Right, a brief detour from the Materials Mini-Series, today’s one is going to be all about weird, strange looking buildings. I thought of this because of my exciting and ‘unusual’ new hair-do.

So, it’s all about buildings and architecture that make you stop, do a double-take and think ‘Blimey O’Reilly Sellassie I; that’s a bit odd!’

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Right, I’ll start off with a bit of Gaudi, why not, eh?

Kansas City Library

Calatrava’s communications tower in Barcelona

proving that with a bit of imagination they can look beautiful. Sculptural even

😀

Newcastles Vampire Rabbit…..

Museum of Contemporary art Niteroi, Brazil

Self build weirdness in Kernow.

I’ve never seen any of these BTW..

Sailed around this though, off Margate

These too..

Its made of mud, held together by mud, covered in mud.

More of Gaudi’s Barcelona, this time Parc Guell

Built by Ludwig the Mad:

namBa HIPS, Osaka

Also, and about as cliched as it gets for “wierd architecture”:

Elf I’ve been there. Didn’t go in though.. too much touristy hassle.

Edifico Mirador, Madrid

Pierre Cardin Bubble House