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This week readers are commenting on BIG's headquarters in Copenhagen, which is nearing completion, and discussing an opinion piece by Ayo Ambali in which she argues for the availability of apprenticeships in architecture. Read on for more...

 

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BIG HQ nears completion in Copenhagen

"One of the best buildings from BIG in a very long time"

Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed images of its own offices nearing completion in Copenhagen harbour. Some readers think the design is "brutalist to the extreme".

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"We must dispel the idea that there is only one way of becoming a qualified architect"

"Apprenticeships: just another way to pay people less for doing the same job"

Apprenticeships should be more widely available in architecture to provide a route into the profession for people from more diverse backgrounds, writes Ayo Ambali. Commenters share their thoughts.

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Alice Potts creates baseball caps with crystals made from human sweat

"What I love about this is making the unseen visible"

Designer Alice Potts has created a collection of baseball caps covered in crystals grown from the sweat of the people who have worn them. Commenters are intrigued.

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Ballman Khapalova completes "frugal and functional" renovation of New York ranch house

"A beautiful and thoughtful renovation without any extraneous architectural acrobatics"

Architecture studio Ballman Khapalova has renovated a 1980s ranch house in Saugerties, New York. Readers are in awe of the project describing it as "refreshing and elegant".

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Obel Award-winner Anna Heringer apologises to Global South on behalf of architects

"Western powers are still exploiting the Global South"

German architect and Obel Award-winner Anna Heringer has said she is "deeply sorry" for the legacy of architecture from wealthy countries in a talk at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen. Readers debate "who is she to speak 'on behalf' of architects?"

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Hutton embeds off-grid research station into hills of rural Kansas

"Designed to fit seamlessly into its environment"

Bands of local stone wrap the Youngmeyer Field Station, which was designed and built by Kansas studio Hutton to integrate with the natural topography and operate off the grid. Commenters are in love.

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Baltic Architects Unions Association withdraws from UIA over Ukraine war

"The whole world needs to do this"

The association for architects from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania has withdrawn from the International Union of Architects as it has not suspended the memberships of Russia and Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine. Readers are applauding the decision.

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Atelier-r refreshes neo-gothic church with angular black extension

"So simple and imbued with rich deference to the old church"

Atelier-r has refreshed the Red Church in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, adding an angular matte-black extension and public spaces informed by neo-gothic design. One commenter dubbed the project the "best small commercial project of 2023".

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Skyscrapers "just not that valuable" says Carol Ross Barney

"Well said. Say it again. Keep saying it"

US cities must push for more mid-rise buildings and better public spaces to become more equitable, 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney tells Dezeen in this interview. Readers strongly agree.

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Wabi-sabi philosophy guides design of accessible coastal home in Australia

"I see very little about this house that matches the Japanese definition of wabi-sabi"

Dane Taylor Design has completed Butterfly House, an accessible coastal home in New South Wales that is informed by Japanese aesthetics. Commenters discuss the pros and cons of the project.

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Workers at Snøhetta's US offices vote against unionisation

"We need a national union. Not firm-by-firm unions"

Workers at the American offices of architecture studio Snøhetta have voted against a motion to unionise. Readers debate the decision.

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David Adjaye steps down from roles after sexual misconduct allegations

"This should not be wiped away with easy PR tricks"

Commenters react to British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye stepping away from a number of roles, including being a design advocate for the mayor of London, after three women reportedly accused him of sexual assault and harassment.

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