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This week readers are discussing a studio in Mexico City created for Casa Wabi founder Bosco Sodi by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach and commenting on Open Architecture's visuals for Yichang Grand Theatre in China. Read on for more and join the debate...

 

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Alberto Kalach creates "secular sacred space" for Casa Wabi founder in Mexico City

"Impressive and monumental"

Commenters are infatuated with a studio in Mexico City created for Casa Wabi founder Bosco Sodi by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach.

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Open Architecture models Chinese theatre on "ever-changing body of water"

"I thought we outgrew zero-gravity blobitecture?"

Open Architecture has revealed the visuals for Yichang Grand Theatre in China, which will have an amorphous form intended to evoke flowing water. Some readers think the designs are "clumsy".

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Kith releases New Balance trainer informed by Frank Lloyd Wright sketches

"Nothing to do with Frank Lloyd Wright"

Kith founder Ronnie Fieg has teamed up with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired New Balance sneaker. Readers think it's "marketing nonsense". 

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BIG and Frank Gehry among studios with "singular visions" for US Navy Museum

"It's a weird world when Gehry is the conservative entry"

Commenters reacted to the naming of BIG, Gehry Partners and Perkins&Will as finalists in a contest to design the future National Museum of the US Navy. 

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Archio creates white brick housing block for London Community Land Trust

"White brick is a great choice. London can take some brighter tones"

Archio has completed Citizens House in Lewisham, a block of affordable homes overlooking a new public square that commenters think are "extremely well done". 

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North Arrow Studio creates metal ADU in Austin to resemble a birdhouse

"What is the purpose of the garage door in the living room?"

Readers are dissecting a compact, corrugated metal accessory dwelling unit in Austin, Texas, designed by North Arrow Studio.

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Foster + Partners designs sweeping terminal for "air taxi services" in Dubai

"Not a single column!"

Readers are discussing Foster + Partners' concept for a vertiport terminal in Dubai that will accommodate "air taxi services" and encompasses a curved, overhanging roof.

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"We need a genuine restart that asks difficult questions about the role of Salone"

"The Salone format is ageing and needs a new fresh approach"

Milan design week is an opportunity to showcase ingenious responses to climate change but the Salone del Mobile fair it relies on is still inherently unsustainable, writes Katie Treggiden. Readers have their own opinions. 

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Matt Gibson adds sculptural extension to Victorian Melbourne home

"It feels like an excessive amount of space for a single family"

Commenters think a Melbourne home with an extension clad in black metal by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design is "beautifully done".

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Aron Himmelfarb extends Hudson Valley brewery with Corten-steel tasting room

"Love the butterfly-roof rainwater element"

Readers are captivated by a tasting room with a glulam structure wrapped in Corten steel, which adjoins a craft brewery in Hudson Valley, New York, by Aron Himmelfarb.

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Mario Cucinella Architects balances old and new at Fondazione Luigi Rovati Museum

"The underground space, whilst very impressive, overpowers the exhibits"

Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has transformed a 19th-century building in Milan into an art gallery. Commenters are split.

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Studio Plenty designs Light Years diner in Byron Bay to feel like "a warm hug"

"I'm always intrigued by the use of language in justifying design approaches"

Designed by Studio Plenty to feel "like a warm hug", this restaurant's interiors in Byron Bay, Australia, hasn't convinced commenters.

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