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This week readers are commenting on a giant canopy in Sydney by Adjaye Associates with Daniel Boyd and discussing an interview with construction material expert Benjamin Kromoser. Read on for more and join the debate...

 

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Giant canopy shelters Sydney Plaza by Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd

"It looks right at home amongst all the other out-of-scale abstract structures"

Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd have created a public plaza in Sydney featuring a giant canopy. Readers have mixed feelings. 

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SDA completes flood-resilient concrete house in Vietnam

"Not pretty, but it has a functional beauty"

Commenters have been inspired by the Floating House, a concrete-framed home elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding, designed by architecture studio SDA.

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LBR&A creates dramatic cantilever for CH73 House in Mexico City

"Stunning handling of the client's money"

Architecture studio LBR&A has designed a residence that "breaks the imposed paradigms of construction" in a Mexico City neighbourhood. Readers think the building is a "strong architectural statement".

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

"Wood is one part of a complex equation"

Commenters are responding to an interview with Benjamin Kromoser in which he stated that mass timber will not become a mainstream building product because it uses too much wood.

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Miles Pennington creates Tokyo toilet to be "centre of the local community"

"Do people really want to meet up and socialise at the local toilets?"

Commenters aren't sold on a public toilet in Japan that can be used as an exhibition space, cinema, pop-up kiosk or meeting place by designer Miles Pennington and DLX Design Lab.

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Fran Silvestre Arquitectos creates minimalist home behind historic facade in Spain

"The details are beautiful – every single item seems to have been studied"

Readers think a home in Valencia, Spain, with sparse and minimalist interiors by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is "extraordinarily beautiful".

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Moussafir Architectes retrofits 1970s Paris office with movable PVC curtains

"Fantastic facade design"

Moussafir Architectes has converted a 1970s concrete structure into a block of offices and flats in Paris, adding a PVC mesh to its facade. Some readers were sold, others shared their concerns on PVC's environmental impact.

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Park Hill estate reimagined as set for musical about Sheffield

"The whole show was really compelling, but the set really shines"

A model of Park Hill estate created by stage designer Ben Stones forms the set of Standing at the Sky's Edge, a musical about modern Britain told through stories of life in Sheffield. Readers are full of praisie.

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Atelier Gratia designs angular concrete courtyard house in Taiwan

"The scale is peculiar"

Commenters are debating a four-storey courtyard home in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by local studio Atelier Gratia.

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Fire safety expert "extremely concerned" about mass-timber buildings

"Fire concerns are finally being acknowledged"

World-leading fire safety expert José Torero has told Dezeen he is "extremely concerned" about mass-timber buildings being constructed around the world. Readers are sharing their opinions. 

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Voll Arkitekter's Mjøstårnet "helped wooden architecture reach new heights"

"Would you prefer to live in a dying world for the sake of funky architecture?"

The latest profile in our Timber Revolution series is about Mjøstårnet in Norway, one of the world's first true timber skyscrapers. Commenters were critical of the project but one had a potent question.

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Deploy creates inflatable concrete water tanks for victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake

"A very complicated solution"

Graduates Paul Mendieta and Beren Kayalı have designed a water tank, which has been donated to people in Turkey who have been devastated by the recent earthquake. Readers aren't convinced.

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