Comments on Strange buildings

Here are some more shots (b&w) of the abandoned UFO houses in Taiwan.

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/cantikfotos/album/61717


Posted by Vinegar Joe at November 20, 2008 11:50 AM

Outstanding. Best collection of architectural weirdness I've ever encountered. I knew quite a few of them, but nothing like all of them. Thanks.


Posted by Brian Micklethwait at November 20, 2008 04:35 PM

But then again, how about this:
http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/index.php/weblog/comments/sheep_under_wolfs_clothing/


Posted by Brian Micklethwait at November 20, 2008 04:37 PM

The Geisel library features in Vernor Vinge's "Rainbow's End" which I just read.


Posted by Mike Borgelt at November 20, 2008 09:01 PM

Manchester Civil Justice Centre is really neat. The first attempt at a prison with see through walls.
Panopticon anyone?


Posted by Conrad at November 20, 2008 09:35 PM

Brian, thank you for those two photos of the Basque Health Department building. You confirmed what I long suspected: that these odd buildings are really quite ordinary beneath the surface, which makes intuitive sense for simple structural integrity reasons.

It must be rather annoying to work in the Basque Health Department. Imagine having to look out your window through that exterior skin of oddly angled glass panes and their framing members running in all directions. On the positive side, though, I would think that the double "skin" provides a measure of additional insulation in cold weather. (Is there such in Bilbao?)


Posted by Laird at November 22, 2008 04:21 AM
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