The addictive puzzle known as Rubik's Cube isn't just a 1980s icon. It has also become a major inspiration for architects. Here are buildings that look like large-scale versions of the famous twisty box — sometimes by design, and sometimes just by happy accident.


A Cube as a staircase in Disney's Pop Century Resort


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Stadtbücherei (City Library) in Stuttgart, Germany


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A 10-floor building covered with colored doors in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Choi Jeong-Hwa


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A planned Rubik's Cube-shaped museum in Budapest, Hungary


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A Local Authority building on The Mall in Waterford, Ireland


The rotating XS House in Cambridge, Massachusetts


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This office building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands


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The Children's Gallery at the Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia


Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, California


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This building in Milan, Italy


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The Ars Electronica Building in Linz, Austria, was converted to a playable Rubik's Cube by Javior Lloret. It was operated by a 3D-printed handheld cube, wirelessly connected to a laptop.


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A seven-story warehouse near Wednesbury, West Midlands, England


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