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xchrom

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Thu Oct 3, 2013, 08:15 AM Oct 2013

Undulating 'Blobitecture' Is The Latest Trend In Building Design {image warning} [View all]

http://www.businessinsider.com/emporis-blobitecture-buildings-trend-2013-10?op=1

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Spain's Metropol Parasol (2011) claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world. The building was designed to look like a giant mushroom, and visitors can walk on top to see gorgeous views of Seville.


Kunsthaus Graz (2003) or the Graz Art Museum in Austria looks like an alien spaceship compared to the red tile roofs of Graz's old town. It houses contemporary art and lights up at night.


Experience Music Project (2000) is an undulating museum in Seattle founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The Seattle Center Monorail even runs directly into the gold, silver, and violet building.
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The Graz Art Museum is ugly pintobean Oct 2013 #1
Looks like a blob of santorum. Scuba Oct 2013 #2
It's not frothy enough. nt madinmaryland Oct 2013 #10
Yup. HappyMe Oct 2013 #3
Some of the people of the town might actually Quantess Oct 2013 #17
Yeah, you've got a point there. HappyMe Oct 2013 #18
That looks infected. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2013 #9
It's about to eat that building on the right! Run! Run! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #22
I think the architects are on the same stuff the iOS7 developers took. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #4
The Graz building looks so out of place in its surroundings...... marmar Oct 2013 #5
not a pretty one...but i thought it looked like a caterpillar. and yes...it doesn't fit. nt xchrom Oct 2013 #8
If an architect came into my office with that first one... leeroysphitz Oct 2013 #6
I've been to the Seattle museum a few times telclaven Oct 2013 #7
The inside has plenty of flaws too. cemaphonic Oct 2013 #14
A lot of folks aversion to these designs is their juxtaposition to the surrounding structures 1000words Oct 2013 #11
I like them all and I'm an Architect maxsolomon Oct 2013 #12
I kinda like that. Reminds me of the Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum, only not horrible. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #13
Damn, that is ugly. Coyotl Oct 2013 #23
Beats the pants off mass-concrete brutalism. (Then again, what doesn't?) (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #15
Awfully high concept for me. They do break down preconceived notions of what public buildings KittyWampus Oct 2013 #16
The Metropol Parasol actually has a metal walkway above it jsr Oct 2013 #19
Speaking as a Blob, I think they're beautiful. Octafish Oct 2013 #20
I blame yurts alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #21
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