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This week readers are commenting on Heatherwick Studio's plans for a plant-covered library in the USA and discussing an opinion piece that argues "architects have become seemingly less vital than ever". Read on for more and join the debate...

 

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Heatherwick Studio designs Columbia public library as "new type of community centre"

"Upkeep and energy costs are bound to be huge"

Readers aren't sure about Heatherwick Studio's unveiled designs for its first public library, a plant-covered building in Columbia, Maryland

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Bindloss Dawes creates car barn for classic Porsche collector

"Wonderfully crafted and executed"

Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has designed a garage in Somerset, UK, to house a collection of classic Porsches. Commenters reacted.

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Pepsi unveils "unapologetic" logo focused on brand's heritage

"The idiosyncratic custom type might not age well, but for now it looks fresh and interesting"

Readers enjoyed discussing drinks brand Pepsi's fourth rebrand in 40 years, including an updated logo that draws on its 1990s branding.

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"Architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever"

"Buildings are collective efforts"

Commenters hotly debated Eleanor Jolliffe's opinion piece proposing that as architecture has evolved it has strayed from an understanding of construction and engineering once at the profession's core.

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Appels Architekten prefabricates black house in rural Bavaria

"Beautifully spartan with rigorous architectural zoning"

Zurich studio Appels Architekten has created a home in Germany with a cross-laminated timber structure. Readers are full of praise.

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Mass timber "definitely not the right way to go" says Benjamin Kromoser

"Use a bit of everything where it makes the most sense"

Commenters debated an interview with carbon expert Amy Leedham, in which she claimed mass timber's reputation as the go-to low-carbon construction material is a problematic oversimplification. 

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Morris Adjmi uses domed brick on facade to evoke historic New York

"I mourn for the New York that was"

US architect Morris Adjmi has created a new mixed-use building with a decorative brickwork facade in New York and readers aren't convinced.

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Exposed-concrete stair pulls light and views into Porto home by Tsou Arquitectos

"Lovely use and balance of materials and textures"

Readers are enjoying a concrete staircase and curved lightwell in a tall, narrow home in Porto, Portugal, designed by Tsou Arquitectos.

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"'Housing for dirty people' is back and I welcome it"

"Don't blame architects; blame the landlords and inadequate management"

Commenters discuss Rory Olcayto's opinion piece in which he argues deck-access housing has unfairly become a symbol for urban squalor in the UK, but a new wave of architects is demonstrating its merits.

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David Chipperfield designs Antwerp housing alongside fruit orchard

"Delicate and airy – surprising for concrete"

British studio David Chipperfield Architects has revealed plans for a concrete and cross-laminated timber housing project in Antwerp that will adjoin a 60-tree orchard. Commenters were intrigued by the plans.

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Building tall with timber "does not make sense" say experts

"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should"

Dezeen asked mass-timber experts about the ongoing race to build ever-taller wooden buildings. Readers joined the debate.

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World's tallest timber tower replaced by forest growth "in less than 25 minutes"

"No new 'green' building is truly sustainable"

Commenters raised their eyebrows at the final case study in our Timber Revolution series on Ascent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Korb + Associates Architects, which has been certified as the world's tallest mass-timber building.

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