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This week readers are debating a black concrete lifeguard tower in New Zealand and commenting on whether or not The Line will "revolutionse our current way of life". Read on for more...

 

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Crosson Architects creates stealthy lifeguard tower on remote New Zealand beach

"I hope it can be easily found"

Readers are debating if Crosson Architects' lifeguard tower blends in with its setting on the black sand beach of North Piha, New Zealand.

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MVRDV unveils pair of skyscrapers with "stratified cliff" facades

"Is this the next step from Deconstructivism?"

Commenters are wondering about MVRDV's plans for a pair of skyscrapers with "stratified cliff" facades in Nanjing, China.

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Zozaya Arquitectos tops cliffside home in Mexico with open thatched roof

"Perfect Airbnb hideout"

Zozaya Arquitectos has topped this Mexican cliffside concrete home with an open thatched roof, provoking mixed reactions from readers.

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The Line megacity will "revolutionise our current way of life" says Neom director

"Fans of Blade Runner should be lining up"

Readers are continuing to discuss plans for the Saudi city The Line after Neom director said it will "revolutionise our current way of life".

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Hemp-clad Tigín Tiny Homes offer a way to "escape the rent trap" says social enterprise

"A fruitful idea with noble intentions"

Commenters are considering if hemp-clad tiny homes are a way to "escape the rent trap" as the social enterprise behind the plan claims.

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MVRDV models Skanderbeg Building on head of Albania's national hero

"I wonder how hot it gets on a summer's day?"

Readers are discussing if Norm Architects' greenhouse restaurant in a Swedish meadow would be a comfortable place to dine.

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Ascent skyscraper in Milwaukee becomes world's tallest timber building

"What makes it queer?"

Commenters are curious about Adam Nathaniel Furman's colourful "queer monument" to celebrate the Commonwealth Games, which the designer claims exhibits the "camp brilliance" of Birmingham.

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Bornstein Lyckefors frames sea views at timber-clad Villa Hovås in Sweden

"Oppressive dark tones mitigated by slatted facade"

Readers are expressing strong feelings about the use of black timber cladding on Bornstein Lyckefors' seaside Villa Hovås in Sweden.

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Harry Potter books influence design of Briarcliff house by Iannuzzi Studio

"The size is obscene"

Commenters think this 6,400-square-foot house by Iannuzzi Studio, designed for a growing family, is for "the McMansion class".

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Knox Bhavan creates flood-resilient March House on banks of River Thames

"Each space looks cosier than the next"

Readers are weighing in on Knox Bhavan's flood-resilient house by the River Thames, designed to be "future-proof" for the next 100 years.

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Clancy Moore Architects adds angular writer's hut to Dublin home

"I envy those who can afford a little jewel box like this"

Commenters are drooling over Clancy Moore Architects writer's hut in a Dublin garden, made from recycled aluminium and stained beech.

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Shigeru Ban creates wooden Zenbo Seinei retreat on Japanese island

"Best looking utilitarian building design I have ever seen"

Commenters are obsessing over the simple design of an Iowa municipal building by Neumann Monson Architects in the USA.

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