In spite of the Chinese government’s decree against weird buildings, the recently completed Dong Zhuang Museum of Western Regions in the autonomous territory of Xinjiang is definitely on the stranger side. Designed by Xinjiang Wind Architectural Design & Research Institute, the structure boasts unusual curved forms, Escher-like staircases, and off-kilter windows and skylights. Its thick walls were also built using the region’s traditional materials: stone, rammed earth, and sun-dried mud bricks. The result is a new building that feels old and somehow otherworldly.