Buildings surround us every day—homes, schools, offices, and towers that feel solid and permanent. Yet history shows that buildings can and do fail. In this episode of The Curious Mind, we explore why buildings fail by understanding buildings as systems made up of design decisions, materials, foundations, environments, and human choices. Rather than focusing on fear, we calmly explain how failures develop over time, how warning signs are often missed, and how lessons from past failures lead to safer and more resilient structures.