The top ten architecture fails

The top ten architecture fails

Sometimes architects get it wrong, and the effects are often devastating.

Joburg bridge collapse

Remember the M1 temporary bridge collapse in October? That unfortunate incident brought Sandton to a grinding halt and proved the fallibility of man, reminding us that architects and engineers are humans and can make mistakes that sometimes lead to devastating effects.


Read: Rian investigates the M1 bridge collapse


Luckily for South Africans, we haven’t had the misfortune of experiencing many of these architecture fails, but other countries around the world unfortunately have.


YouTube channel The Richest counted down ten of the biggest architecture fails in the world, and it’s shocking to see that some of these disasters could’ve been avoided had a little patience been exercised.


Check out the countdown below:

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