Thursday, December 18, 2008

50 Strange Buildings of the World

1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)


Construction of the building started in in January
2003 and in December 2003 it was finished. House architecture is based
on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish drawer and child books
illustrator) and Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot)
pictures and paintings.


The Crooked HouseImage via: brocha


2. Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)


The Hundertwasser house “Waldspirale” (”Forest
Spiral”) was built in Darmstadt between 1998 and 2000. Friedensreich
Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter, is widely
renowned for his revolutionary, colourful architectural designs which
incorporate irregular, organic forms, e.g. onion-shaped domes.


The structure with 105 apartments wraps around a
landscaped courtyard with a running stream. Up in the turret at the
southeast corner, there is a restaurant, including a cocktail bar.


Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)Image via: Kikos Dad


3. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)


The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)Image via: manuelfloresv


4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)


Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)Image via: Mélisande*


5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)


The Longaberger
Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest
office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a
replica of the company’s famous market basket, cost $30 million and
took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave
Longaberger to alter his plans, but he wanted an exact replica of the
real thing.


The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)Image via: addicted Eyes


6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)


This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects behind the revitalization of downtown.


The people of Kansas City were asked to help pick
highly influential books that represent Kansas City. Those titles were
included as ‘bookbindings’ in the innovative design of the parking
garage exterior, to inspire people to utilize the downtown Central
Library.


Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)Image via: jonathan_moreau


7. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)


Wonderworks (Florida, United States)


8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)


Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions was held in Montreal. Housing was one of the main themes of Expo 67.


The cube is the base, the mean and the finality of
Habitat 67. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability.
As for its mystic meaning, the cube is symbol of wisdom, truth, moral
perfection, at the origin itself of our civilization.


354 cubes of a magnificent grey-beige build up one
on the other to form 146 residences nestled between sky and earth,
between city and river, between greenery and light.


Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)Image via: ken ratcliff


9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)


The original idea of these cubic houses came about
in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses
that were built in Helmond.


The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on
top of a pedestrian bridge and he decided to use the cubic houses idea.
The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by
each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village
becomes a forest.


Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)Image via: vpzone


10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)


The house is owned by the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow.


It does not comply with any convention about house
building, has unexpected twists and turns, roofs and rooms. It looks
like a fairy tale castle, it has enormous “animals” like a giraffe and
a spider, no window is rectangular or round, and it can be visited like
a museum.


Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)Image via: JonasPhoto


11. Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, United States)


Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, United States)Image via: santanartist


12. Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)


Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)Image via: jemil75


13. Calakmul building a.k.a La Lavadora a.k.a The Washing Mashine (Mexico, Mexico)


Calakmul building a.k.a La Lavadora a.k.a The Washing Mashine (Mexico, Mexico)Image via: marj k


14.. Kettle House (Texas, United States)


Kettle House (Texas, United States)Image via: y luckyfukr


15. Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)


Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)Image via: tj.blackwell


16. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)


Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)Image via: pict_u_re


17. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)


Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)Image via: angelocesare


18. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)


Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)image via: Jsome1


19. Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)


Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)Image via: James Gordon


20. Weird House in Alps


Weird House in AlpsImage via: nicolasnova


21. The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)


The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)Image via: cypherone @ Taiwan


22. The Hole House (Texas, United States)


The Hole House (Texas, United States)Image via: melinnis


23. Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)


Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)Image via: Pricey


24. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)


The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)Image via: ledsmagazine.com


25. Grand Lisboa (Macao)


Grand Lisboa (Macao)Image via: Michael McDonough


26. Wall House (Groningen, Netherlands)


Wall House (Groningen, Netherlands)Image via: Liao Yusheng


27. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)


Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)Image via: disgustipado


28. Bahá’í House of Worship a.k.a Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)


Bahá'í House of Worship a.k.a Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)Image via: MACSURAK


29. Container City (London, UK)


Container City (London, UK)Image via: y Fin Fahey


30. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)


Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)Image via: Dom Dada


31. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)


Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)Image via: deputy-dog.com


32. Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, United States)


Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, United States)Image via: dbking


33. Solar Furnace (Odeillo, France)


Solar Furnace (Odeillo, France)Image via: f2g2


34. Dome House (Florida, United States)


Dome House (Florida, United States)Image via: easement


35.. Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)


Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)Image via: littlemalt


36. Fashion Show Mall (Las Vegas, United States)


Fashion Show Mall (Las Vegas, United States)Image via: b2tse


37. Luxor Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, United States)


Luxor Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, United States)Image via: wallyg


38. Zenith Europe (Strasbourg, France)


Zenith Europe (Strasbourg, France)Image via: Edouard55


39. Civic Center (Santa Monica)


Civic Center (Santa Monica)Image via: karenchu121


40. Mammy’s Cupboard (Natchez, MS, United States)


Mammy's Cupboard (Natchez, MS, United States)Image via: Live Simply


41. Pickle Barrel House (Grand Marais, Michigan, United States)


Pickle Barrel House (Grand Marais, Michigan, United States)Image via: the naked fauxtographer


42. The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, United States)


The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, United States)Image via: iessi


43. Gherkin Building (London, UK)


Gherkin Building (London, UK)Image via: Lawrie Cate


44. Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)


Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)Image via: iterby


45. Lloyd’s building (London, UK)


Lloyd’s building (London, UK)Image via: ryanfb


46. “Druzhba Holiday Center Hall (Yalta, Ukraine)


“Druzhba Holiday Center Hall (Yalta, Ukraine)Image via: Argenberg


47. Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)


Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)Image via: kamoda


48. UCSD Geisel Library (San Diego, California, United States)


UCSD Geisel Library (San Diego, California, United States)Image via: ewen and donabel


49. Ripley’s Building (Ontario, Canada)


Ripley's Building (Ontario, Canada)Image via: Bekah267


50. The Bank of Asia a.k.a Robot Building (Bangkok, Thailand)


The Bank of Asia a.k.a Robot Building (Bangkok, Thailand)

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