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This week, readers are discussing David Kohn Architects' design for the University of Oxford's New College expansion and Nendo and Arep's redesign of France's TGV train.

 

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David Kohn Architects curves University of Oxford college building around three-sided quadrangles

"Droll, eccentric and an instant classic"

Readers are hotly debating a sinuous stone student accommodation and office tower, designed by David Kohn Architects for the Gradel Quadrangles expansion at the University of Oxford's New College.

What do you think? ›

 

Nendo and Arep revamp France's high-speed TGV train "from nose to seat"

"I hate to say it but the interiors look dated before they've even launched..."

Commenters are underwhelmed by design studios Nendo and Arep's concept for the latest generation of France's TGV train.

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Johan Sundberg Arkitektur wraps stilted house in Sweden with Siberian larch

"What a nice 1960s pastiche. Cozy and serene"

Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a "simple and restrained" holiday house, using natural materials and a light colour palette to help it blend with its surroundings.

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"Final Usonian home" by Frank Lloyd Wright completed in Ohio

"This could have been so much more with today's aesthetics and tech"

Commenters are divided over the completion of a house in Ohio, inspired by designs from Frank Lloyd Wright.

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London tower faces demolition over right-to-light disagreement

"This case seems more like the residents complaining about a loss of view"

The residents of a CZWG-designed housing block in Bankside, London, are seeking an injunction to protect their right to light from the developer of a PLP Architecture-designed office tower. Readers share their thoughts.

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Joe Doucet develops colour-changing paint to help heat and cool the home

"This could be a game changer"

After getting stuck on what colour to paint his house for maximum energy efficiency, designer Joe Doucet has developed a climate-responsive paint that changes from white in summer to black in winter. Commenters express interest in the initiative.

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Palma presents furniture with a "playful twist" at Collectible

"Wow, a trip back to Memphis land"

A lamp with a bronze, cashew nut switch and furniture covered in eggshell mosaic feature in this collection by Brazilian studio Palma. Readers discuss the pieces.

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Renault creates electric "mini-supercar" with motors in its wheels

"The new Renault 5 is a real winner again"

Commenters are intrigued by Renault's electric reboot of its 1980s R5 Turbo sports car, featuring in-wheel motors that deliver a high level of torque.

What do you reckon? ›

 

HKS releases video of proposed Cleveland Browns stadium

"I will never understand the impulse to build a new billion-dollar stadium every few decades"

Readers are opposed to the controversial proposed stadium in Cleveland, USA, unveiled by the Cleveland Browns NFL team in a video, citing its wastefulness.

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Brutalist hilltop home evokes an "ancient ruin"

"Call me a troglodyte, but I love a raw, primitive space"

Local practice Pedro Domingos Arquitectos used exposed, board-marked concrete to create this brutalist home in Portugal. Commenters express their opinions.

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Iorram cottage explores "a distinctly Scottish approach to natural materials"

"Unpretentious, lovely human scale"

Readers praise a "simply lovely" cottage by Baillie Baillie Architects in the Scottish Highlands featuring a natural material palette of locally sourced Douglas fir, clay plaster and earthenware tiles.

What do you think? ›

 

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