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30 Times People Spotted “Buildings Being Weird Little Guys” And Shared Them On This Twitter Page
Above all, architecture is meant to improve our quality of life, so no wonder we pay attention to the buildings around us. We praise the architects who really outdo themselves and rightfully shame those who did not think their projects through. However, there also seems to be a grey area in between full of structures unlike any others.
And there’s a Twitter account dedicated to showcasing them. "Lotta odd ducks out there," the creator writes in the description, and it seems they have a point. "Buildings Being Weird Little Guys" collects pictures of the most bizarre and funny-looking places that prove some creators live in their own fantasy world.
Whether they wished to make a lasting impression or obeyed irrational client requests, we now get to laugh at structures shaped like coffee pots, baskets, and, well, every single animal species we can think of. Bored Panda has collected some of the best posts the account had to offer, so continue scrolling and upvote the ones you enjoyed most!
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
When you build something like this, you know you're building a legacy.
Eucritta 3 years ago
Sadly, there were once a fair number of little figurative and quirky buildings like this, and most were torn down by the 80s.
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Julia Mckinney 3 years ago
Really fun and funky structure. I grew up in Tacoma and used to visit it. I just read part of a news article from 2021 that said that the pandemic almost closed it for good but they got enough donations to fix the problems and keep it open.
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Gabby M 3 years ago
Wish I could see inside. ... OK I did and may I say, well see for yourselves lol https://www.designboom.com/architecture/reversible-destiny-lofts-mitaka-shusaku-arakawa-madeline-gins-tokyo-07-13-2020/
Tiny Dancer 3 years ago
Nice, thanks! Pretty interesting project. The whole place is a tribute to Helen Keller and includes a lot of sensory objects. I'd go for the weekend, but full-time would drive you insane.
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The Buildings Being Weird Little Guys account was created in May 2021. Ever since then, it has been steadily growing and amassing more than 28K devoted fans ready to poke fun at the most hilarious and funky buildings out there. The creators of this page collect some of the weirdest structures found around the world, from Thailand to Australia to the United States.
Moreover, each photo has a caption with the name of the building, its construction date, architect, and location. So if some of these images left you wondering "what on earth were these people thinking", it will make it easier for you to look them up.
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Insert Generic Username 3 years ago
When the first two entries are in my state, I gotta check them out.
Amazon QT 3 years ago
Fellow Washingtonian here… been to Bobs Java Jive, but not to this one.
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Some people say that buildings can speak to us, we only need to learn how to understand their messages. When you get a good look, the construction specifics and the style of the place can tell you its history — the overall ideas of that time, the traditions, celebrations, and much more. However, we can only wonder what these bizarre-looking creations would say. Would they invite us for a cup of tea? Share a funny anecdote? Well, your guess is as good as ours.
But there’s an abundance of evidence that buildings, or our surroundings in general, can affect our mood and well-being. More often than not, however, the desire to create something unique and impressive often takes over the minds of the architects. It sometimes even sets aside considerations of how their designs might shape the behaviors of those who will have to live with them. This might result in city dwellers feeling stressed, anxious, and unhappy without even grasping the real cause.
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Angie 3 years ago
This is right outside of the city I live in! Fun fact: The basket handles weigh almost 150 tons and can be heated during cold weather to prevent ice damage.
Amazon QT 3 years ago (edited)
Nope you COULD walk right in the front doors.
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I WAS HOPING The Longaberger “Big Basket” was going to be on this list. This building took Dave Longaberger 15 years to find an actual engineer and builder to build this building. I was the headquarters for the Longaberger Basket Company. Took almost 4 years to build at the final price of $35 million (was projected to only cost $8-9 million). Currently (2022) it is no longer owned by the Longaberger Family, was purchased back in 2016 from investment group for $4.5 million.
James Dean 3 years ago
It was dumb to leave the handles on the basket cos someone could easily steal it.
