Architecture is a funny thing. At one point in time, we couldn’t get enough of towering Gothic cathedrals. Then came a love of sleek glass skyscrapers. And sometimes, architects throw out all the rules, designing buildings so unusual that you’d think they weren’t buildings at all.
And these aren’t your average square or rectangular building; some seem to defy gravity entirely. Creativity is a huge part of architecture, and these unusual buildings are designed to make you feel something. In that way, they’re just like a piece of art, there to invite curiosity and, sometimes, to cause a bit of confusion. Close your eyes and picture a woven picnic basket. Now, imagine that picnic basket was seven stories high. The Longaberger Basket Building was the brainchild of Dave Longaberger, who founded an American basket manufacturing business called the Longaberger Company.
Clearly, he is passionate about baskets, and wanted the building to resemble exactly what the company is so famous for. Inside, the building was initially used as Longaberger’s corporate headquarters, with meeting rooms and offices arranged in a unique floor plan. The center of the building has a spacious glass atrium with plenty of natural light. Source : touropia
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