This year has produced more than its fair share of unique and outlandish architecture. From a sail-shaped skyscraper to a revolving house, here's our pick of the top 10 architectural oddities of 2024.
Our look at 2024's most unusual architecture includes everything from eye-catching ideas to cutting-edge engineering wonders, so the term oddities shouldn't be taken as disparaging.
The projects in our selection below are presented in no particular order, and hail from all over the world. They are also a mixture of project proposals and completed builds.
Read on then for a look at 2024's top 10 architectural oddities.
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![Built in a 2MW wind turbine's nacelle, this tiny home offers 376 sq ft of living space]()
October 22, 2024To explore how decommissioned wind turbines can be repurposed, energy company Vattenfall is building a tiny house in a nacelle. It's as adorable as you'd expect, and comes with a host of amenities in a cozy space you'd be happy to call home. -
![The Seoul Twin Eye is expected to be completed in 2028]()
January 26, 2024UNStudio has revealed plans to build the world's tallest spokeless Ferris wheel in Seoul, South Korea. The unusual structure will take the form of two intersecting rings, with pods revolving around them to offer superb views of the area. -
![The new Sphere will be located on an undisclosed prominent site in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates]()
October 15, 2024The team behind the Sphere, the Las Vegas building that boasts bragging rights as the world's largest spherical building and hosts the world's largest LED display on its exterior, has revealed plans to create a second version in the Middle East. -
![Puzzle Tirana is an extraordinary mixed-use tower that will feature an exterior made up of house-like shapes]()
December 01, 2024Nobody could accuse NOA and Atelier4 of playing it safe with the Puzzle Tirana tower. Envisioned as a vertical village, this extraordinary building's exterior will be formed from stacked house shapes. -
![Here comes the Sun: the Lighthouse can be configured to provide optimal natural light inside, all day long]()
March 01, 2024The Lighthouse is a revolutionary take on residential design that can continuously rotate a full 360 degrees, allowing its owner to enjoy a view that constantly alternates between lush landscape and sunny beachfront. -
![The Athletics Ballpark will be fronted by the world's largest cable net glass wall]()
March 12, 2024Over the years, we've seen architects create stadiums that take all sorts of unlikely forms. This upcoming ballpark by BIG might top them all, however, with its unusual curving metallic exterior likened by the firm to a "spherical armadillo." -
![Roma's bedroom is based on wheels so it can be easily moved around the industrial space it's installed in]()
December 13, 2024This strange-looking portable structure looks a little like a stripped-down tiny house, but is actually a movable child's room. Named Roma's bedroom, it was constructed using leftover building materials and features a loft-based sleeping area. -
![The Ndarja will resemble a square high-rise building that has been pulled apart and split into two towers]()
November 24, 2024OODA continues to make its mark on Tirana, Albania, with yet another eye-catching project. Named Ndarja, it's envisioned as a square high-rise building that has been pulled apart to create a pair of towers. -
![Aston Martin Residences Miami is the automaker's first completed real estate project]()
May 01, 2024Aston Martin's first completed real estate project wouldn't look out of place as a villain's lair in a Bond movie. The extraordinary skyscraper takes the form of a huge glass sail and rises to a height of 249 m above the Miami coastline. -
![The Mukaab will feature a huge interior that will host a twisting tower, rendered here in cutaway view but the outer walls of the cube will be solid when construction is complete]()
October 23, 2024Saudi Arabia is currently busy constructing yet another amazing skyscraper, named the Mukaab. Taking the form of a supertall cube, new information has been released that details the build progress so far and the sheer scale of the project.
