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This week readers are discussing BMW's concept for a car that changes into 32 different colours and debating a public playground in Melbourne that encourages "risk play". Join the debate below...

 

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BMW launches concept car that changes into 32 different colours

"Looks like an industrial skin disease"

BMW has unveiled a colour-changing concept car, which features an exterior made from an e-ink film. Readers aren't buying it. 

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Mike Hewson installs giant boulders on wheels for "risk play" space in Melbourne

"Appropriate playground for future generations"

Readers think that Mike Hewson's "risk play" space in Melbourne is perfect for a generation that "cannot afford to be fragile". 

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MVRDV reveals plans for Wuhan Library with "stepped terraces of books"

"Quite an impressive interior space, but how do you find a book?"

Commenters are concerned that MVRDV's design for a library in Wuhan, China, prioritises "form above function". 

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Michael Gove supports idea of school for "traditional architecture and urbanism"

“Gove obviously has no idea what is taught in British schools of architecture”

UK housing secretary Michael Gove has supported the idea of a new architecture school that focuses on the teaching of traditional design principles. Commenters think he's missing the point. 

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Sony's first-ever car will function as a "moving entertainment space"

"I'm not sure transportation needs to be entertaining"

Readers are sceptical about Sony's first-ever electric car, which the brand says will function as a "moving entertainment space".

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Yellow Cloud Studio extends London home with internal courtyard

"Why would you buy a Victorian house just to ruin it?"

Yellow Cloud Studio's contemporary revamp of a Victorian terrace in north east London has left some commenters cold. 

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SUO elevates winding walkway in national park in Japan

"Charming sinuosity"

Some readers are commending SUO's winding pathway through a national park in Japan. Others found it "a bit disappointing".

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Biophilia informs design of The Prow in Seattle by Aidlin Darling Design

"AD's detailing is always first class"

Commenters are praising a biophilia-informed corporate meeting facility in the US by Aidlin Darling Design

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Falken Reynolds applies beach-toned palette to Cadboro Bay House interiors

"I wish I could live in this house"

Bringing the ocean inside was the primary aim of Falken Reynolds when designing this Canada home. Readers think it's a job well done.  

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Sybarite tops submerged mall with James Corner Field Operations-designed park

"The term 'mall' gives this project a bad name"

Some readers think that a submerged mall in Chengdu, China, by Sybarite is "exceptional". Others think it's "capitalism on steroids".

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Snøhetta to expand Museum of Sex to Miami in "most ambitious undertaking yet"

"This rendering is blowing my mind"

Architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled its design for a Miami outpost of New York City's Museum of Sex. Commenters are split. 

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Shellmet is a helmet for fishing workers made from waste scallop shells

"I would wear this on my commute"

A hard hat created by Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo has found a few fans in the Dezeen comments section. 

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Ten modern homes with interiors informed by biophilic design

"I love plants, but there is such a thing as too much"

Our latest lookbook collects ten modern homes with interiors informed by biophilic design. Readers think some of them are overkill.

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