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BIG unveils Calgary skyscraper "composed to form a feminine silhouette"

"What feminine form you are looking at?"

Readers are sceptical about BIG's 222-metre-high Telus Sky Tower in Calgary, Alberta, which the practice's founder, Bjarke Ingels, has claimed has a "a feminine silhouette".

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Volkswagen unveils drivable office chair that can travel up to 20 kilometres per hour

"Wall-E is becoming a reality"

Volkswagen has revealed a five-wheeled office chair prototype that uses the same technology found in its electric vehicles. Commenters suggested a wheelchair might have been a more useful development.

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Week envisions Qatar World Cup migrant worker memorial to "reflect the scale of the humanitarian disaster"

"I'm sick and tired of the western ideology of human rights"

Readers are hotly debating architecture studio Week's concept for a memorial in Qatar to commemorate reported deaths connected to the construction of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Llabb creates The Hermitage cabin overlooking Italian mountains

"Transport me there immediately"

Readers are in love with Italian architecture studio Llabb's off-grid wooden cabin overlooking the Trebbia valley near Genoa.

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HKS unveils plans for brise soleil-wrapped supertall skyscraper in Austin

"Austin is getting London'fied"

Commenters are discussing plans for a brise soleil-wrapped supertall skyscraper in Austin, Texas, which will be the state's tallest building.

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Audi rebrands with "significantly more modern" flat logo

"Is this a parody?"

Commenters are unimpressed by Audi's new flat design of its distinctive four-ringed logo, which Audi head of design said "lends the rings a flat, premium-quality look".

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Atelier Pierre Thibault completes Montreal townhouse around sculptural staircase

"Executed with poetic discipline"

Readers are stunned by Atelier Pierre Thibault's completed Montreal home, featuring a sculptural staircase, courtyard and a glass pavilion.

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PETA launches $1 million design competition to create vegan wool

"Just shave vegans' legs!"

The launch of PETA's Vegan Wool Challenge, calling on designers and researchers to develop a vegan alternative to sheep's wool, has sparked a heated debate amongst commenters about vegan alternatives.

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Perron-Roettinger clads Kim Kardashian SKKN pop-up store in raw plaster and cement

"Nice design for a crematorium"

Design studio Perron-Roettinger's pop-up shop for Kim Kardashian's skincare brand SKKN in Los Angeles has left readers uninspired.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro's David Rubenstein Forum named 2022's best tall building

"Bit boxy, no?"

The 10-storey David Rubenstein Forum in Chicago designed by US studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been awarded the 2022 prize for Best Tall Building Worldwide by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. One commenter described the building as "trite".

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Enrico Sassi converts wood store into micro home in Swiss village

"Workmanship is gorgeous"

Readers have mixed opinions on a wood shed in Aldesago, Switzerland, that has been transformed into a compact two-level micro-home in a renovation by architect Enrico Sassi.

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DJI creates drone tour of Foster + Partners-designed skyscraper HQ

"Wonderful and slightly dizzying"

Drone manufacturer DJI has revealed a drone footage of its 200-metre-high Sky City headquarters designed by British architecture studio Foster + Partners. Commenters are in nauseous awe.

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