatar A Water Park In Qatar
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#35 "Infrastructural Development" In Past Two Decades. [mumbai, India]
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#36 Since We're Posting Photos Of Cairo, Here Is One I Took While Landing For A Connecting Flight
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#37 Guys, We Just Need To Build Another Ring Road. This Time It’ll Fix The Traffic Guys, I Promise. Guys?
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#38 UK Newbuilds
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#39 Henderson, Vegas, USA
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#40 NYC Apartment The Broker Showed Me
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#41 Huge Screen Set Up In A Small Town Of Just Under 15k Population, UK
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#42 Who Wants To Live Under A Freeway (Sydney)?
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#43 Taiwan Government Does Not Build Sidewalks. Taoyuan
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#44 Beijing Man Builds Rock Villa On Top Of Apartment Tower
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