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This week readers are discussing British studio Foster + Partners design for a Marine Life Institute in Saudi Arabia and debating MAST's adapatble flat-pack system for building floating homes. Join the debate below...

 

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Foster + Partners unveils design for coral-reef-like Marine Life Institute in Saudi Arabia

"Does it wobble like a plate of jelly?"

Foster + Partners is designing an experiential marine life centre in Saudi Arabia, featuring a man-made reef. Commenters are likening the plans to "a bad set of dentures", among other things.

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MAST develops adaptable flat-pack system for building floating homes

"Problems like utilities and services can be overcome"

Danish studio MAST has developed Land on Water, an adaptable flat-pack system for building floating homes that aims to be more sustainable. Readers are split over the project's viability.

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Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences three men to death following Neom displacements

"Barbaric"

Commenters are aghast at reports that Saudi Arabia's Specialised Criminal Court has sentenced three men to death who were earlier arrested for resisting eviction from Neom's site for The Line megacity.

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Ten key projects by 2022 Stirling Prize-winner Niall McLaughlin Architects

"A body of work to be proud of!"

Following Niall McLaughlin Architects' win at this year's Stirling Prize for its New Library at Magdalene College, Dezeen rounded up 10 key projects by the studio, to the delight of readers.

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Office M-SA organises Tokyo home around exposed concrete furniture

"Different society, different culture"

Commenters have safety concerns about Japanese studio Office M-SA's house in Akishima, Tokoyo, which is arranged around a series of exposed concrete elements designed as extensions of its foundations.

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Quarry House in California receives extensive renovation by AB Design Studio

"The ceilings in the main structure are downright dreamy"

Readers are swooning over architecture firm AB Design Studio's remodelling and expansion of a 1950s home that sits on a boulder-studded property in California.

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Rolls-Royce unveils its first fully electric car Spectre

"I remember when Rolls was the epitome of restraint and elegance"

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its first all-electric car, the Spectre coupe, as the luxury brand promises to go fully electric by 2030. Commenters are debating its new look.

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Glazed living room features in reconstruction of thatched Nieby Crofters Cottage

"We need more of this type of work in our profession"

Architects Jan Henrik Jansen and Marshall Blecher have overseen the careful reconstruction of a thatched cottage in Germany. Readers are delighted to see a project that fits into its surroundings.

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Alexander McQueen reuses Smiljan Radić-designed inflatable dome for fashion show

"Beautiful at night"

Alexander McQueen reinstalled its inflatable show space at the Old Royal Naval College in London for its Spring Summer 2023 show, which left commenters intrigued at the prospect of future reuse. 

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Marc Perrotta updates traditional Mérida home with courtyard extension

"19th century business in the front, Mexican modernism in the back"

Readers are discussing architect Marc Perotta's renovation and extension of a traditional home in Mérida, Mexico.  

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Gensler tucks arena under a wooden canopy in Austin

"Love the section and the simplicity of the design"

American architecture studio Gensler has completed a resilient and technologically advanced sports arena in Austin, Texas, which has left commenters captivated by its simplicity. 

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rawshaw Architects transforms cow shed into Stanbridge Mill Library

"What a little jewel of a cow shed. It's proper design"

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office. Readers are inspired by its "understated elegance". 

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