{"id":1340,"date":"2025-08-12T20:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:13:19","slug":"whimsical-and-wild-weird-buildings-celebrates-architects-who-think-outside-the-box-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/whimsical-and-wild-weird-buildings-celebrates-architects-who-think-outside-the-box-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Whimsical and Wild, \u2018Weird Buildings\u2019 Celebrates Architects Who Think Outside the Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Whimsical<\/p>\n

From the now-defunct Longaberger basket company\u2019s iconic Ohio headquarters to the distinctive Casa de Penedo \u2014 Portuguese for \u201cboulder house\u201d \u2014 the world has no shortage of quirky, fanciful, and just plain strange structures. <\/p>\n

Forthcoming from Hoxton Mini Press<\/a> with text by Imogen Fortes, Weird Buildings<\/em> celebrates more than 100 norm-busting buildings ranging from the whimsical to the wildly engineered.<\/p>\n

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The Basket Building \u00a9 Andre Jenny\/Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhether playful or provocative, all the buildings in this book\u00a0push at the boundaries of convention,\u201d the publisher says. \u201cFrom the fluid forms\u00a0of Zaha Hadid\u2019s mountaintop museum to a whimsical teapot-shaped\u00a0service station, this is a playful and inspiring tour of the world\u2019s weirdest\u2014and most wonderful\u2014architecture.\u201d <\/p>\n

Weird Buildings<\/em> will be published on October 7. Pre-order your copy in the Colossal Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Casa do Penedo \u00a9 Marc-Philipp Keller\/Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Casa del Acantilado \u00a9 Luminar Neo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Inntel Hotel \u00a9 Pixelbiss\/Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Teapot Dome Service Station \u00a9 Mark Kiver\/Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Steel House \u00a9 Jerry Cotten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Whimsical and Wild, \u2018Weird Buildings\u2019 Celebrates Architects Who Think Outside the Box<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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