Air Conditioner units clinging to the sides of buildings are a regular sight these days, especially in humid parts of the world, and as such generally exist without so much as a glance from passers-by. It’s only when you step back and actually focus on the (usually) creamy beige boxes that you begin to realise just how common they are and just how sweaty the general population of these parts would be without them. We came across a photo today (the first one below) that actually blew our minds (no pun intended) and resulted in a search for more examples of buildings seemingly under attack from exterior A/C units. So, to celebrate these urban barnacles, here are just a few examples of Extreme Air Conditioning.

Ann Siang Hill Park, Singapore

Image Credit: ampulets2

Location Unknown

Image Credit: rachelr_nz

Manhattan, New York

Image Credit: Thomas Hawk

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Image Credit: leobard

Athens, Georgia

Image Credit: pshab

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Image Credit: Jashil

Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay

Image Credit: Yelena YK

Kampong Glam, Singapore

Image Credit: chooyutshing

CBD, Singapore

Image Credit: jennsnyc333

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Image Credit: Mr. Cavin