Amazon QT 3 years ago (edited)
I own over 500 Longaberger Baskets. And as a collector since 2000, I couldn’t disagree with you more… I LOVE LONGABERGER!!! The baskets are all handmade here in America BY AMERICANS!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Amazon QT 3 years ago (edited)
We’ll have none of that here young man! (LOL jk- that was punny)
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Scott Kelly 3 years ago
It's currently a gift shop. It was originally built as a shop to sell ducks & duck eggs (at the time Long Island, where this is located, had a booming duck farming industry). It has been listed as a National Historic Landmark. It's only about a half hour drive from where I live!
Scott Kelly 3 years ago
It's currently a gift shop. It was originally built as a shop to sell ducks & duck eggs (at the time Long Island, where this is located, had a booming duck farming industry). It has been listed as a National Historic Landmark. It's only about a half hour drive from where I live!
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Starflight of the Nightwings 3 years ago
If i remember correctly it was built as a bed and breakfast
Scientists conduct psychological research to get a better idea of which urban environments people enjoy or find stimulating. In some of these studies, participants were asked to use devices to monitor their emotional state and mood. "This adds a layer of information that is otherwise difficult to get at," Colin Ellard, who researches the psychological impact of design at the University of Waterloo in Canada, told BBC Future.
"When we ask people about their stress they say it’s no big deal, yet when we measure their physiology we discover that their responses are off the charts. The difficulty is that your physiological state is the one that impacts your health," he explained that these physiological states could clarify how city design affects our bodies.
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Alexandra Nara 3 years ago
His eucalyptus breath will freeze the enemies, his ears wil flap the helicopters away but no need for. the screaming woman- king koala just want to sleep - until its one of the dropbearlegends
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Kona Pake 3 years ago
You’ve heard of Hypno Frog, haven’t you? Well, this is Hypno Koala.
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Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
We have a lot of BIG THINGS out here in Oz - prawn, merino, banana, lobster, pineapple, potato (warning looks like a bumnugget) just to mention a few. There's whole tours you can take just going from big thing to big thing. Some are better than others
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EEP 3 years ago (edited)
I read about Lucy in a Harlan Coben book, first time I actually see a pic of her!
Lori Harper 3 years ago
I read the same book. I looked her up to see if she was real. I guess one day a year, (Valentine's Day) you can pay to sleep inside, but it's expensive to do so
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My2Sentz 3 years ago
Lucy was a HUGE part of my childhood! We had a family beach house in Longport and we would walk over to see her all the time. You used to be able to go up inside to the top and look out onto the beach but idk if you still can. Such a sweet memory 😍👍🏼 Worth the ride over if in the Ocean City area..the little ones will love it (and theres an oceanfront playground) plus grownups will love Maloneys Bar n Grill (get a tshirt n a roast beef sandwich! TLDR: LUCY IS AMAZING.
Gretchen Esquilin 3 years ago
I just took my kids there a couple of yrs ago. They've redone the inside & you can't really see out the butth0le anymore. Sadness. LOL
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
To be fair, it was built in 1881, when there was cocaine in everything, up to and including the air.
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TTorrest Author 3 years ago
Lucy! We pass her all the time on our way to Atlantic City from my in-laws' house in Ocean City. Only been inside once. She's pretty cool!
One of the most important and consistent findings of Ellard's research was that people are strongly impacted by building facades. You see, if it's complex and looks interesting enough, people react positively to it. If it’s simple and monotonous, their feelings become rather negative. When Ellard walked a group of participants past a long, smoked-glass facade, their wristband readings and surveys showed their mood and arousal to drop sharply. When they reached a stretch of restaurants and stores, they reported feeling more lively and engaged.
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grotesqueer 3 years ago
I'm confused. I can't really tell which direction it's pointing and hoe long it really is.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It's on an oddly shaped plot of land and the building matches the shape pretty well: https://www.google.com/maps/place/P.+Terry's+Burger+Stand/@30.3171129,-97.7071991,133m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8644ca1a37330cd1:0xf4e1906ad516636!8m2!3d30.3171404!4d-97.7069162?hl=en-US
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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
This, and 400,000 buildings like it, were built to defend Texas in case of an attack by enemy zeppelins.
