The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland) The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)

Construction of the building started in in January 2003 and in December 2003 it was finished. House architecture is based on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish artist and child books illustrator) and Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot) pictures and paintings. based on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish artist and child books illustrator) and Per Dahlbe.

Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany) The Hundertwasser house “Waldspirale” (”Forest Spiral”) was built in Darmstadt between 1998 and 2000. Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter, is widely renowned for his revolutionary, colourful architectural designs which incorporate irregular, organic forms, eg onion-shaped domes.

The structure with 105 apartments wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. The Up in the turret at the southeast corner, there is a restaurant, including a cocktail bar.

The Basket Building (Ohio, United States) The Basket

Building (Ohio, United States) The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a replica of the company's famous market basket, cost $30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to alter his plans, but he wanted an exact replica of the real thing.

Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States) This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, represents one of the pioneer projects behind the revitalization of downtown.

The people of Kansas City Were Asked to help pick Highly Influential books That Represent Kansas City. Those titles were included as 'bookbindings' in the innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people to utilize the downtown Central Library. Those Were included titles as 'bookbindings' in the Innovative design of the parking garage exterior, to inspire people to by using the downtown Central Library.

by Carmela

Santiago Calatrava Valls is an internationally recognized and award-winning Valencian Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zürich, Switzerland. Classed now among the elite designers of the world, he has offices in Zürich, Paris, Valencia, and New York City.It’s a unique building because has got a brillant sculpture and has cafes and shoppings

The Óscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (also known as The Niemeyer Centre) by the Brazilian architect Óscar Niemeyer is a project that is being developed by the Government of the Principality of Asturias and the Government of Spain . The project includes a big cultural centre of international significance. It will serve as an engine for the economic and urban regeneration of a degraded area in the middle of a process of industrial transformation: the Avilés estuary, situated inAsturias,northern Spain. It is possible to see the Centre from different points, even from the air. Its size and colour (white) highlight its location. The museum building structure was built in about an hour, as a result of the use of a pioneer technique for cultural buildings in Spain.

By Enrique

UNIQUE BUILDINGSHello, I am Maite and these are my unique buildings:

1. EL HOTEL MARINA BAY SANDS

It’s in Singapore.This hotel is singular because, the

pool is on the top of the building.The hotel has got 55 plants.

It’s wonderful!!!!!!!!

2. CONGLOMERADO EDIFICIO SINGULAR

Tower to 94 plants tall.This building represents the candles. It contains offices, shops, apartments, hotels,

spa and a wide variety of other services.

It’s amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. HOTEL REN It’s in Shanghai, China.

It’s a hotel and a convention center for 2010 world exposition.

It’s fantastic!!!!!

4. EDIFICIO DE UN PIANO Y VIOLIN.You can find in China.In the violin you can see the building stairs.It’s beautiful!!!!!

by María

THIS IS SIDNEY OPERA HOUSE:

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jon Utzon, who received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour in 2003.

THIS IS THE PISA TOWER:

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry.

THIS IS THE ICE HOTEL IN SWEDEN:

An ice hotel is a temporary hotel made up of snow, sculpted blocks of ice, and some steel framing. They are promoted by their sponsors and have special features for travellers who are interested in novelties and unusual environments, and thus are in the class of destination hotels. Their lobbies are often filled with ice sculptures, and food and beverages are specially chosen for the circum-stances.

All of the ice hotels are reconstructed every year, and are dependent upon constant sub-freezing temperatures during construction and operation. The walls, fixtures, and fittings are made entirely of ice, and are held together using a substance known as snice, which takes the place of mortar in a traditional brick-built hotel.

THIS IS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING:

The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, United States, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It is 1,250 ft (381 meters) tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, The Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City.

The Empire State Building has been named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The building and its street floor interior are designated land-marks of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and confirmed by the New York City Board of Estimate. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the List of America's Favourite Architecture according to the AIA. The build-ing is owned and managed by W&H Properties. The Empire State Building is currently the third tallest skyscraper in the United States (after the Willis Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, both in Chicago), and the 15th tallest in the world. It is also the fourth tallest freestanding structure in the Americas. The Empire State Building is currently undergoing a $550 million renova-tion, with $120 million utilized in an effort to transform the building into a more energy efficient and eco-friendly structure.

THIS IS THE BURJ AL ARAB HOTEL:

The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: العرب برج , Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jamaican beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship.

THIS IS THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM:

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, built by Ferro vialand located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Atlantic Coast. The Guggenheim is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The museum features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists.

One of the most admired works of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a "single moment in the architectural culture" because it represents "one of those rare moments when critics, academics, and the general public were all completely united about something. The museum was the building most frequently named as one of the most important works completed since 1980 in the 2010 World Architecture Survey among architecture experts.

THIS IS THE LONDON EYE:

The EDF Energy London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, formerly the Merlin Entertainments London Eye and before that, the British Airways London Eye) is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in the British capital. Since 20 January 2011, it has been officially known as the EDF Energy London Eye following a three-year sponsorship deal.

It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. When erected in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006, and then the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008. It is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (as the wheel is supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike the Nanchang and Singapore wheels)

The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Lambeth in England, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. The site is adjacent to that of the former Dome of Discovery, which was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

THIS IS THE BIG BEN:

Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Some believe this extension to be incorrect, but its usage is now entirely commonplace. It is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The clock first ticked on 31 May 1859.

Uniquebuildings

The Eifel Tower The Eiffel Tower is in Paris-France. It´s 324 metres tall. It´s built near the river Seine. There is a restaurant, there are lifts.

The Roman Coliseum

The Coliseum is in Roma-Italy. It´s very old.There were spectacles.There are terraces

The Big BenThe Big Ben is in London-England. It´s very Big, It´s near the parliament.There are 4 BIG clocks.

The Cheops PyramidThe Cheops Pyramid is in Egypt. It´s very old,

It´s near the Nile River.The room of the pharaoh it´s made with rocks of sand

By Mateo