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This week readers are commenting on the unveiling of the fifth region of Saudi Arabia's Neom project, Leyja, and discussing a modular wood-and-steel holiday home in Estonia. Read on for more…

 

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Trio of "luxury high-end boutique hotels" unveiled as latest Neom region

"The beauty of this site is that it is untouched"

Readers are uninspired by Leyja, the fifth region of Saudi Arabia's Neom project, which will feature a mirrored hotel by Shaun Killa, a rock-shaped hotel by Mario Cucinella and a stepped cliffside hotel by Chris van Duijn.

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Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest

"A lot of fun has been had here"

Commenters are examining a modular wood-and-steel holiday home elevated above the ground at the edge of a forest in Estonia.

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A simple guide to 15-minute cities

"15-minute cities are a good, simple concept"

The 15-minute city concept has repeatedly made the news this year. Here, we explain what the urbanism concept is and why it has become so controversial. Readers share their thoughts on the idea.

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Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL designs Japanese house to be "one big cat tree"

"An eccentric way to arrange space"

Architect Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL designed A Cat Tree House as a home in Kamakura, Japan, for his family and cats. Commenters are underwhelmed by the design.

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K-studio buries stepped visitor centre in 100-year-old vineyard

"Looks like it was always there"

Readers are in favour of K-studio's "classy and interesting" visitor space for drinks company Metaxa, carving out stepped stone terraces of a century-year-old vineyard on the Greek island of Samos.

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Le Corbusier responsible for architecture's "global blandemic" says Thomas Heatherwick

"Heatherwick is a genius – creating experiences that engage, attract and delight"

British designer Thomas Heatherwick has taken aim at the "cult of modernist architecture" in a new BBC radio series. Commenters are hotly debating the designer's comments and the wider topic.

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Australian hardwood lines Melbourne cottage extension by Prior Barraclough

"I feel calm just looking through the images!"

Prior Barraclough has expanded a modest workers' cottage in Melbourne to include an extension panelled entirely in Australian hardwood. Readers are smitten.

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HTA Design completes Europe's tallest modular residential tower in Croydon

"Desperately out of scale"

Commenters are analysing a 163-metre-tall apartment building in Croydon, UK, designed by architecture studio HTA Design.

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Timothy Godbold turns his Hamptons home into a "villain's hideout"

"Villains and modernists are long-time bedfellows"

Interior designer Timothy Godbold has overhauled his own home in the Hamptons, painting the exterior black and renovating the inside to resemble a lair from a James Bond movie. Readers are unsure.

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Giant novelty structures at Disney hotel captured in Arnau Rovira Vidal photos

"Postmodern lives in the form of Disney"

Commenters are enjoying Disney's Pop Century Resort hotel in Florida which has been captured by photographer Arnau Rovira Vidal.

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Risco updates Portuguese events centre housed in former convent

"Just wow... beautiful work"

Portuguese studio Risco has renovated the Beato Convent Events Centre, an events space housed within a former convent in Lisbon. Readers are celebrating the "elegant and beautiful space".

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"Our built environment embodies violations against human beings"

"Just targeting the built environment is being short-sighted. You have to look at the wider picture"

Designers and architects must start taking human-rights violations in the supply chain more seriously, writes Talia Radford. Commenters join the debate.

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