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This week, readers are discussing a Corten steel extension in South London and debating a High Court ruling that Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use the founder's name. Read on for more and join the debate!

 

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Curved brick protrusions fill Hainan cinema by One Plus Partnership

"Love the idea, but there's just too much of it"

Chinese studio One Plus Partnership used red bricks to create wave-like surfaces inside this cinema lobby in the city of Haikou, China. Readers have lauded the project for its "ambitious" design.

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Vector Architects funnels light to forest spa with tubular concrete lightwells

"What a sublime and bonkers resolution of the brief"

Readers debate a new spa in Aranya, China, completed by Vector Architects, with one commenter calling it "stunningly powerful".

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Studio on the Rye encases Rusty House in London with "seamless" Corten steel

"A respectful resolution of terrace in tight London fabric"

Commenters are split over a Corten steel extension to a 1950s terraced house in London by architecture practice Studio on the Rye.

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High Court rules Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use founder's name

"Patrik Schumacher should open his own studio under his own name"

Readers are responding to the news that Zaha Hadid Architects has lost its bid in the High Court to be released from a licensing agreement that obliges the firm to pay for the use of Zaha Hadid's name.

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Bread takes place of gemstones in Rising jewellery collection

"Great in a survival pinch"

Readers are entertained by a jewellery range made from bread created by designer Cindy Xinyi Wu.

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"We have only two options before us: reimagine, or perish"

"The powers-that-be keep kicking the climate can down the road"

Designers must help to lead a fundamental shift in the way we see the world, writes Pooran Desai. Commenters are contributing their own solutions to address the ongoing climate crisis.

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Ryan Leidner Architecture creates home and studio in High Desert

"Elegant, discreet and functional"

The design of a wood-and-stucco desert house and art studio in Southern California by San Francisco-based Ryan Leidner Architecture has sparked lively debate among commenters.

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Adrienne Lau creates Acute and Obtuse outdoor furniture from salvaged materials

"Interesting as art, but of little practical use"

Readers are sceptical about chairs and benches designed by architect Adrienne Lau, which combine steel parts from old planters with beams salvaged from a demolished army barrack.

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Nissan unveils electric version of 1980s Skyline GT-R sports car

"Now this is an electric automotive design future I can get behind!"

Nissan has unveiled an electric version of their 1980s Skyline GT-R sports car, known as Godzilla. Commenters react.

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Temperaturas Extremas incorporates bird nests into tree-like Luxembourg water tower

"A neat symbolic regional portrait!"

Commenters are inspired by an elevated water tower by Spanish studio Temperaturas Extremas, designed to blend with trees in a Luxembourg forest and provide shelter for birds and bats.

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Malý Chmel divides Czech home across seven concrete floors

"I just can't relate to the sterile and cold concrete bunker-style environment"

Readers assess the staggered concrete floors of this compact family home in the Czech Republic, designed by Malý Chmel. 

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"A bit too sleek and polished"

Catch up on the rest of the Dezeen debate with the weekly Comments Update, which rounds up the best remarks from readers, like the discussion about this glass extension to a farmhouse in Hertfordshire.

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