{"id":53571,"date":"2019-08-26T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T12:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=53571"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:12:36","slug":"worlds-worst-architect-gerhardt-fjuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/worlds-worst-architect-gerhardt-fjuck\/","title":{"rendered":"What the &#8220;World\u2019s Worst Architect&#8221; Can Teach Us About Disastrous Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cArchitecture begins with a thought \u2026 a dream \u2026 a single line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>August\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=241&amp;v=uvU5dmu4sl8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most watched architectural film<\/a> starts smoothly enough, with the usual poetic soundbites, inspirational piano music and elegant imagery. The trailer appears to portray the epic visions and noble principles of a renowned \u201cstarchitect\u201d, pictured in a stunning gallery space at a singular, concrete desk. Donning round, black spectacles and drawing a delicate line with a scale rule, this lone genius embodies every architectural clich\u00e9 imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>So far, so predictable. Things take a turn, however, when Gerhardt Fjuck\u2019s extraordinary portfolio of buildings is revealed\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Man Behind the World\u2019s Ugliest Buildings - Alternatino\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uvU5dmu4sl8?start=241&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe built three of New York\u2019s most iconic buildings: Port Authority, Penn Station and LaGuardia,\u201d says Professor Harold Ankenpuss of Oxford University. The use of the word \u201ciconic\u201d in this sentence will undoubtedly bring tears to the eyes of New Yorkers everywhere, and not tears of joy. A character crafted by the brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arturo_Castro_(actor)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arturo Castro<\/a>, Gerhardt is like every celebrity architect from the past 30 years, with a cruel twist \u2014 he specializes in creating the world\u2019s ugliest buildings.<\/p>\n<p>For Gerhardt, this means overbearing Brutalist structures with hideous aesthetics and appalling layouts, each more soul-destroying than the last.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore Gehardt, everybody thought buildings needed to have windows, places to sit down, ventilation,\u201d explains Yan L\u00fcndergard of Dane Magazine. \u201cGehardt comes along, and says \u2018Why? Why don\u2019t we build the world\u2019s first above ground basement?\u201d Overflowing with ego, Gerhardt has little time for light, air or any semblance of human comfort. In the architect\u2019s own words: \u201cWhen you enter a Gerhardt environment, I want you to feel like I hate you personally. Because I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item aligncenter wp-image-53574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.29.30-PM.png?resize=988%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gerhardt fjuck\" width=\"988\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.29.30-PM.png?w=988&amp;ssl=1 988w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.29.30-PM.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.29.30-PM.png?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Castro&#8217;s four-minute parody, hilarious and tragic in equal measure, eloquently highlights the subtle flaws that make failed architecture so depressing. It moves beyond the more obvious visual missteps to speak to the psychological impact of bad buildings, calling out the negative effects that people may not realize are connected with their environment. \u201cA Gerhardt building will make you feel like sh*t \u2026 and you won\u2019t even know why,\u201d muses L\u00fcndergard.<\/p>\n<p>Digging into this concept, the architect outlines a few key ingredients for creating truly dysfunctional public spaces: \u201cI want you to feel too close to the man beside you; I want you to feel too far from the restroom. I want you to buy a veg sandwich and balance the cellophane on your knees, struggle to have a meal without a table or surface \u2026 I want you to feel motherless and sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Handy, podcast host, follows this up with a handful of more physical symptoms of distress: \u201cthe low ceilings, the flickering lights, the particular way the linoleum peels and cracks \u2026 you walk into one of his buildings and your whole body just says, &#8216;wow \u2026 this sucks.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item aligncenter wp-image-53575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.31.08-PM.png?resize=1007%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gerhardt fjuck\" width=\"1007\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.31.08-PM.png?w=1007&amp;ssl=1 1007w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.31.08-PM.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-21-at-4.31.08-PM.png?resize=768%2C448&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While each of these common flaws seems minor when viewed in isolation, their accumulation results in a public space akin to a post-apocalyptic wasteland. For anyone in doubt, Manhattan&#8217;s Port Authority provides all the necessary evidence. Everyone can unite in their distain for these design disasters, but real-world architects may feel some of the criticism hitting a little close to home. The interviewees\u2019 collective explanation of Gerhardt\u2019s actions is brutally simple:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does he do this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, he\u2019s an architect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the kind of sh*t he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yikes \u2026 it&#8217;s an accusation we thought only Frank Gehry could make. While this film is shrouded in humor, the criticism it brings to the surface is incredible relatable \u2014 and all too real. For all his villainous qualities, Gerhardt Fjuck teaches us more about bad architecture (and bad architects) than almost anyone else in recent times \u2014 and for that, he has our respect \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen you enter a Gerhardt environment, I want you to feel like I hate you personally. 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