Architectural Fails all over the world by Maria Graciela Gilardoni

Walkie Talkie

mgracegilardoni — 2020-11-24 20:01:13 UTC

Walkie Scorchie Building. 20 Fenchurch Street Building, London The heat-ray effect of the City’s Walkie-Talkie skyscraper which melted parts of cars in the City last summer will soon be fixed. I do not think it is necessary to re build the tower. However, I believe developers should replace the mirrored glasses with polarized ones.
by Grace, Flor and Ana Lucía.

mgracegilardoni — 2020-11-24 20:08:42 UTC

What's worse? This epic fail
was built at a design school. Oh the irony of it!
In my view I would build another column vertically and demolish one of the other two. I am not sure if that would be possible.

The Beetham Tower: federico alegre

2020-11-30 20:35:33 UTC

This 47-story, 168-meter-high skyscraper built in the city of Manchester has the peculiarity of generating a loud buzz every time the wind blows. Responsible for the sound is a huge fin located at the top.

fedealegremdp — 2020-11-30 20:38:40 UTC

fede alegre

The building John Hancock of Boston

2020-11-30 20:59:54 UTC

This building have a problem a few months after its inauguration. The window panes began to fall onto the sidewalk. As a temporary solution, the glass panels were replaced by wooden ones. Rosario Larralde.

Hotel Ryugyong: Nadia Horacek

2020-12-01 12:58:10 UTC

The construction of this hotel began in 1987, as an attempt by the North Korean regime to show the world the power of the city of Pyongyang. However, the economic crisis forced the work to stop several years later. Its construction has been resumed on several occasions, but after several years the structure remained windowless and hollow.
Still closed to this day, the Ryugyong Hotel is the tallest unoccupied building in the world and earned the nickname "Ghost Hotel". With renovations to the outside of the building in 2018, it now functions as a giant LED screen for North Korean propaganda slogans. In my opinion, it seems to me a temporary solution, I would like to build its other half and that it can futfill the objective that it had from the beginning, to be a hotel with 105 floors and attractive to the public.

Lotus Riverside Complex: Jeremias Sampedro

2020-12-02 13:31:01 UTC

At 5:40 am on June 27, Shanghai was shocked out of its slumber by the sound of a 13-story tower block crashing to the ground. But the fatal accident may prove a bigger wake-up call for the construction industry, say experts, who have accused building firms of sacrificing quality for quick profits.

An investigation report
revealed the collapse had been caused by the foundations being undermined by a combination of dug-out soil being piled 10 m high against one side and the digging of a 4.6-m-deep underground car park on the other.

Tower of Pisa by Zoe Carmona

2020-12-02 19:01:18 UTC

The Tower of Pisa leans due to a failure in its structural engineering. When the tower was first being built, it began to lean after just five years. Human error and inadequate awareness lead the architects and engineers to continue working on its construction. They saw that the three story tall tower (at the time) was leaning, and instead of moving it to a new area, or stopping the project all together, they decided they would try to fix the tilt themselves. In short, by building counterbalances on the tower, the lean worsened from the weight and poor foundation.
Now the tower of Pisa is an important tourist place in Italy

Aon Center, Chicago by Naiara Corral

corralnaiara — 2020-12-02 19:42:42 UTC

Formerly known as the Standard Oil Building, it is the third tallest building in Chicago and was inaugurated in 1973, delighting the eyes of those who could contemplate it at that time, given its peculiar cladding.
Its architects, Edward Durell Stone and Perkins and Will, decided to cover their magnificent work in Italian marble, a material much thinner than conventional coatings, ignoring that the material I have chosen, a year later, would begin to crack and detach, causing serious damage around it. Finally the skin of the building was removed in its entirety and replaced by granite at a cost of 80 million dollars.

Lotus Riverside Complex: Emilia Garcia Mata

2020-12-02 19:46:54 UTC

In 2009, because of a structural failure, the Lotus Riverside Complex collapsed causing the dead of a worker. This happened at 5:30 am on June 27 in Shanghai, China. The building was having the construction of a garage when the strong rain made the building move and then to collapse. Finally the people that bought some space in that building, claim their money and the week after the incident, special people looked at the others buildings to prevent other collapse.

Ray and Maria Stata Center by Joaquin Menendez

2020-12-02 23:04:54 UTC

The Ray and Maria Stata Center is an academic complex designed by the architect Frank Gehry. The failure happens in the fourth floor, where the building splits into two distinct structures: the Gates Tower and the Dreyfoos Tower, often called "G Tower" and "D Tower" respectively.

JOHN HANCOCK TOWER by Lucas Ciccioli

2020-12-03 21:46:02 UTC

John Hancock Tower is a 60 floors skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by I. M. Pei and Partners and finished in 1976. Its problem appeared while it was constructed. The blueprints where so minimalist, but presented a huge mistake;
window's reflective chrome outer shell was rigidly welded to the metal window frame, allowing no flex. Since the windows couldn't be bent in the wind, they cracked. The cracks expanded and soon all the windows failed. So, in 1972, several thousand of them had broken, causing a window rain on the Claredon St.

I-35W Bridge Over the Mississippi River By. Valen Ochagavia

2020-12-04 21:23:48 UTC

An eight-lane steel truss arch bridge suddenly collapsed during a busy rush hour commute in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. Built in 1967 and deemed “structurally deficient” by the federal government in both 1991 and 2005, the bridge was set to be replaced in 2020.

Tropicana Field Stadium by Delfina Maldonado

2020-12-08 21:47:16 UTC

Tropicana Field is a indoor stadium located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, opened in 1990. The stadium was built under the name Florida Suncoast Dome at a cost of 130 million dollars, with the aim of installing a Major League team in the city. This took several years, during which attempts to obtain a new franchise as well as relocate the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants failed.

Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas by Simon Maldonado.

2020-12-09 19:27:38 UTC

The Vdara Hotel & Spa opened in 2009 and features a fairly unique curved structure. Nothing untoward there, until you go for a swim.

The buildings' design was such that it acted as a giant magnifying glass, focusing the power of the sun directly into the swimming pool area. Guests immediately began to complain that they were regularly getting "burned" and the building was dubbed, "the Death Ray".

One guest, in particular, Bill Pintas, claimed that the hotel's design had burned his hair and melted a plastic bag he had with him.

The CNA Tower in Chicago, Illinois.

2020-12-09 20:24:27 UTC

This bright red structure is probably one of the most interesting buildings to look at in the city. Is that a problem? absolutely not.
In 1999, a shard of glass fell from the 29th floor of the building, smashing in the head and killing a woman named Ana Flores. But this incident could have been avoided: since this tower was first built (in 1975), the window panes were cracking as they couldn't stand thermal stress, and the CNA Tower's owners made aware of this problem. Some studies suggested them to replace or reinforce the strength system, but they didn't follow the advice.
After the lamenting episode, the possessors were sued by the city and the Flores family, being forced to pay 537 thousand dollars and 18 million dollars to the victim's family. Also, the city ordered to replace the glass panels and checking them every month.
By Lucila Perez Ameijeiras.