Sometimes a building is like an architectural alien . The bizarrely - shaped museum in these photographs are so different from the city around them that it ’s as if they erupted out of a dimensional doorway from another universe .
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, completed in 1996.
( viaGary Dee , Phx de , Nicolas Nova , doc 1.0andhowvin )
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry, Bilbao, Spain, 1997.
( viaMagnus Manske , Kamahele , Georges Jansoone 1–2 )
Experience Music Project Museum, designed by Frank O. Gehry Seattle, Washington, 2000
( viaCacophony , EMPISFM , SunOfErat1–2,Joe MabelandRobert Karma )
The Quadrucci Pavilion of Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Santiago Calatrava, opened in 2001
( viaMichael Hicks , Dsv , Jonathunder , Dori 1–2 )
Kunsthaus Graz (also known as the Graz Art Museum or the Friendly Alien), designed by Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, opened in Graz, Austria, 2003.
( viaKari Neuhold , Marion Schneider & Christopher AistleitnerandEddie Codel )
Dalian Shell Museum, designed by DUT, Dalian, China, 2003
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Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, Los Angeles, California, opened in 2003
( viaPDPhoto , Pag293,Kwong Yee Cheng )
The Denver Art Museum Frederic C. Hamilton Building, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opened in 2006, Denver, Colorado
( viaStudio Daniel Libeskind , HustvedtandJ. Miers )
Theatre Agora, Lelystad, Netherlands, designed by UNStudio, opened in 2007
( viaUNStudio )
The Michael Lee-Chin Chrystal at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opened in 2007.
( viaSkeezix1000,russavia , Alexandre Kozoubsky , Chris LeeandThe City of Toronto )
The Macao Science Center, designed by Pei Partnership Architects, Macau, China, 2009.
( viaWikimedia Commons )
Centre Pompidou-Metz, designed by Shigeru Ban, Metz, France, 2010.
( viacerfon , Guido Radigandrussavia )
Design Museum Holon, by Ron Arad Architects Ltd. in Holon, Israel, 2010
Ordos Art & City Museum in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, designed by MAD Architects, completed in 2011.
The Museo Soumaya (Soumaya Art Museum), designed by Fernando Romero, Mexico City, Mexico, 2011
( viaeclecctica , Omar BárcenaandSam Churchill )
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