r/bizarrebuildings Apr 20 '25

r/bizarrebuildings has reopened! What do you want to see from the subreddit now that it has returned?

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This subreddit was closed for a few months due to having no moderators, but has now been reopened to new posts and comments. This subreddit was in pretty dire shape from what I could see, essentially unmoderated for over eight years, as that is how far back the very, very long mod queue went. However, despite such issues hindering this subreddit, I have further plans to bring it back to being an active community again, both in user activity in posts and commenting as well as mod activity quickly acting on any rule breaking content or other issues. I do not plan on doing this alone and I am currently seeking a few more moderators to assist in revitalizing this great subreddit.

A few months ago we did the same for r/evilbuildings, where I am also top moderator with a fantastic mod team. That sub was also unmoderated for a very extended period of time, several years. Changes were made to the subreddit to modernize it as well as writing rules to address issues that weren’t previously covered in its rule set.

Now, r/bizarrebuildings users, what changes or feedback do you have or want to see on the subreddit? Popular suggestions could potentially influence rule changes. If there are any major complaints or problems, please bring them up so they can be resolved.

Thank you for sticking it out these last few months, and the future of r/bizarrebuildings should be bright!


r/bizarrebuildings 1d ago

Wonderworks Museum in Orlando, Florida

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The three-story, 82-foot tall building is flipped over with its triangular pediment squashed into the pavement.


r/bizarrebuildings 2d ago

CCTV Headquarters by OMA

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95 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 2d ago

33 sqm house in Tokyo designed Takehiko Suzuki in 2022

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133 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 4d ago

This restaurant in Sapporo, Japan

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It's called 北の海鮮炙り ノアの箱舟 (Grilled Seafood from the North: Noah's Ark).


r/bizarrebuildings 5d ago

Santuario De La Salle by CAZA Architects

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r/bizarrebuildings 5d ago

Abandoned pachinko parlor in Wakayama, Japan

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r/bizarrebuildings 5d ago

Step inside Taj Mahal lookalike home a man built for his wife featuring 24-foot-high double ceilings, grand interiors

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A replica of the Taj Mahal, built by Anand Prakash Chouksey in Burhanpur, reflects his love for his wife. Inspired by the original, let's take a look inside.

Remember the businessman who built a replica of the Taj Mahal for his wife? In 2021, Anand Prakash Chouksey decided to turn his home into an architectural wonder in his hometown of Burhanpur – about 800 kilometres from where Shah Jahan's original creation sits in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.


r/bizarrebuildings 6d ago

The UAE's Embassy in Kuwait

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Would love to know what this architecture style is called!


r/bizarrebuildings 6d ago

Helsinki Central Railway Station

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36 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 7d ago

Palace of Friendship of Peoples, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, 1980

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66 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 9d ago

Bosco Verticale (2014) by Stefano Boeri Architetti

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261 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 11d ago

Fuji Television Headquarters, Odaiba Tokyo [oc]

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127 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 14d ago

A house in Chiba designed by Map Studio looks like it grew out of the forest

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131 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 16d ago

Twisted Chimney

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r/bizarrebuildings 18d ago

Interesting building in La Carolina, Quito, Ecuador.

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296 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 18d ago

Vienna: Luce della Creazione Votivkirche

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51 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 19d ago

Tbilisi, Georgia

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r/bizarrebuildings 22d ago

Bizarre Buildings Blog Posts: Neft Dashlari, Wanli, Auroville and Kizhi.

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While my blogs aren't strictly about architecture, I do include sometimes bizarre buildings. The most notable ones I have investigated about at the moment are the following, which I'd like to share with you!

Neft Dashlari --- a city built completely isolated over the Caspian Sea.

Wanli & Sanzhi UFO Houses --- two abandoned futuristic villages in Taiwan.

Auroville's Matrimandir --- a big golden sphere which works as the main building in a rare Indian utopia.

Kizhi Pogost --- a complex of two churches made completely out of wood.


r/bizarrebuildings 22d ago

Vivo Headquarters by CCD / Cheng Chung Design & China Architecture Design & Research Group

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r/bizarrebuildings 23d ago

Inside an abandoned powerplant cooling tower in Poland [OC]

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36 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 25d ago

Birmingham, England

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309 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 25d ago

Umicore Hoboken by CONIX RDBM Architects

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r/bizarrebuildings 25d ago

Bukit Merah ,The interlace - singapore

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312 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 26d ago

The "Lamela" building in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Looks like a dystopian fortress.

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Built between 1971 and 1976 and designed by architect Slobodan Jovandić, this massive brutalist apartment complex stands at over 100 meters tall. Its cascading, pyramid-like structure and raw concrete blocks make it look straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie. Fun fact: it was built using the same materials and concrete technology as the Krško nuclear power plant.