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This week readers are commenting on OMA's first public building in the UK and discussing Bjarke Ingels Group's supertall skyscraper in New York City. Read on for more…

 

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KA Architecture Studio tops Tehran metro station with brick barrel vaults

"Ancient forms with a modern twist"

Readers are examining the Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran by KA Architecture Studio, who have created a "democractic open space" around the station that is sheltered by barrel-vaulted forms.

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"Architecture in the Netherlands has become notably boring"

"I really don't care anymore how architecture looks – what does it do for us today?"

Dutch architecture may be at the forefront of sustainable building practices, but Aaron Betsky feels it has become notably boring in recent years. The topic sparked a heated debate among commenters. 

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BIG's first supertall skyscraper reaches completion in New York

"Another typically brilliant Bjarke Ingels design!"

Bjarke Ingels Group has announced the completion of The Spiral – the studio's first supertall skyscraper – in New York City, which features a "ziggurat silhouette". Readers are divided.

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OMA unveils Manchester's flexible cultural event space Aviva Studios

"Like a recently landed alien craft"

Readers are unmoved by OMA's first major public building in the UK, Aviva Studios, which was designed to provide flexible event space for Manchester-based arts and music company Factory International.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

"Interesting erosion between interior and exterior"

Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. Readers are admiring the "beautiful craftsmanship".

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British student's wearable CNC machine gives makers "superhuman" abilities

"Simplicity beats complex every day!"

Aiming to bridge the worlds of human and robotic construction, product design engineer Jasper Mallinson has created a wearable CNC machine that he believes could one day be used on worksites to help realise parametric designs. Commenters are analysing the design.

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Pyramid of Tirana officially reopens as "monument for the people"

"They've managed to turn a timeless and monumental piece of architecture into a logistical folly"

MVRDV has added a stepped roof and bright-coloured boxes to a former museum dedicated to Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha in the centre of Tirana. Readers are weigning in on the renovation.

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Craig Green launches "multi-un-functional" wooden tools for Dover Street Market London

"Hopefully he's chosen a wood that's not inclined to splinter"

British fashion designer Craig Green has designed 11 limited edition wooden "tools" that resemble sex toys for London's Dover Street Market store. Commenters are intrigued.

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Skyscrapers planned for Indigenous land "look like the future of Vancouver"

"They don't look bad from a distance but up close they are a jumbled mess"

Revery Architecture has designed the Sen̓áḵw residential skyscrapers for the Squamish Nation's land in Vancouver. Commenters are unconvinced by the proposed development.

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Customers exchange urine for soap at Het Nieuwe Instituut pop-up shop

"Yummy!"

Cultural centre Het Nieuwe Instituut is rethinking the archetypal museum shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week, where customers can exchange their urine for soap. Readers are inspired.

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Dean Dyson Architects uses perforated brickwork to create "private oasis" for Melbourne home

"I relish these clients who like things more relaxed, imperfect and raw"

Readers are delighted by this home in Melbourne which features an outer layer of perforated brickwork to create privacy and calm.

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Heatherwick's Humanise campaign launched to "spark public conversation about the way buildings make us feel"

"No one can express their skills fully when developers and clients restrict budgets"

Thomas Heatherwick has launched his Humanise campaign. In this interview, the director of the team leading the initiative, Matt Bell, explains what it aims to achieve. Commenters shared their thoughts.

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