80+ Strange and Fantastic Buildings Architecture



The term Architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation. As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter. As a profession, architecture is the role of those persons or machines providing architectural services. As documentation, usually based on drawings, architecture defines the structure and/or behavior of a building or any other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed.


In the late 20th century many new concept was included in the compass of both structure and function. Now days, before performing any action we keeping future in our visions. same applies in Architecture also. In the selection below, we present over 80 Strange & Fantastic Buildings Architecture of modern world. All photographs are linked and lead to the source - the respective photographers.





To restrict the meaning of (architectural) formalism to art for art’s sake is not only reactionary; it can also be a purposeless quest for perfection or originality which degrades form into a mere instrumentality”.


Among the philosophies that have influenced modern architects and their approach to building design are rationalism, empiricism, structuralism, poststructuralism, and phenomenology.


On the difference between the ideals of “architecture” and mere “construction”, the renowned 20th C. architect Le Corbusier wrote: “You employ stone, wood, and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces: that is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good. I am happy and I say: This is beautiful. That is Architecture”.


Please Amaze yourself by go through with all the Buildings Architecture photographs below which are linked and lead to the source photographers. Also do not forget to explore further works of these talented photographers.


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Please notice that the collection presented here is supposed to only give you brief idea about modern Architecture, it always can and should be extended; Please feel free to join us as you are always welcome to share your thoughts even if you have more reference links related to Architectural Inspiration that our readers may like.




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01. Device to Root Out Evil (Vancouver, Canada)


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02. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)


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03. Museum of Contemporary Art (Niteroi, Brazil)


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04. ING Headquarters (Amsterdam, Netherlands)


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05. Experience Music Project (Seattle, Washington, USA)


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06. Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)


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07. Druzhba Holiday Center (Yalta, Ukraine)


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08. Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)


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09. Forest Spiral Building (Darmstadt, Germany)


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10. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)


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11. Upside Down House (Szymbark, Poland)


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12. The Basket Building (Ohio, USA)


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13. The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)


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14. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)


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15. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, USA)


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16. Stata Center (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)


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17. The Hole House (Texas, USA)


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18. Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)


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19. Container City (London, UK)


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20. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)


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21. Solar Furnace (Odeillo, France)


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22. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)


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23. Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)


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24. CCTV Tower - China Central Television Headquarters (Beijing, China)


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25. The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, USA)


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26. Ripley’s Building (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)


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27. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)


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28. Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)


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29. Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)


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30. Blur Building (Yverdon-les-Bainz, Switzerland)


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31. The Puerta de Europa towers (Madrid, Spain)


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32. Gas Natural headquarters (Barcelona, Spain)


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33. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, USA)


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34. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)


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35. Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)


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36. Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, California, USA)


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37. Shoe House (Pennsylvania, USA)


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38. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)


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39. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)


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40. Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, USA)


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41. Fashion Show Mall (Las Vegas, USA)


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42. Edificio Mirador (Madrid, Spain)


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43. Luxor Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, USA)


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44. Grand Lisboa (Macau, China)


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45. Dome House (Florida, USA)


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46. Gherkin Building (London, UK)


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47. Tempe Municipal Building (Tempe, Arizona, USA)


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48. National Architects Union Headquarters (Romania)


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49. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)


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50. Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)


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51. Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden)


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52. Lloyd’s building (London, UK)


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53. Wozoco Apartments (Amsterdam, Holland)


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54. UCSD Geisel Library (San Diego, California, USA)


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55. Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, USA)


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56. Atomium (Brussels, Belgium)


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57. Great arche of defense (Paris, France)


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58. Ferdinand Cheval Palace (France)


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59. Cathedral of Brasilia (Brazil)


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60. Errante Guest House (Chile)


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61. The Museum of Play (Rochester , USA)


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62. Jumeirah Emirates Towers (Dubai, UAE)


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63. Burj al Arab (Dubai, UAE)


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64. Raffles Dubai in Wafi city (Dubai, UAE)


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65. National centre for the performing arts (Beijing, China)


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66. Digital Beijing (Beijing, China)


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67. Water Cube (Beijing, China)


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68. Atlantis (Dubai, UAE)


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69. Nordpark Cable Railway (Innsbruck, Austria)


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70. The Valencia Opera House (Valencia, Spain)


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71. Water Tower (Zaragoza)


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72. Pabellon de Aragon (Zaragoza)


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73. Eden project (United Kingdom)


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74. Royal Ontario Museum Expansion (Toronto, Canada)


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75. John Curtin School of Medical Research (Australia)


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76. Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Nice, France)


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77. Kunsthaus (Graz, Austria)


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78. State Department for Traffic (Tbilis, Georgia)


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79. Tenerife Concert Hall (Canary Islands, Spain)


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80. Berlin Zeiss Planetarium (Berlin, Germany)


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81. Montreal Biosphère (Canada)


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82. Esplanade Theatres, Singapore


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83. La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain)


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84. National Congress Building (Brazil)


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