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Janice Bontrager 3 years ago
I watched the renovation on some hgtv show. Cant remember which one though.
dream of delusion 3 years ago (edited)
first looks like some kind of ufo.. but renovated looks super cool
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Well, the buildings you see on this list are anything but basic or dull. Their inexplicable designs and funky looks make the viewers confused and entertained at the same time. While they might not be the most practical or user-friendly structures out there, we hope they will at least brighten your moods and lead to a few genuine laughs.
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LH25 3 years ago
Use it as fertilizer for growing new buildings of course!
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Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
Apart from the historical fact that Germany has been producing hundreds of types of Sausage for over 1000 years - Weiner (or hot dog) was never one of them as it's a tasteless, flabby, wet, chemically enhanced abberation with no nutritional value and would never be accepted by a German with half a taste bud ....
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over it already 3 years ago
I love all the jokes already, but come on, this is very arguably not a building.
Sterling Malory Archer 3 years ago
I've tried being a mobile sausage vendor at my local bar.. the ladies weren't interested
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UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
Oregon City is on the Willamette River. Most of the city is well above the river, but the waterfront and old downtown are quite a bit lower.
Evil Little Thing 3 years ago
This is so weird. You go in, you go up and look around, then you go down?
Frankthetank 3 years ago
The elevator does connect "uptown to downtown " but the town is so old that there's really only historic houses and a walking path that looks at the Willamette falls and very dilapidated paper mill.*** Fun fact: the native American tribes that used these falls for hunting and sacred practice OG, have successfully negotiated rights and have begun to transform the area!
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Hey, i didn't know Oregon City had a RollerCoaster Tycoon Observation Tower!
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Starflight of the Nightwings 3 years ago
idk 'bout you guys but that's kinda creepy. it's like the very hungry caterpillar got TOO hungry.
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Na Schi 3 years ago
Obviously the colorful parts used to be red until some years ago, which didn't made it look good but much more ok.
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It used to have restaurants in it, and a disco for some time - unfortunately it's empty atm. Source: Grew up within 10 minutes walking distance
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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Every good lighthouse can be described as "one hell of a lighthouse". If it's not ominous, the architect done screwed up.
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BasedWang12 3 years ago (edited)
may have misread. or are you saying that this is a hot dog stand for us who dont know
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Chris Zaydel 3 years ago
I may be mistaken, but it looks like one of the engines for the Saturn V rocket, developed in the 50's.
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Gabby M 3 years ago
I'm not sure it was in a movie. Did a search (My Pizza Time came up lol) Not sure why it is special. We have a company here in NY called Stewart's and all their roofs are just like this one. No clue other than that lol
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JustAFan 3 years ago
I love how many of these are in Texas. I guess our architecture is just weird, lol
Amazon QT 2 years ago
You’d think that Portland, Oregon would have more weird architecture, their slogan is “Stay Weird Portland”…
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Sue Hazlewood 3 years ago
Tirau, New Zealand https://www.google.com/search?q=tirau+buildings&rlz=1C1CHBF_enNZ930NZ930&sxsrf=APq-WBv3HFImQNr-QhkBysJH1bDZhYAY6Q:1650002502715&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=hLwrxbcBTINV-M%252CRUIdQgShiLfVFM%252C_%253BjST6XBeWCY5oYM%252CBZRfU8PEkBwIHM%252C_%253B0wkns3M4khYUlM%252CLGIxL9QL4sAqhM%252C_%253Bjf_8X0IJb5BdOM%252CBZRfU8PEkBwIHM%252C_%253B0jH1Wsjgxf0rdM%252CEL1ciGWqpL-MIM%252C_%253Beb-VwQwO76kO2M%252CrT_jyY_X41YjdM%252C_%253BMYf0hPjAGrcmdM%252C2O16i-YuRw4CRM%252C_%253BgMKiPFLxrc3cwM%252CLGIxL9QL4sAqhM%252C_%253Bky3BMmXNztb4BM%252CIz_y0zhkXdG1WM%252C_%253BWw1cXzedveKMLM%252CLGIxL9QL4sAqhM%252C_%253BfPNvTtK9nAFcAM%252CFztGnEW-ZeZw_M%252C_%253BzjrYCSpAHZQg5M%252CrT_jyY_X41YjdM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kS-FXI_ebIjqcR7QEg13I72p-jqog&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw3LWospX3AhV763MBHfxxC4oQ9QF6BAgPEAE
Carol Emory 3 years ago
Upside Down House. Broadway at the Beach. Myrtle Beach, SC, USA. Upside-dow...0bad2f.jpg 
mcborge1 3 years ago
This is the wierdest building near me. It's the Southfields library but we call it the "Pork pie". There is another library like this in my city called st Barnabas library a.k.a "The other pork pie" :) porkpie-62...b6c50d.jpg 
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Growing up we used to have a hamburger place in the shape of a mushroom close by. It was really cool. I was so sad when they renovated it to a normal building. Boring. I really like these types of buildings!
