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This week readers are discussing plans to cover a pair of skyscrapers in Dubai with thousands of trees and debating a new furnitue collection by Norman Foster, presented in his recently finished Foster Retreat on Martha's Vineyard. Join the debate below... |
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"Dubai, famous for its abundance of freshwater"Readers are sceptical about Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti's plans to cover a pair of skyscrapers in Dubai with thousands of trees. |
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"Foster had better stick to buildings"Readers have split opinions on Norman Foster's furniture collection for Karimoku, which has been presented at the recently completed Foster Retreat – a holiday home also designed by the architect. |
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"Business in the front, party in the back"OMA has released images of Harajuku Quest, a shopping centre under construction in Tokyo, prompting a strong response from readers. |
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"How many Burberry customers are Minecraft players?" |
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"Keep Austin Weird"Commenters are reacting to architect Nicole Blairs' asymmetrical extension, which floats above a single-family bungalow in Austin. |
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"Just more internationalist greenwashing"David Chipperfied Architects and Assembles' plans for a residential neighbourhood on a former dairy farm – which claims it will reincorporate wetlands, grasslands and woodlands – has prompted a greenwashing debate with commenters. |
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"There are structural engineers' tears in this project"Architecture studio Wood Marsh's no.6 Sydney Street apartment block in a Melbourne suburb has captivated commenters with its sinuous, curving facade. |
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"Just because he looks like a CIS male, doesn't mean he might not tick other diversity boxes"The Royal Institute for British Architects' decision to appoint Robbie Turner as its new direction of inclusion and diversity has provoked a fiery debate amongst readers. |
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"Exactly what you shouldn't be doing for impaired vision"Commenters are curious about French architect Odile Decq's choices in this project designed to create optimal lighting conditions for a client with vision impairment who needed diffused light. |
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"Looks like an apartment house for Fred Flintstone"Newly-released photos of Studio Gang's Gilder Center, under construction in New York City, have readers enjoying the design. |
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"A diesel monster of a house"Indian architecture studio Malik Architecture have created a reinforced cement concrete building in Delhi named House of Voids. Commenters, as ever, have mixed feelings. |
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"Not a new idea, but it is a good one"Readers are impressed by German tech company Open Funk's more sustainable version of a food processor, which is compatible with glass jars that people already have in their homes. |
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