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This week, readers are debating an unusual house in Toronto, Canada, and discussing the "architecture story of the year" unfolding at the National Gallery in London. Read on for more...

 

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Reigo and Bauer uses diamond-shaped cladding for angular Toronto house

"Magnificently wince-inducing"

Readers are having a strong reaction to a house in Toronto by Reigo and Bauer, featuring offset windows and diamond-panel cladding.

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Critical letter found hidden inside Sainsbury Wing false column at National Gallery

"My favourite architecture story of the year"

Commenters are enjoying the the discovery of a letter hidden in a false column of the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, unearthed during Selldorf Architects' recent revamping of the 1991 extension by architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.

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Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados creates bird cage-like house on Chilean coast

"The single idea executed with complexity is a joy to behold"

Readers are discussing Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados' cantilevered glass and red-painted wood house off a forested cliffside near the sea in Chile.

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Neil M Denari Architects aims for "immediate singularity" with purple LA office building

"If they'd chosen black instead of purple everyone would be happy"

Commenters react to the "aubergine"-coloured facade of a project by Neil M Denari Architects and HLW in Beverly Hills, California.

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Reusable formwork by Studio Part moulds trees into living bench

"We need more designs like this that promote deeper interrelation with the natural world"

Readers consider a demountable metal mould by Belgian design firm Studio Part, which encourages young willow trees to grow into a self-supporting bench.

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Yinka Ilori wraps Piccadilly Circus fountain in bright orange Pegasus-topped plinths

"Even without its absurdist hat it is far from elegant"

Foster + Partners latest design for a supertall skyscraper in Miami has ignited the comment section with commenters both for and against.

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Cubeinside creates red-brick Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque in Bangladesh

"There's a reason why the interiors of mosques are highly decorative"

Dezeen readers debate architecture studio Cubeinside's red-brick mosque in Bangladesh, which eschews traditional ornamentation.

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Mijoda Dajomi designs rain-harvesting hats for a water scarce future

"Hardly any of their products have been made to last"

Commenters aren't convinced by IKEA's plans for a peer-to-peer resale platform called IKEA Preowned.

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Stone ruins turned into Spanish home by H Arquitectes

"As close to perfection as I think you could get"

Readers are swooning over the crumbling stone walls of an old farmhouse in Spain by H Arquitectes, which have been renovated with bold concrete additions.

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