It is evening again and as usual, a lot is going through my mind. Work has been great, all time at work can be considered well-spent! I feel like indulging myself in work all day until I find people who can occupy me when I am not at work! HAHA, my little fat hope, that is. Currently, everyone seems too busy for me.
I fell asleep after writing this first paragraph! The rest of this post was written in the following morning.
Well, I think the more I have to do, the more energetic I am. Yesterday, I cleared all that I have to do for the next few days. I woke up this morning, with very little energy for work. I have this strong urge to skip work and spend the entire day taking pictures of interesting buildings, yummy food, and nice sceneries, and then blogging about them. The other side of my brain is calling. I think work kills my creativity, not that there is a lot to start of with. After a day at work, I really couldnt think of what to write on my blog or what to do with my life. But in the morning, yes, I have a lot of plans, big and small, only to be forgotten by evening.
I love these pictures. They are taken from the article, World’s Wildest Architecture.
Residential Car-House, Salzburg, Austria. It was built in 2004 by a German architect Markus Voglreiter, who spent 1 million euros to build it. The house is made of wood and and thermal-insulated.
Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by architect Antoni Gaudi for owner Josep Batllo in 1877, and completed in 1904. The house has a façade covered in colorful mosaics, with balconies that resemble skulls and first-floor columns that look like human bones.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis. It was designed by architect Frank Gehry. It is located at the University of Minnesota. On the campus side, the brick façade mixes easily with nearby brick and sandstone buildings. On the other side, the museum boasts curvy and angular brushed steel surfaces.
The Haines Shoe House, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1948, and was shoe entrepreneur Mahlon Haines’ most outrageous advertising gimmick. It was sold after Haines’ death and was briefly an ice cream parlor before reverting to family ownership. Today, it is a museum that honors the “Shoe Wizard”.
Ideal Palace of Ferdinand Cheval, Hauterives, France. In 1879, French mail carrier Ferdinand Cheval began building a structure that was inspired by the shape of a stone he tripped over one day. After thirty-three years, Cheval’s “Ideal Palace” was completed. It is made of stones, lime, mortar and cement.
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain. It was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and completed in 1997 at a cost of $100 million. It features Gehry’s signature curvy, free-form sculptural style. Located in the port city of Bilbao, it was built to resemble a ship with its reflective titanium panels mimicking fish scales.
Longaberger Co, Ohio. Completed in 1997 after two years of construction, the seven-story headquarter building is a replica of the company, Longaberger Co’s medium market basket. It is especially spectacular at night when light glows from the building’s 84 windows.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Tennessee. It is constructed in the shape of a treble clef and has an exterior that resembles a piano keyboard, right down to the piano-key-shaped windows. Built at a cost of $37 million, the museum opened in 2001 and houses a vast collection of country-music video clips, recorded music, dynamic exhibits and more.
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia. It was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon. It has a roof in the shape of a ship at full sail. It opened in October 1973, and belongs to the Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Symphony.
Torre Galatea, Figueras, Spain. It is a tower belonging to Salvador Dali Theater Museum. It has giant egg sculptures along the roofline. It belonged to surrealist artist, Dali, and he named the tower after his deceased wife. He lived there until his death in 1989.
