叹为观止的世界18座奇特造型建筑

图7 弯曲屋

City: Sopot, Poland

地点：波兰，索波特

Background: The Crooked House is located in a shopping center. Built in 2003, the house is used for commercial purposes.

背景：

弯曲屋位于一个购物中心。这座建筑造于2003年，现用于商业。

How It's Strange: Drawings from a children's books illustrator, Jan Marcin Szancer, partially inspired the building's wavy look, which fits snugly between neighboring buildings and looks as though it's sagging in place. The building's roof is meant to create the illusion of dragon scales.

图8 篮子大楼

City: Newark, Ohio

地点：美国，俄亥俄州，纽瓦克

Background: This building is the home office of the Longaberger Company, which sells baskets.

背景：

这是Longaberger公司的总部大楼，这家公司是卖菜篮子的……

How It's Strange: The building looks like a basket. "There is a whole tradition of using supersize realistic objects to draw attention," Israel says. "It's a fun way to catch a consumer's eye." This building's windows in particular are visually interesting because they mimic a basket's weave pattern.

图9 社区书架

City: Kansas City, Mo.

地点：美国，密苏里州，堪萨斯城Background: This funky building is the parking garage for Kansas City's Central Library. It features 22 book titles, which the Kansas City Public Library Board of Trustees selected from library members' suggestions.

这个独特的建筑是堪萨斯城中央图书馆的停车场。做为组成其外墙的22本书，是由堪萨斯城中央图书馆管理委员会从会员推荐中挑选出的。

How It's Strange: This is another case of using huge realistic objects to catch the eye; the book spines measure approximately 25 by 9 feet. The book titles include The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes and Romeo and Juliet.

图10 古根海姆博物馆

City: Bilbao, Spain

地点：西班牙，毕尔巴鄂

Background: Renowned architect Frank Gehry designed the Guggenheim Museum in an industrial city in Northern Spain. Glass walls link the building's striking curves, which are made of stone, glass and titanium.

背景：

着名的建筑师弗兰克·盖里设计了位于西班牙北部工业城市的古根海姆博物馆。石头、玻璃和钛合金组成了这座建筑突出的曲线，再通过玻璃幕墙将它们连成一体。

How It's Strange: The building fits into a style of architecture called deconstructivism, which is known for "stimulating unpredictability and controlled chaos," Israel says. A building of this complexity is rare because it requires advanced technology to design. For example, Gehry created these mathematically complex curves with a 3D computer design program initially developed for the aerospace industry.

图11 费迪南德白马宫（又名，理想宫）

City: Hauterives, France

地点：法国，欧特里沃

Background: Ferdinand Cheval, a rural postman, built this palace between 1879 and 1912. He had no background in architecture or masonry, and a uniquely shaped stone was the inspiration for the project. Today, the castle is a popular tourist destination.

背景：

费迪南德是一名乡村邮递员，他在1879至1912年间建造了这个宫殿。他没有任何建筑学或者石工术背景，是一块形状独特的石头给他建设的灵感。今天，这座城堡成为了着名的旅游景点。

How It's Strange: The palace mixes architectural styles from different epochs and places, such as Northern Europe, China and Algiers. Cheval used a variety of materials, including limestone, shells and stones, to create this elaborately carved building. He spent almost three decades just gathering stones for the project.

图12 舞蹈大厦

City: Prague, Czech Republic

地点：捷克共和国，布拉格

Background: Frank Gehry and fellow architect Vlado Milunic designed this building.

背景：弗兰克·盖里和建筑师Vlado Milunic共同设计了这栋建筑。

How It's Strange: The building is meant to look like a dancing couple, complete with a skirt swaying to the music. Its nickname is "Ginger and Fred" after famous dancing pair Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair. A building like this sticks out among more traditional high-rise buildings. "It helps make Prague a dynamic, cultured city," Israel says.