{"product_id":"bizarre-buildings-paul-cattermole-9781554073085","title":"Bizarre Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe most unusual and wonderful structures from around the world.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This intriguing book selects the world's most extreme and sometimes weird buildings and structures. Some illustrate the personal expression of an individual builder or patron who has a vision well beyond the norm, while others were built by architects pushing the conventional boundaries of design. Some of the buildings are masterpieces on a larger scale. Examples include Frank Gehry's iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, with its glistening, undulating walls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some are indeed \"follies\" -- buildings that have no purpose -- including the surreal shark sticking out of the roof of a house in Oxford, England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Many of these strange buildings have a more obvious provenance, not as architectural follies, but as deliberate marketing ventures of the owner's product. In Flanders, New York, the Big Duck building is actually shaped like a duck in honor of the poultry once sold there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Cattermole,Ian Westwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554073081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554073085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.83h x 10.84w x 0.88d","brand":"Paul Cattermole","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447911559423,"sku":"9781554073085","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d50b7f5e-953b-4508-bff3-6339f46be64e.jpg?v=1777235648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bizarre-buildings-paul-cattermole-9781554073085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}