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This week readers are commenting on Heatherwick Studio's Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo and the extension of media company Warner Bros' headquarters in Burbank, California. Read on for more…

 

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Lucio Muniain designs Mexican concrete house as "habitable sculpture"

"Master formworking. Exquisite architecture"

Readers are infatuated with this "photogenic and cinematic" brutalist house in Mexico by architecture studio Lucio Muniain.

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Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as "one of Tokyo's greenest urban areas"

"The overall gesture is pretty powerful"

Heatherwick Studio's Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery, divided commenters.

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"The tide may finally be turning against knocking down social-housing estates"

"Estate regeneration – just another name for urban gentrification"

Vast swathes of London's social housing continue to be demolished in the name of estate regeneration, but Anna Minton believes things could be about to change. Readers shared their thoughts.

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Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway

"The power of low lumens to create depth and a bit of mystery!"

Scandinavian studio Light Bureau has introduced minimal lighting to this rest-stop toilet along the Norwegian Scenic Routes. Commenters are praising the "very smart scheme".

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Mexican design and architecture undergoing a "renaissance" says Héctor Esrawe

"Mexico is the most interesting and successful architectural laboratory on the planet"

Mexico is experiencing a "renaissance" in architecture and design because of its embrace and promotion of artisanal practices, says designer Héctor Esrawe in this exclusive interview. Readers concur.

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Gehry Partners references icebergs and Hollywood for Warner Bros building

"I much prefer the work that comes from Gehry's cultural and institutional clients"

Gehry Partners has completed the extension of media company Warner Bros' headquarters in Burbank, California, which juxtaposes two distinctive facade styles. Commenters are underwhelmed.

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AMDL Circle and Iart wrap Basel pavilion in energy-neutral media facade

"Somewhere beyond brilliant"

Readers are commenting on the "sleek and incredibly elegant" Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland, by Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary design studio Iart.

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Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia

"I love the latticework and the areas with gardens!"

Commenters love Foster + Partners' design for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia, which is informed by local villages.

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Photos reveal BIG's twisting One High Line skyscrapers in New York

"I think New Yorkers prefer to see tall buildings that don't look like they're falling over"

Readers are responding to new images which showcase the exteriors of two stone-clad skyscrapers designed by Danish architecture studio BIG near New York's High Line.

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Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair

"Finally! I need a new set of hairshirts"

Dutch company Human Material Loop is using an unusual waste source to make a zero-carbon wool alternative that requires no land or water use: human hair. Commenters are intrigued.

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Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

"The best view of this project is from above"

Readers are discussing visuals released by Foster + Partners which show the design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.

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Baldridge Architects converts Austin commercial units into its own studio

"Beautiful!"

Bright white plaster clads the exterior of a 1960s concrete building that has been turned into the self-designed studio of Baldridge Architects, who acted as the designer and contractor. Commenters are in love.

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