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Somebody must have noticed! 😄This is the Newmarket Health Centre in Ontario, Canada.It's a perfectly respectable long-te...
19/10/2026

Somebody must have noticed! 😄

This is the Newmarket Health Centre in Ontario, Canada.

It's a perfectly respectable long-term care facility. At ground level, nothing particularly unusual.

But take a look from above…

The building became an internet sensation back in 2015 when someone spotted its rather unfortunate resemblance to a naked man.

There's no evidence that the architect intended it, but I can't help imagining someone trying very hard not to laugh when the plans were presented.

Surely somebody in the planning department had a sense of humour?

How about that for a table - I saw some like this in a very smart furniture shop in Copenhagen. And now I just need a ro...
18/10/2026

How about that for a table - I saw some like this in a very smart furniture shop in Copenhagen. And now I just need a room big enough to put one in.

Someone in Scotland once decided their garden needed a pineapple. A very large stone pineapple.Hands up if you've visite...
17/10/2026

Someone in Scotland once decided their garden needed a pineapple. A very large stone pineapple.

Hands up if you've visited the Dunmore Pineapple near Airth 🙋‍♂️

We've featured the Futuro house on the page before and now this one is up for sale in Idyllwild, California.It's on the ...
16/10/2026

We've featured the Futuro house on the page before and now this one is up for sale in Idyllwild, California.

It's on the market for $1.495 million. Designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, the prefabricated dwelling was conceived as a portable ski cabin that could be transported by helicopter and installed in remote locations. With fewer than 100 Futuros built, the property offers a rare surviving example of a Space Age experiment in portable living.

You can see lots more on Designboom's web page and the sales details are here if you're seriously interested.

https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-86016-29xfts/52895-big-rock-road-idyllwild-ca-92549

There's also one in Somerset if you check out Futuro on Google 👍

Close call!
16/10/2026

Close call!

I bet you don't have a dog balcony
15/10/2026

I bet you don't have a dog balcony

Imagine building three apartment towers… then deciding it's cheaper to knock them down and start again! 😳That's exactly ...
15/10/2026

Imagine building three apartment towers… then deciding it's cheaper to knock them down and start again! 😳

That's exactly what's happening in Hong Kong.

Developer CK Asset has decided to demolish and rebuild three residential towers after investigations uncovered problems with the reinforcing steel, which didn't match the approved construction plans. The cost of this estimated to be £115m–£134m.

The development has six towers in total. Three are being repaired, but the developer reckons demolishing and rebuilding the other three will be quicker and more economical than trying to put things right.

Authorities are pursuing more than 200 prosecutions relating to the reinforcement work. The developer says inspections found no immediate structural danger, but the scale of the problems is extraordinary.

In your work have you ever come across a construction mistake so serious that demolition was the better option?

Which floor do you live on?The third and a half...
15/10/2026

Which floor do you live on?
The third and a half...

If the Chinese can have a hotel shaped like a teapot, surely Scotland can have one shaped like a Tunnock's Teacake? 😄And...
14/10/2026

If the Chinese can have a hotel shaped like a teapot, surely Scotland can have one shaped like a Tunnock's Teacake? 😄

And where better to build it than Uddingston, home of the famous Tunnock's factory where these Scottish favourites have been made for generations?

We've even come up with a design!

Imagine staying in a giant foil-wrapped Teacake, with views across the Clyde and perhaps a complimentary Caramel Wafer on your pillow.

Obviously, it's just a bit of fun, but stranger buildings have been built!

So, Uddingston's newest landmark or an architectural disaster waiting to happen?

And more importantly, would you book a room? 🍫

I spotted this on Dezeen. Seletti's BIC Pen Light. It's a bit of fun and yours for around 250 quid depending where you b...
14/10/2026

I spotted this on Dezeen. Seletti's BIC Pen Light. It's a bit of fun and yours for around 250 quid depending where you buy it. Just like the original BIC there are cheaper versions. 😄

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