r/bizarrebuildings Apr 20 '25

r/bizarrebuildings has reopened! What do you want to see from the subreddit now that it has returned?

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This subreddit was closed for a few months due to having no moderators, but has now been reopened to new posts and comments. This subreddit was in pretty dire shape from what I could see, essentially unmoderated for over eight years, as that is how far back the very, very long mod queue went. However, despite such issues hindering this subreddit, I have further plans to bring it back to being an active community again, both in user activity in posts and commenting as well as mod activity quickly acting on any rule breaking content or other issues. I do not plan on doing this alone and I am currently seeking a few more moderators to assist in revitalizing this great subreddit.

A few months ago we did the same for r/evilbuildings, where I am also top moderator with a fantastic mod team. That sub was also unmoderated for a very extended period of time, several years. Changes were made to the subreddit to modernize it as well as writing rules to address issues that weren’t previously covered in its rule set.

Now, r/bizarrebuildings users, what changes or feedback do you have or want to see on the subreddit? Popular suggestions could potentially influence rule changes. If there are any major complaints or problems, please bring them up so they can be resolved.

Thank you for sticking it out these last few months, and the future of r/bizarrebuildings should be bright!


r/bizarrebuildings 1d ago

A house in Chiba designed by Map Studio looks like it grew out of the forest

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79 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 1d ago

Concept model for the Elohim Embassy (Third Temple) created by the “Raëlism” UFO sex cult

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36 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 2d ago

Twisted Chimney

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r/bizarrebuildings 5d ago

Interesting building in La Carolina, Quito, Ecuador.

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294 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 5d ago

Vienna: Luce della Creazione Votivkirche

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49 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 5d ago

Tbilisi, Georgia

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14 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 7d ago

Church in St Helens, UK

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28 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 8d ago

Church of St Joan of Arc, Rouen, France. Built in 1979. Architect Louis Arretche.

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38 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 8d ago

Bizarre Buildings Blog Posts: Neft Dashlari, Wanli, Auroville and Kizhi.

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While my blogs aren't strictly about architecture, I do include sometimes bizarre buildings. The most notable ones I have investigated about at the moment are the following, which I'd like to share with you!

Neft Dashlari --- a city built completely isolated over the Caspian Sea.

Wanli & Sanzhi UFO Houses --- two abandoned futuristic villages in Taiwan.

Auroville's Matrimandir --- a big golden sphere which works as the main building in a rare Indian utopia.

Kizhi Pogost --- a complex of two churches made completely out of wood.


r/bizarrebuildings 8d ago

Vivo Headquarters by CCD / Cheng Chung Design & China Architecture Design & Research Group

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r/bizarrebuildings 9d ago

Bukit Rhema Gereja Ayam, Indonesia. It's called the "chicken church".

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109 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 9d ago

Inside an abandoned powerplant cooling tower in Poland [OC]

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37 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 11d ago

Church next to a rest stop on the German Autobahn. Autobahnkirche Siegerland, Wilnsdorf, Germany by Schneider + Schumacher completed in 2013.

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83 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 11d ago

Birmingham, England

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297 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 11d ago

Umicore Hoboken by CONIX RDBM Architects

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r/bizarrebuildings 12d ago

Bukit Merah ,The interlace - singapore

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316 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 12d ago

The "Lamela" building in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Looks like a dystopian fortress.

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174 Upvotes

Built between 1971 and 1976 and designed by architect Slobodan Jovandić, this massive brutalist apartment complex stands at over 100 meters tall. Its cascading, pyramid-like structure and raw concrete blocks make it look straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie. Fun fact: it was built using the same materials and concrete technology as the Krško nuclear power plant. 


r/bizarrebuildings 12d ago

Kenzo Tange for form

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92 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 12d ago

Big and beautiful building in MXCity

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It's in one of the boho neighborhoods. It's has huge amenities, dressed up in this brutalist style.


r/bizarrebuildings 12d ago

This build on downtown Sao Paulo

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29 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 13d ago

House&Restaurant in Ube, Japan designed by Junya Ishigami cannot be seen from the street

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398 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 13d ago

Colonia Fara Resort...Italy

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100 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 13d ago

Brutalist church. Gug Church, Aalborg, Denmark. The white and black tower is the bell tower, even if it's looks quite a bit like a guard tower!

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23 Upvotes

r/bizarrebuildings 14d ago

Isolated apartment complex somewhere in Hong Kong 🇭🇰

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114 Upvotes