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Switzerland's Blur Building Diller & Scofidio |
When fashion designer Pierre Cardin wanted a unique summer home, he found Palais Bulles, in Cannes, which is all curves. There's a building in Bangkok, Thailand, shaped like a robot, and one in China shaped like a grand piano and serviced by an elevator in an adjacent transparent violin. Not to be outdone, Brussels, Belgium, boasts the Atomium, built in 1958 and renovated in 2004-06:
http://oddstuffmagazine.com/most-strange-and-creative-work-done-by-architects.html
Haven't had enough? How about 10 buildings that are shaped like what the resident companies are selling (or, at least, what the original residents were selling at the time)?:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/26391/10-buildings-shaped-what-they-sell
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