Archive for Oddities

The Strangest Building Designs in the World

Mar 15, 2010 1 Comment by Core Admin

Strangebuildings.com has a wonderful collection of the world’s most unusual architecture and together with Bored Panda presents you an incredible list of 33 strangest buildings in the world, and best of all, it’s not just another random list, but it is based on 4.520 unique visitor votes. So don’t blame panda for this exact order, [...]

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Trendy office for your garden

Feb 21, 2010 No Comments by Core Admin

Modern Office for your Backyard Archipod attempts to reinvent the concept of a traditional home office by bringing modern workspace and a peaceful working environment straight to your backyard. Each garden office comes with an ergonomic semicircular computer desk, concealed background mood lighting, electric heater, smoke alarm, data ports and electrical outlets.

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10 Strange And Futuristic Building in UK

Feb 19, 2010 No Comments by Core Admin

The UK, despite its famous or infamous image as the world’s most conservative nation, still has the knack of keeping up with the future of architecture as well as making a mess of it. Some of the most incredible /odd buildings in the UK have caught the eye of overseas developers and architects and are [...]

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Shanghai building falls over

Feb 13, 2010 1 Comment by Core Admin

In Shanghai, a newly build and thankfully unoccupied high rise overlooking the Dianpu River suddenly and, so far without explanation, fell over like a domino.  Only one person was killed in what could have been a horrific tragedy. Although no cause of the strange collapse is immediately apparent, many blame the recent flooding of the [...]

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Futuristic Building Plans: Modern Art Museum in Dubai UAE

Feb 09, 2010 1 Comment by Core Admin

These images show the futuristic building plans for the Museum of Middle East Modern Art to be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Turning a cave into a home

Feb 02, 2010 2 Comments

I have been living in a cave for five years and I wouldn’t live anywhere else! My cool cave can be found in the beautiful village of Galera in theGranada Province of Spain.

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Designing chairs with recyled materials

Feb 02, 2010 8 Comments

It is chairs, this time! We take a look at some of the most creatively recycled chairs out there. There is no argument that some of these may not be the most comfortable ones to sit on, but there is also no denying the genius of their designers in thinking of new ways to add function to these objects. These images are proof that you dont have to follow the rules to be an architect or designer!

First up, a chair made from gun shells! You never really know when they would come in handy!

shotgun-chairin thinking of new ways to add function to these objects.

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Underwater architecture, living Beneath the Sea

Feb 02, 2010 12 Comments

Decades from now people in Canada and cities around the world could be looking at fish going by and enjoying the view of shipwrecks like the Sligo.

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Spiral House, a Creative Home Extension

Jan 28, 2010 3 Comments

From Powerhouse Company, the Spiral House comes with a creative architecture plan and an home extension in the shape of a spiral. The unusual exterior makes the place very inviting and it made us eager to search for more.

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