Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi – the most acutely leaning building in the world. It bows out 18 degrees from the vertical – in comparison,Pisa’s famous tower is only leaning at 3.99 degrees. 
Walters Towers- Forming an enormous W (possibly standing for “weird”), this apartment block complex in Prague is the slightly fevered work of architects Bjarke Ingels Group, and for obvious reasons, uses the latest in load-bearing building materials.
Museum of Image and Sound in Rio de Janeiro - Due to open in 2011, the design is meant to channel the energy of the beach promenade, providing an extension of its movement rather than an interruption.
Completed in 1996, they were the world’s first leaning high-rise buildings
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