Jack Holt 3 years ago
There's heaps of "the big ...'s" in Australia more impressive than some of the items in this list.
Jack Holt 3 years ago
https://www.qantas.com/travelinsider/en/explore/australia/big-banana-merino-and-other-big-things-in-australia.html
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JustAFan 3 years ago
I love how many of these are in Texas. I guess our architecture is just weird, lol
Amazon QT 2 years ago
You’d think that Portland, Oregon would have more weird architecture, their slogan is “Stay Weird Portland”…
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Tirau, New Zealand https://www.google.com/search?q=tirau+buildings&rlz=1C1CHBF_enNZ930NZ930&sxsrf=APq-WBv3HFImQNr-QhkBysJH1bDZhYAY6Q:1650002502715&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=hLwrxbcBTINV-M%252CRUIdQgShiLfVFM%252C_%253BjST6XBeWCY5oYM%252CBZRfU8PEkBwIHM%252C_%253B0wkns3M4khYUlM%252CLGIxL9QL4sAqhM%252C_%253Bjf_8X0IJb5BdOM%252CBZRfU8PEkBwIHM%252C_%253B0jH1Wsjgxf0rdM%252CEL1ciGWqpL-MIM%252C_%253Beb-VwQwO76kO2M%252CrT_jyY_X41YjdM%252C_%253BMYf0hPjAGrcmdM%252C2O16i-YuRw4CRM%252C_%253BgMKiPFLxrc3cwM%252CLGIxL9QL4sAqhM%252C_%253Bky3BMmXNztb4BM%252CIz_y0zhkXdG1WM%252C_%253BWw1cXzedveKMLM%252CLGIxL9QL4sAqhM%252C_%253BfPNvTtK9nAFcAM%252CFztGnEW-ZeZw_M%252C_%253BzjrYCSpAHZQg5M%252CrT_jyY_X41YjdM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kS-FXI_ebIjqcR7QEg13I72p-jqog&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw3LWospX3AhV763MBHfxxC4oQ9QF6BAgPEAE
Carol Emory 3 years ago
Upside Down House. Broadway at the Beach. Myrtle Beach, SC, USA. Upside-dow...0bad2f.jpg
mcborge1 3 years ago
This is the wierdest building near me. It's the Southfields library but we call it the "Pork pie". There is another library like this in my city called st Barnabas library a.k.a "The other pork pie" :) porkpie-62...b6c50d.jpg
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Growing up we used to have a hamburger place in the shape of a mushroom close by. It was really cool. I was so sad when they renovated it to a normal building. Boring. I really like these types of buildings!
Jack Holt 3 years ago
There's heaps of "the big ...'s" in Australia more impressive than some of the items in this list.
Jack Holt 3 years ago
https://www.qantas.com/travelinsider/en/explore/australia/big-banana-merino-and-other-big-things-in-australia.html
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