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This week readers are commenting on a row of houses by The DHaus Company featuring brick arches and discussing an opinion piece by Aaron Betsky about this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner David Chipperfield. Read on for more and join the debate...

 

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"He does quiet and simple buildings, superbly detailed, that will last a long time "

"He does quiet and simple buildings, superbly detailed, that will last a long time "

Readers are defending David Chipperfield after an opinion piece by Aaron Betsky questioned the decision to award the architect this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize.

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Monumental brick arches outline London townhouses by The DHaus Company

"Sensitive, respectful and creative"

A row of six brick-clad townhouses in a north London conservation area, completed by architecture studio The DHaus Company, has been described as "breathtaking and inspiring" by commenters.

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Caspar Schols creates reconfigurable Cabin Anna in Dutch park

"Its nice to see exposed timber structure making a comeback!"

Architectural designer Caspar Schols has created a modular cabin at the De Biesbosch National Park in the Netherlands. Readers are praising the studio's "gorgeous execution".

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Shigeru Ban's timber-skeleton Tamedia building left engineers "incredulous"

"A truly magnificent Shigeru Ban masterpiece!"

Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure. Commenters shared their thoughts.

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Energy-saving 10K House in Barcelona is a "labyrinth that multiplies perspectives"

"Do we really believe that it is possible to live in such a space?"

Spanish studio Takk has renovated the interior of an apartment in Barcelona, featuring rooms nestled inside each other to maximise insulation. Readers aren't sold, with one describing it as "stifling".

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Ludwig Godefroy creates brutalist cube-shaped home in Mexico

"Heart-warming brutality"

Mexico City-based architect Ludwig Godefroy has designed a brutalist concrete holiday home in a Mexican pine forest called Casa Alférez. Commenters think the home is "brutually beautiful". 

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Mjölk Architekti creates gabled wooden headquarters for Czech timber company

"The structural engineers deserve a lot of praise here"

Readers are in awe of Czech studio Mjölk Architekti's mass-timber building with a gabled solar-panelled roof in the Czech Republic.

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Lendlease's mass-timber tower was shipped from Austria to Australia

"How is this sustainable?"

As we continue our Timber Revolution series, we look at Australia's first mass-timber high-rise apartment building, which was built from cross-laminated timber grown in, and shipped from, Austria. Commenters have economic and environmental concerns. 

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Shreesh Design Studio builds Indian preschool "as colourful as the minds of its users"

"I don't think these materials are appropriate for Indian weather"

Readers are commenting on a preschool in Gujarat state, India, designed by local practice Shreesh Design Studio which features brightly coloured classroom buildings.

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CLB Architects performs sensitive update of Paintbrush Residence in Wyoming

"Still has a little bit of early 2000s flavor, but timeless in its own way"

American studio CLB Architects has refreshed a Wyoming house it created 20 years ago. Readers are assessing the revamp.

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"An aviary for humans"

Commenters are discussing an installation constructed from multicoloured fishing nets in China by MAD architect Ma Yansong.

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Shahed Saleem creates mosque pavilion as a "reconstruction of migrant histories"

"Bright colors are very welcome in grey London"

Architect Shahed Saleem has created a pavilion in the shape of a mosque, erected at the V&A museum for Ramadan. Some readers love its bright colours while others aren't so keen.

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