Atlantis Hotel, The BahamasFeaturing a 42 acre water park and an 11 acre dolphin lagoon, all situated on the gorgeous blue water.
Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia
Dancing House, Prague, Czech RepublicThe Nationale-Nederlanden Building is generally called the Dancing House, and has been known as the Drunk House and Fred and Ginger. Some people claim the building resembles Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Czech President Vaclev Havel lived next door to the house for many years.
Esplanade Theatres, SingaporeTheatres is correct. In the image only one dome is visible but there are actually two domes housing a 1,600 seat concert arena and a 2,000 seat theatre. On the third floor of one dome is a public arts library and above that an open space for viewing.
Habitat 67, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaOriginally built as affordable housing the apartment units are much more expansive than this one section indicates, stretching far along Montreol's Saint Lawrence River port. Due to the snazzy architectural styling the units are now far from affordable.
Sesto san Giovanni High School, Italy
Hotel Marques de Riscal, Elciego, Spain
House in the Clouds, Thorpeness, Suffolk, EnglandA bizarre home that you can rent. Sits on an acre of private gardens in the English countryside, has five bedrooms, and rents for $709 to $993 US dollars per night.
Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MissouriThis amazing facade has to encourage a person to visit the library, to read a book.
Puerto de Europa Towers, Madrid, SpainThese office towers tilt at an angle of fifteen degrees, though it appears to be much steeper.
Steel House, Amarillo, TexasDesigned and welded from sheets of steel in the desert landscape of West Texas, it reminds one of so much dicarded and rusted metal perched on the hillside.
Stone House, Guimaraes, Portugal
The Crooked House, Sopot, PolandBuilt in 2004 and inspired by fairy tales this structure, located in a shopping center, is the most photographed building in Poland
The Device To Root Out Evil, Vancouver, CanadaDennis Oppenheim of New York City created this sculpture of a country church turned on it's steeple and when no New York location became available it was shuffled off to Stanford University in California. Stanford quietly sent it packing to laid-back Vancouver, Canada to avoid controversy about the upside-down church. As Stanford had, Vancouver made noise about wanting it and appreciating it and soon thereafter was looking to get rid of it. Calgary, Canada came to the rescue and for now at least that is where the work can be viewed.
HSB Turning Torso, Malmo, SwedenAt 54 stories and 623 feet the Turning Torso is the tallest building in Scandanavia, and being a residential structure, the tallest of all the residential buildings in the European Union. The twisitng skyscraper was based on a sculptue by architect Calatrava called Twisting Torso.
Upside-Down House, Szymbark, PolandBuilt in a tiny Polish town the home attracts thousands of visitors each year. It is said that the builder took an extremely long time to complete the project, meant as a statement against communism, because work crews beacme disoriented by the strange angle while working. Many visitors report feeling a bit queasy after the tour of the home.
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California
Aqua Building, Chicago , Illinois475 million dollars, 870 feet tall, 82 stories. The curved surfaces seem to undulate like the water on nearby Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. Because of the curving facade some residents have 12 foot wide balconies while others have none.
Experience Music Project, Seattle, WashingtonThis free-form wonder houses both the Experience Music Project and the Science Fistion Museum and Hall of Fame. Since opening in the year 2000 over 4.3 million people have visited.
GAS National Headquarters, Barcelona, SpainA fantastical glass structure located on the spot where Spain's first gas works was located 160 years ago.
The Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino, Macau, ChinaVast and some say beautifully tacky, the Las Vegas spirit has swept the wide world of architecture.
