This Week’s Crazy Building: Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum in Paris presents a strange juxtaposition of architecture. The main building dates back to the 12th century and is done in French Renaissance style while the new entrance, completed in 1989 is a modern steel and glass structure built to the same proportions as the Pyramid of Giza. Designed by American-Chinese architect
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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: 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: Grand Arche of Defense

The Grand Arche of Defense in Paris, France is part of the Triumphal Way. This line of monuments and buildings starts at the Louvre, includes the Arc de Triomphe, and finally ends with the Grand Arche. It was designed by architect Johan Otto V. Spreckelsen who won the competition of 424 entries. Completed in 1989,
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Fondation Louis Vuitton

The Fondation Louis Vuitton located in Paris’ Bois de Boulogne park makes a noticeable splash. Designed by Frank Gehry, the contemporary art museum’s unusual forms exhibit his characteristic deconstructed look. The park is nearly twice the size of New York’s Central Park and is composed of several smaller parks. The Fondation is in the Jardin
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Centre Georges Pompidou

The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France is a unique building. On first glance you can see what is unusual about it, all of the infrastructure is actually located on the outside! This was done to allow for large open spaces inside the Pompidou (totaling over 1 million square feet), which houses modern art as
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Centre Pompidou-Metz

Centre Pompidou-Metz by manuelsvay is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Located in Metz, France, the Centre Pompidou-Metz seems even more unusual in the context of the surrounding historical structures. Designed by architect Shigeru Ban, the inspiration actually came from a Chinese hat! Ban wanted to create a space that would seamlessly integrate into the city as well as being effective for displaying works of art.
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Jagged Apartments

Etoiles d'Ivry by Guilhem Vellut is licensed under CC BY 2.0
This week’s crazy building is the Jagged Apartments in Paris, France. This bizarre set of apartment buildings was constructed by famous French architect Jean Renaudie, known for his unusual form of brutalist architecture. A true concrete jungle, it has greenery covering much of its tiered patios and even stretches across the street as if trying to
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