Unusual buildings
This article presents a list of unusual buildings that have featured on Designing Buildings.
Shanghai's One City Nine Towns.
Spontaneous City at Cow Tower.
Sheep and Dog Buildings, Tirau
Kobe Port Tower, Japan
Teapot Dome Service Station, US
Odeillo solar furnace, France
Welbeck Street car park, London
Edificio Mirador, Madrid
Ray and Maria Stata Center, US
Device to Root Out Evil, Spain
House Attack, Vienna
La Hospederia del Errante, Chile
Big Duck, US
Apple Park, US
Gas Natural Headquarters, Barcelona
La Grande Arche, Paris
Drina river house, Serbia
Gate of Europe, Madrid
Phoenix International Media Center, Beijing
The Sharp Centre for Design, Toronto
Manchester Civil Justice Centre, UK
Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum
The Atomium, Brussels
Ministry of Transportation Building, Georgia
Calakmul Corporate Building, Mexico
Kunsthaus Graz, Austria
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