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This week, readers are discussing the UK's best new house, named by the Royal Institute of British Architects, as well as news that the majority of Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring in Osaka will be turned into firewood.

 

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Rural Outer Hebrides home wins RIBA House of the Year 2025

"It's nice enough, but I'm not sure it really warrants an award"

A stone-clad home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell has been named the UK's best new house by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Readers aren't sold.

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Most of world's largest wooden structure The Grand Ring to be burned as "chips for fuel"

"Destruction of this is contrary to using renewable construction"

Commenters have expressed disappointment that the Grand Ring in Osaka will largely be turned into firewood, according to its architect, Sou Fujimoto, who spoke to Dezeen.

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Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara downgraded to political capital

"Looks more like a resort town than an actual town"

The under-construction city of Nusantara is set to be inaugurated as Indonesia's political capital in 2028, having been scaled back from its original plan to replace Jakarta as the country's new capital city. Readers respond to the news.

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AMMA completes mass-timber modular school "that breathes" in Barbados

"Creatively drawing from the architectural context has worked a treat"

Commenters are praising the "delightful" mass-timber Oceana Innovation Hub School in Barbados, completed by American architecture studio AMMA.

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US drops Calibri typeface from official usage citing "degradation" of correspondence

"It's hilariously horrifying how this administration is doing so many things just out of spite..."

Readers react to the US State Department's decision to end the use of the Calibri sans-serif typeface for its communications, re-instating the use of Times New Roman to "return to tradition".

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Photos show Texas's tallest skyscraper nearing completion in Austin

"At least the real tower is looking better than the renderings"

Commenters weigh in on the supertall Waterline skyscraper by US studio KPF, set to be the tallest in Texas, as it nears completion with much of the structure and facade in place.

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RIBA president Chris Williamson to give up architect title

"A truly courageous step to shake up the public"

The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Chris Williamson, has revealed that he will not be renewing his registration with the Architects Registration Board in 2026. Shocked readers share their thoughts.

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MVRDV crafts hill-shaped viewpoint in Chengdu from timber

"Is it really practical to have a green roof at such a steep pitch?

Commenters are questioning the value of Pujiang Platform, a timber pavilion that Dutch studio MVRDV has added to an existing viewpoint in the hills of Chengdu, China.

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Exposed ducts and server rooms reveal the "heartbeat" of AI data centre in Beijing

"Interesting and very scary at the same time"

A steel grid wrapped in LED netting cloaks the metal ductwork of Spark 716, an AI data centre and "computing power park" in Beijing, completed by LLLAB. Readers discuss the "dystopian" structure.

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