Top 33 World’s strangest buildings

word · October 24th, 2009, 09:22 AM

1. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)

2. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)

3. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)

4. Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)

5. Cathedral of Brasilia (Brazil)

6. La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain)

7. Atomium (Brussels, Belgium)

8. Museum of Contemporary Art (Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

9. Kansas City Library (Missouri, USA)

10. Low impact woodland house (Wales, UK)

11. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)

12. Rotating Tower, Dubai, UAE

13. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)

14. Casa da musica (Porto, Portugal)

15. Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Canada)

16. Nautilus House (Mexico City, Mexico)

17. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)

18. National Theatre (Beijing, China)

19. Conch Shell House, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

20. House Attack (Viena, Austria)

21. Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)

22. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

23. Ideal Palace (France)

24. The Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland

25. Eden project (United Kingdom)

26. The Museum of Play (Rochester , USA)

27. Atlantis (Dubai, UAE)

28. Montreal Biosphere (Canada)

29. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, USA)

30. The Basket Building (Ohio, USA)

31. Kunsthaus (Graz, Austria)

32. Forest Spiral (Darmstadt, Germany)

33. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)

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calcifer · October 24th, 2009, 12:43 PM

some of these are really cool. i love the lotus temple, gaudi's la pedrera, the nautilus house, the national library in minsk & waterkeyn's atomium.

Sojiita · October 24th, 2009, 07:00 PM

I am not the greatest fan of modern architecture, but I like most of the modern things here, and nearly all of the other odd quirky stuff. It is different and at least not staid and boring.

I love the 'house attack'..

Brasilia Cathedral is wonderful and so evocative of the crown of thorns, so appropriate for Brasilia-maybe the best building there.

The Atomium is also classic-A giant model of an iron atom. I love it.

The Gaudi apartment building in Barcelona, Habitat, all classics.

Even the Longabegber building is cool. Hey, it is programmatic architecture at it's best-that is exactly what they make-baskets!

Fly_On_TheWall · October 24th, 2009, 07:44 PM

Ugh, I hate all three of the Montreal buildings. Eye sores.

angelais · October 24th, 2009, 07:49 PM

Some of these are so cool - I love the Kansas City library. I would love to see it in person. Wonderworks and House Attack are also pretty cool.

That olympic stadium in Montreal is ugly! How much did the architech make that designed that thing??

SVZ · October 24th, 2009, 08:31 PM

House Attack is hilarious

twitchy2.0 · October 24th, 2009, 08:38 PM

#12 does not exist. It was hyped, but there's no word on site, start date for construction, anything.

ang · October 24th, 2009, 09:28 PM

the lotus temple, habitat 67 (it even reminds me of tijuana in a way...love how the houses are all stacked upon each other; kind of amazes me), house attack, cubic houses & church of hallgrimur really speak to me. the picture of that church is stunning!

could the pic of that woodland home in wales be any cuter? crescent moon and all...it's just an adorable shot.

Fly_On_TheWall · October 25th, 2009, 01:52 PM

I think Montrealers are still paying for the olympic stadium. And since the Montreal Expos left, the building isn't used that much. Just for conventions and Monster truck shows. A few years ago, a huge chunk of the building broke off. It's a piece of crap IMO.

L1049 · October 25th, 2009, 10:20 PM

Getting drunk (or high) and walking past #2 would be interesting.

Hummus · October 27th, 2009, 12:57 AM

I love the library and #23, the palace.

**I just looked more into the Ideal Palace. It was built by a postman, by himself. It took about 20 years to build the outside. He just picked up stones on his route and constructed this home by night. That is amazing.

tictac · October 27th, 2009, 11:49 AM

^^That is amazing. They're all awesome to look at. I think the Kansas City library is especially cute and clever. Wonder how long before they add the Twilight series to it. JOKING.

MohandasKGanja · October 28th, 2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L1049

Getting drunk (or high) and walking past #2 would be interesting.

I was thinking the same thing. Also, would it look straight to a drunk person?

word · November 10th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twitchy2.0

#12 does not exist. It was hyped, but there's no word on site, start date for construction, anything.

true but I've heard construction will begin soon

calcifer · November 10th, 2009, 09:17 AM

hmm.. construction has already been delayed a couple of times, i think..
and then there's also this minor detail:

Quote:

Architect David Fisher cheerfully admits he has never designed a skyscraper before, but his computer says this building can be constructed in an Italian factory, oven-ready for the end of 2010. So that's all right then.

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