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This week readers are discussing a kinetic Christmas tree by Japanese design studio Nendo and Mikhail Riches' renovation of brutalist estate Park Hill in Sheffield. Join the debate below...

 

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Nendo designs polyhedral Christmas tree with flickering star-shaped cutouts

"Beautiful art evokes conversation"

Commenters are admiring a kinetic Christmas tree by Japanese design studio Nendo for a shopping centre in Roppongi, Tokyo.

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Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield

"A remarkable benchmark for future conservation"

Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches has completed the latest phase of the redevelopment of Park Hill estate in Sheffield. Readers are praising the "beautifully done" restoration. 

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Norman Foster reveals Kharkiv reconstruction masterplan

"Hope for the future, even in the darkest and most desperate of times"

British architect Norman Foster has unveiled details of the masterplan to redevelop Kharkiv following months of cooperation between Kharkiv City Council, local architects and leading world experts.

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Sean Griffiths adds pebbledash extension "in spirit of original house" to FAT's Blue House

"Another postmodern fruitcake"

Commenters have strong feelings about a pink rooftop extension architect Sean Griffiths has added to the postmodern Blue House he designed 20 years ago as part of architecture studio FAT.

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Studio Gang unveils its first European buildings in Amsterdam

"It looks like it's melting"

Readers are discussing "organic and sculptural" residential buildings completed in Amsterdam by Chicago-based Studio Gang

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Stephen Jones and G-Star Raw collaborate to create couture denim hats

"Intended casualness sprinkled with couture... Genius"

Commenters are amazed by a "fabulous" collection of sculptural headpieces created by British milliner Stephen Jones in collaboration with Dutch clothing brand G-Star Raw.

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Polycarbonate-wrapped rescue shelter by Garrison Architects maximises light for animals

"A heartwarming project"

Readers are sold on an animal shelter in Staten Island, New York City, completed by NYC-based firm Garrison Architects which features full-height translucent walls providing even lighting throughout the day.

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Grimshaw and Farshid Moussavi create metaverse social spaces

"Social spaces for the antisocial... ironic"

Architecture studios Grimshaw, HWKN, WHY and Farshid Moussavi have partnered with metaverse company Pax.world to create a series of virtual hubs. Readers aren't convinced by the concept.

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Jenny Peysin Architecture creates concrete Southampton home with a glass pavilion

"Why did they use so much concrete in the Hamptons?"

Commenters are dissapointed by a large concrete house in the Hamptons completed by Jenny Peysin Architecture.

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Manifesto of Canadian Design urges designers to "un-fuck" their industry

"It's an industry controlled by wealthy developers"

Commenters are debating a manifesto published by Canadian architecture studio Lemay that calls on designers to take responsibility for the country's abundant natural resources.

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"Cities born fully formed are simply bad ideas thrown at the world"

"The vibrancy of life is not found in a pre-made recipe"

Proponents of the built-from-scratch smart cities emerging around the globe fail to understand that communities cannot be created through technological innovation, write Adam Scott and Dave Waddell.

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Stempel & Tesar completes curved home overlooking a Czech forest

"I love the austerity"

Commenters are assessing a timber-framed home in the Czech Republic designed by Stempel & Tesar.

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