The Cowboys new billion-dollar football Taj Mahal is nice, but it is nothing compared to these atypical stadium designs. When it comes to stadiums, weird and outrageous often trumps expensive and flashy.
When I say weird and outrageous, I'm talking stadiums made of confiscated firearms and vegetables. If you find yourself intrigued by the possibility of a produce stadium then be sure to check out the rest of these atypical stadium designs today.
22 Atypical Stadium Designs
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Solar Sportsplexes
The Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar Will Host Soccer With the Sun
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Building Block Football Stadiums
Paul Janssen Creates the LEGO Version Ohio Stadium
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Stadium Funerals
Last Goodbye to Michael Jackson at the Staples Center
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Backyard Stadium Seating
The Opulent Items Arena Patio Set is Ready for the Big Game
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See-Through Stadium
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Spiraling Stadiums
Incheon Stadium Design for 2014 Asian Games by Populous
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Dissected Ball Architecture
The Jimmy Connors Tennis Centre Was Inspired by a Tennis Ball
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Football Stadium Hotels
LateRooms.com Lets Manchester United Fans Sleep in ‘GreatRooms’
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Artillery Ecotecture
The London Olympic Stadium is a first in Eco-Crime Fighting
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Snakeskin Stadiums
Hyundai-Samsung Consortium Features Reptilian Architecture
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Disc-Shaped Stadiums
Concept Hockey Stadium in Ekaterinburg by Karina Garipowa
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Green Football Stadiums
Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field to Be 100% Self-Powered in 2011
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Volcanic Soccer Stadiums
Studio Massaud Designs an Eco Building That Looks Like an Eruption
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Flatpack Stadiums
2012 London Olympics Architecture
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Social Media Stadiums
The New York Mets Aim for Electronic Fan Interaction During Games
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Daisy-Like Stadiums
The Breathtaking Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium by Nbbj
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Produce Department Stadiums
Helmut Smits' 'Vegetable Stadium' is a Fruity Playing Field
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Snack Food Stadiums
24,000-Calorie Tribute to the Super Bowl
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Windmill Inspired Stadiums
The Estadio Internacional in Monterrey
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Color-Changing Stadiums
The Slovenia Sports Park Stozice is a Weather-Sensitive Structure
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Rubber Stadiums
Vancouver's Empire Field Stadium Made is Made With 22,000 Recycled Tires
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Stadium Snack Servers
The Animi Causa Footbowl Deserves a Cheer
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Supermarket-Style Pavilions
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Opulent Saudi Dome Structures
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Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
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Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
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Animated Football Games
Toy Story Funday Football Animates the Action Between NFL Teams
Kaleidoscopic Kindergarten Buildings
The Tianshui Kindergarten by SAKO Architects is Whimsical
Cosmic-Themed Art Exhibitions
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Futuristic Floating Concert Halls
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Italian-Inspired Football Fashion
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Rurally-Inspired City Buildings
The 'Ziel' High-Rise Building Brings the Country to the Cityscape
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
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Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Future-Forward Football Stadiums
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Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
FOG Architecture Designs a New Xiaozhuo Store Location
Artful Wooden Pavilions
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónia Designs the Orchid Pavilion
Stunningly Whimsical Playgrounds
XISUI Design Draws Inspiration from Natural Forms Such as Caves
Everchanging Water-Based Theaters
Open Architecture Designs the Yichang Grand Theater in China
Spherical Athletic Large Ballparks
BIG Designs a Ballpark on the Vegas Strip for the Athletics
Water-Inspired Theatre Designs
Open Architecture Unveils Its Plans for the Yichang Grand Theatre
Sci Fi-Themed Glamping Retreats
The 'Outpost X' Retreats Boast An Ancient Yet Futuristic Aesthetic
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Staggered TV Station Buildings
Albania's 'Klan TV' Building is Shaped Like a Stash Of Film Reels
Brutalist-Inspired Suburban Apartments
STUDIOTAMAT Designs the Casa Rude Residence in Rome
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Socially Focused Sports Centers
MoDus Architects Reveal the Fieldhouse Sports Center in Italy
Blocky Children's Museums
UNStudio Showcases Its Design for the Children's Museum of Qatar
Monolithic Housing Blocks
Coyote Arquitectura's Red Housing Block is Visually Interesting
Coral-Shaped Bulbous Pavilions
Marc Fornes Designs a Bulging Pavilion for Louis Vuitton
Rooftop Pool Football Stands
Populous Designs the Riverside Stand at Craven Cottage Stadium
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Stacked Studio Complexes
This Massive Film & TV Studio Facility Will Comprise Six Stacked Blocks
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Landscape-Concealed Cultural Centers
The Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre Boasts a Hidden Design
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Futuristic Glowing Playgrounds
The Joya Playground Will be Joining Texas' Farmers Branch
Tent-Like Exhibition Pavilions
Buero Wagner Creates the Adaptable Black Pavilion in Rome
Sculptural Art-Detailed Store Designs
