It was German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe who once famously said “Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space”. It is interesting to witness buildings that obliterate all design cliches and are a testament to the architect’s foresight. The end result may not always be stunning however credit must go to those who conceptualized it and think outside the box. Below we are listing some of the most unusual buildings ever constructed and they range from the surreal to the sublime.
Barcode Building, St. Petersburg, Russia
Ripley’s Building, Ontario, Canada
The Crooked House, Sopot, Poland
Hundertwasser Building, Darmstadt, Germany
Kansas City Public Library, Missouri, United States
The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)
Solar Ark Building, Gifu Japan
Basque Health Department Building, Ensanche, Spain
Piano Building, Anhui, China
Ray and Maria Stata Center, MIT, US
The Ufo House Sanjhih, Taiwan
Stone House, Guimarães, Portugal
Golden Pyramid House, Wadsworth, Illinois
Auditório Ibirapuera, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, United States)
Turning Torso, Malmo, Sweden
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA
Lotus Temple, New – Delhi, India
Robot Building, Bangkok, Thailand
Nautilus House, Mexico City, Mexico
