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ytd i was helpin my sis wiv her hw, she was supposd 2 find out e names of a few unusual-looking houses. here r sum cool pics i found while helpin her search... (sum of dem r photoshopped)

Upside down house, Japan.

Castle house, San Juan, Dominican Republic.

Cube house, Rotterdam, Holland.

The Bart Prince House is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was created by architect Bart Prince.

Located in Darmstadt and built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter. The Hundertwasser house "Waldspirale" with 105 apartments, wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream.

Located in Newark, Ohio, the Basket Building is the home office of The Longaberger Basket Company. Founder Dave Longaberger decided he wanted the corporate home office in a giant basket.

Located in Blantyre, Malawi, the Football House was built by Dutch Architect Jan Sonkie as his residence.

The Bubble House is located in Tourettes-sur-Loup, France, and was designed by the Hungarian architect Antti Lovag. At 35 years old, it has already been listed by the French ministry of culture as an historic monument.

Located in Sopot, Poland, at Bohaterów Monte Cassino Street, the Crooked House was constructed in 2003 based on drawings from Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg.

Located in Dalat, Vietnam, the Crazy House, formerly known as Hang Nga Villa, was designed by architect Dr. Dang Viet Nga. Photo by Alasidir.

Office building located in Prague, Czech Republic and designed by architects Vlado Milunić and Frank Gehry. Because the building somewhat resembles a pair of dancers it was orginially named Fred and Ginger, after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Later it was nicknamed the Dancing House.

There are quite a few thin houses around the globe, this particular Thin House is located in London, UK.

McBride's Dome House is located in Hawthorn, Australia. It was designed by architects McBride Charles Ryan based on Roy Grounds's 1959 Spaceship Design.

The Kettle House is located in Galveston, Texas. Made of steel, it was built in the 1950s.

The Spaceship House is located in Urbandale, Iowa. This property belongs to fitness club owner, LaMar.

Located in Yemen, the Dar Al Hajar was built by Imam Yahya as a summer residence in the 1930s.

The Cubic Houses of Rotterdam are located in Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and developed by Piet Blom.

Located in Rochester, New York the Pod House (also know as the Mushroom House) design was inspired by the plant Queen Anne’s Lace.

Located in Olalla, Washington, the Story Book House was created as a homage to Hansel & Gretel.

This Airplane House is located in Abuja, Nijeria. This home belongs to Said and Liza Jammal. Liza requested in the early years of their marriage to have a home constructed in the shape of airplane. Almost 20 years later, the construction of the home began.

The Gangster's Wooden House is located in Arkhangelsk, Russia. I is believed to be the world’s tallest wooden house, soaring 13 floors to reach 144 feet - about half the size of the tower of Big Ben... and built by a gangster.

An entry entitled "Bond Mansion" from Worth1000's "Bizarrchitecture 3" contest.

An entry entitled "Afrodite's Eye" from Worth1000's "Bizarrchitecture 4" contest.

This is a "treehouse" restaurant located in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The eatery is not actually up a tree, but rather is perched in a concrete stand constructed to resemble a tree; patrons excess the restaurant through an elevator in the "trunk".

An entry entitled "Ice House" from Worth1000's "Bizarrchitecture 4" contest.

An entry entitled "Kjerag Tower" from Worth1000's "Bizarrchitecture 4" contest.

The Klein Bottle House is located in Rye, Australia, and designed by Rob McBride.

The Impossible Building

Slice Of Polenta House, designed by Alessandro Antonelli

The Pineapple

Round House in Somerville, MA.

This 3,800 square foot guitar-shaped house is located in Fayetteville, Georgia, and is owned by Elvis L. Carden, an award-winning songwriter.

Charles Deaton designed the "Sculptured House" on Genesee Mountain just outside Denver in Colorado.

Seashell House in Isla Mujeres

by architect Markus Voglreiter, and constructed in Salzburg, Austria

Architect Frank Gehry designed the Guggenheim Museum, located in the port city of Bilbao, Spain, to resemble a ship, with its reflective titanium panels mimicking fish scales.

woah! wasted so much time on dis! enjoy!

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