This Week’s Crazy Building: Agora Theater

The Agora Theater in Lelystad, Netherlands combines bright colors with unusual geometry for a unique effect. Designed by UNStudio their goal was to create a space as individual as the theater. It serves a practical purpose as well, inside are 2 auditoriums which had to be spaced as far apart as possible so one performance
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This Week’s Crazy Building: European Parliament Building

This unique building is located in Strasbourg, France and contains several conceptual features in its design. It features 750 seats in the hemicycle and over 1,100 offices. Architecture-Studio, the designer of the building, left the top of the dome unfinished to depict the European Union as an ongoing entity. The use of glass is to
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain looks like it defies gravity. This is the work of renowned architect, Frank Gehry who has employed this shocking style for about 20 years. Besides a surprising exterior, the Guggenheim also created another effect, economic prosperity. The building generated 500 million in profit within 3 years of its opening
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Bolwoningen

Bollenveld Bolwoningen by Dries Kreijkamp is used under the public domain
Amidst the medieval architecture and historic buildings in Den Bosch, Netherlands the Bolwoningen makes a very unusual contrast. These futuristic homes were the brainchild of architect, industrial designer, and sculptor Dries Kreijkamp and were built in 1984. Kreijkamp’s vision was two-fold. His inspiration came from the fact that we live on a sphere (the earth)
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Mercedes Benz Museum

The Mercedes Benz Museum’s unique shape is based on the double helix, a nod to the evolution of the brand over more than 125-years. The building’s curves complement the surrounding landscape of Stuttgart, Germany. Nowhere in the over 82,000 square foot space are any straight walls or closed rooms. The exterior is formed from aluminum
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Futuroscope

Located near Poitiers, France the Futuroscope holds true to its name. Opened in 1987 the park’s theme is all things futuristic. It contains 3D, 4D, and even holographic attractions over nearly 150 acres. Architect Denis Laming created the designs. Viewing them today, we receive an interesting look at what the future was thought to be.
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Infosys Building

The Infosys building, located in Pune, India resembles a spaceship. It can hold 2,500 employees and is part of the largest Platinum LEED certified campus in the world. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a rating system that determines the environmental performance of a building. Scores are calculated with a point based
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Fuji Television Building

The Fuji Television building in Tokyo, Japan, is almost ordinary… except for the 1,322-ton stainless steel ball stuck on it! Designed by internationally recognized architect, Kenzō Tange it was completed in 1996. Inside the steel ball or, Hachitama Spherical Observation Room, visitors can get 360-degree views of the Tokyo waterfront as well as the TV
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This Week’s Crazy Building: IAC Building

The IAC Building, located in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood was designed by Frank Gehry, known for his wild, deconstructive style. Unlike the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, however, the IAC presents a much more conservative, although still unusual face. Surprisingly, this is Gehry’s first completed building in New York. The sailboat theme was
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This Week’s Crazy Building: The Pyramids

Indianapolis’ massive Pyramids dominate the landscape and are an unmissable icon. Designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, the nearly 157-foot tall buildings were completed in 1972. Originally they were to be part of 9 identical buildings but the remaining 6 were never built. The unusual design was created to serve several practical purposes.
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