7 Homes That Look Like UFOs, From A Quirky Florida Landmark To Naomi Campbell's 'Spaceship' House (PHOTOS, VIDEO) [1]

The Huffington Post - 2/25/13, Rain Embuscado

In the late 1950s, following the launch of the Soviet Union's rocket Sputnik [2] and the U.S.'s desire to beat them in the space race, pop culture took on a deep fascination with all things extraterrestrial. Formally known as the Space Age [3], this movement touched virtually everything, including architecture, while simultaneously poking fun of the anxieties brought on by the exploration of the unknown.

As a result, homes such as the Futuro [4]were designed and built based on that growing interest, but from the looks of more recent projects like Naomi Campbell's spaceship-inspired home [5], the craze over space hasn't died out.

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