Architecture is an art that has evolved over the centuries, giving rise to some of the most impressive and iconic buildings in the world. However, sometimes architects take too many risks and create buildings that defy all aesthetic and tasteful norms. These buildings are often popularized by their bizarre and tasteless architecture.
In most cases, they attract attention because of the unusualness of their design and eye-catching appearance. Some of these buildings are true masterpieces of bad taste, while others simply look strange and uncomfortable. In this post, we’ll explore some examples. From the building that looks like a standing swimming pool, to the fallen house, to a building that looks poorly rendered, this list includes some of the most unusual constructions in the world.
Are these constructions an art form or just a mindless architectural extravaganza? Are they an expression of the creativity and individuality of architects or an insult to the beauty and elegance of traditional architecture? The answers to these questions are up to each reader.
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This horrendous residential building in Macau, China, resembles stacked bird cages.
Antilia, a supremely strange private residence in India.
It’s not a winery, it’s a railway station in Estonia.
Wellington International Airport (The Rock) in New Zealand looks like a bad render.
I know you’re wondering the same thing I have: did they build it for Infonavit?
A building in San Francisco, California, that must be a nightmare for the claustrophobic.
A “lying down” house is one of the craziest concepts in urban architecture.
Surely in your city there is a building as horrific as this one in Athens, Greece.
They look like cooling towers in a nuclear power plant, but it’s actually a historic theatre in England.
Verizon’s New York headquarters looked like a mandolin for cutting vegetables.
From any point of view, the Grand Lisboa in Macau, China, is impressively “rare.”
This building in the city of Philadelphia, United States, looks like a standing swimming pool.
The Kaden Tower, a building that houses a shopping mall in the town of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
I know that sounds like a duck, but this skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, is called the Elephant Building.
Cape Romano Dome House, an abandoned private property on the shores of Florida.
Although the Mirador Building belongs to postmodern architecture, the truth is that it seems to be built with Lego pieces.
A building in Egypt so cramped that it must be an ordeal to live there.
A strange building in Kuwait whose floor numbers can be seen from the Moon.
A department store in England in the shape of a Minion.
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