Halleroed Designs the Flagship Toteme Store in Mayfield
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
Village-Inspired Tapered Stone Airport
Foster + Partners Designs a Set of Stone Buildings
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Floral-Detailed Football Kits
William Morris Gallery Joins Walthamstow FC on a Capsule
Soccer Structure-Inspired Brands
EA Sports FC is a New Brand Inspired by the Shape of Soccer
Sincere Public Toilet Designs
Marc Newson Designs a Toilet with a Copper Roof in Shibuya
Feather-Like Airport Terminal Designs
Mad Designs Terminal 3 at the Changchun Longjia Airport
Oasis-Like Urban Hotels
Montalba Architects Renovates the Nobu Hotel in Palo Alto
Fort-Inspired Retro Rotundas
Daniel Joseph Chenin Designs the New Fort 137 Structure
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Deconstructed Eroded Soccer Balls
Daniel Arsham Designs Deconstructed Soccer Balls for Inter Milan
Subtly Concealed Wineries
Aleš Fiala Designs the Gurdau Winery in the Czech Republic
Presidential Campus Athletic Facilities
Moody Nolan and the Obama Foundation Plan the Home Court
Music Festival Fabric Installations
Do Lab Created a Range of Fabric Mushrooms at Coachella
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Reflective Hemispherical Theater Stages
Muoto Designs the Ball Theater to Evoke a Sense of Utopia
Vibrant Seasonal Football Jerseys
adidas and Arsenal Football Club Launch its New Jersey
Garden-Like Airport Terminals
SOM Designs a Terminal at the Kempegowda International Airport
Mirrored-Detailed Garden Cafes
IDIN Architects Designs Structures for Nana Coffee Roasters
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Tri-Tower Skyscraper Developments
These Chinese Towers Pay Tribute to An Erstwhile Village
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Plant-Based Cheese Stadiums
Violife is Sharing 100% Vegan Snack Boxes for the Super Bowl LVII
Industrial Architecture-Themed Installations
The Industrial Archaeology Series is Based on Design
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Juxtaposing Garden Home Designs
Studio North Designs the Custom Garden Garage in Calgary
Energy-Efficient Museum Complexes
This Museum Uses Innovative Design to Curb Energy Consumption
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Galactic-Themed Sci-Fi Museums
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the New Star Cloud Museum
Demountable Events Space
Andblack Design Studio Creates the Darwin Bucky Structure
Desert-Inspired Campground Hotels
BIG and ICON Join Forces to Develop the El Cosmico Project
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Dynamic eSports Stadiums
This Saudi Arena Offers Immersive Experiences For eSports Fans
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
Brutalist Museum Restaurants
Zooco Estudio Designs a Restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Chequered Garden Tea Rooms
Rashid Ali Architects Designs a New Garden Pavilion in Hargeisa
Amorphous Public Restrooms
People's Architecture Office Designs the Amoeba Public Restroom
Juxtaposing Heritage Hotel Courtyards
DaeWha Kang Design Creates a New Pavilion for OWO Hotel
LED-Wrapped Airport Renovations
Prague's Airport is Getting a Sustainable and High-Tech Update
Earth-Inspired Concrete Arts Center
Tadao Ando Creates the Il Teatro Design at Aljada
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
Open Architecture Designs the Shanfeng Academy
Perforated Granite-Detailed Museums
The Chengdu Natural History Museum Gets a New Look
Ice Factory-Transformed Galleries
Malik Architecture Designs the IF.BE Gallery and Event Space
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Landscape Seating Theater Designs
Matter Make Creates the Cinema Visiona Home Theater Project
Flexible Tranquil Guesthouses
Ibiza Interiors Renovates the Campo Atelier Holiday Home
Perforated Facade Urban Home
Paperfarm Designs the Contemporary Veil House in Taiwan
Retractable Auditorium Seating
Hamari's Telescopic Seating Re-Imagines Large Venue Seating
Rebuilt Historic Train Stations
MAD Introduces the Train Station in the Forest in China
Contemporary Visitor Centers
In Situ Studio Boasts a Ceiling with a Cut-Out 'Hoop'
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Opulent Opera Venues
This Saudi Opera Complex is Inspired By Traditional Mud Brick Construction
Garage-Converted Box Theaters
Dash Marshall Completes the Transformed Detroit Public Theater
Renovated Theatre Buildings
Haworth Tompkins & White Arkitekter Refurbish This Hippodromen Theatre
Gabled Planted Courtyard Schools
Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture Design the Samuel Paty School
Swept Roof Underground Museums
Wutopia Lab Designs the Roof of the Deep Time Palace in China
Brick Volume Cylindrical Mausoleums
Sthapotik Designs the Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Hill-Like Designed Food Markets
MVRDV Designs the New Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Steel Pavilion Sports Clubs
Urlo Studio Designs the Mocolí Sports Club in Ecuador
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Industrial History-Inspired Art Spaces
Coffey Architects Designs the Tannery in London
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Celebratory Odd Designs
Ridiculous Design Celebrates Weird and Wonderful Ideas Within Design
Four-Course Festival Feasts
Outstanding in the Field Brings a Plant-Based Dining to Coachella
Oversized Colorful Dynamic Planters
Tuleste Factory and Manscrapers Launch the TFM Collection
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Nomadic Community-Themed Pavilions
Joar Nango Designs Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library
Vacant Wood-Clad Offices
Kurosawa Kawara-ten Designs the Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Completes New Art Faculty
Stadium-Based Gaming Facilities
Sheffield Wednesday's Owls Esports Gets a New Esports Arena
Barrel Vault-Topped Metro Stations
KA Architecture Studio Designs the Jahad Metro Plaza
Translucent Chinese Concert Halls
This Venue Boasts a Glowing Aesthetic & Pleasant Acoustics
Pre-Fabricated Fire Stations
Wittman Estes Forms the Rapid Assembly Fire Station 67
Domed Underground Sports Centers
Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos Designs the ALMA Complex
Angular Educational Facilities
Snøhetta Designs the Čoarvemátta Facility in Norway
Waterside Spiralled Footpath Stadiums
BDP Designs the Suoyuwan Barracuda in Dalian Bay
Slaugherhouse-Transformed Unique Museums
Cave Bureau Creates the Anthropocene Museum 9.0
Football History Artful Exhibtions
The FIFA Museum Presents Designing the Beautiful Game