18 rebellious buildings that challenge architectural conventions (19 photos)

The buildings and structures we encounter in everyday life rarely make us stop and marvel.





But that's not the case with the following masterpieces. These rebellious buildings defy not only conventional forms, but gravity itself. A monument shaped like a giant starship, a floating tower of spray, and a hotel resembling a honeycomb—what could be more rebellious?

1. Crooked House in Biquinho, Brazil



2. Pau Buiz's House - Oklahoma City, USA - seafood restaurant





3. Gibeau Orange Julep - roadside attraction and fast food restaurant in Montreal, Quebec Canada



4. Upside-down house near Hartbeespoort, South Africa



5. Honeycomb Hotel - Nanjing, China



6. "House" The Gue(ho)st House, located on the grounds of the La Synagogue de Delme Contemporary Art Center, Delme, France



7. Niemeyer Sphere at the Céu Dining restaurant in Leipzig, Germany. It took almost 9 years to build this building.



8. The Hut on Chicken Legs is one of the oldest buildings in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Norrland, Norway, built in the 18th century.



9. Mountain Restaurant "Plato" (Kola Peninsula)



10. Bierpinsel (Birpinsel) – a tree-shaped building, Berlin, Germany



11. Emporia – one of the largest shopping centers in Scandinavia, Sweden



12. Qianhai City Center Landmark - A Tower Resembling a Cloud of Splashes, Shenzhen, China



13. Educational Center "Point of the Future" Irkutsk



14. The Tapera Residence in Paraty, Brazil, with its stunning grass roof



15. Euronews Headquarters, Lyon France



16. "Buzludzha" - a house-monument of the Bulgarian Communist Party, built on Buzludzha Peak in Bulgaria



17. Ya'an Scientific and Educational Center China



18. "Attack House" in Vienna, Austria - installation on the facade of the Museum of Modern Art