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This week readers are discussing a barn-like home clad in corrugated metal in Canada and commenting on Asif Khan and Theaster Gates' unveiled plans to transform Liverpool Docks. Read on for more and join the debate...

 

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StudioAC disguises rural Canadian home as agricultural shed

"I wouldn't mind living there"

Commenters discuss a barn-like home clad in corrugated metal by Canadian practice StudioAC.

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Asif Khan and Theaster Gates unveil Liverpool Docks transformation plans

"Great visual aspect, but too cryptic to mean anything!"

Commenters debate plans for a ziggurat pavilion for contemplation, which is set to be introduced to the Liverpool waterfront as part of a transformation project led by Asif Khan and Theaster Gates

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Rick Owens creates wearable helmets that double as fluorescent floor lamps

"Has more of the gesture of a robot dog"

Readers respond to helmets designed by Rick Owens that feature protruding strobe lights and can also be used as sculptural floor lamps.

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Foster + Partners embodies "creative spirit of Mumbai" with first Apple Store in India

"They are so good at these details, it's just perfection"

Foster + Partners has unveiled the first flagship Apple Store in India, which has a ceiling made from 450,000 pieces of oak. Readers react.

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Studio Gang unites Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts buildings with folded concrete canopy

"They took a leap of faith here and pulled off magic"

Studio Gang has completed the overhaul of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas, with the addition of a sculptural folded concrete roof. Readers dissect the revamp.

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Maarten Baas wraps jet in denim for G-Star RAW

"Recycling denim is a fine idea"

Readers discuss Maarten Baas's collaboration with G-Star RAW for an exhibition at Milan design week that comprises a denim-wrapped private plane and jean-shaped cabinetry.

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Casa Dosmurs by Mesura "disappears entirely from the street's view"

"This is my home! It is our dream"

Spanish studio Mesura has created a brick and concrete house that features giant windows, framing the surrounding Mediterranean landscape. The home-owner joined the debate in the comments.

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Shigeru Ban exhibits Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin lights in paper-tube tunnel

"Stunning space, linear yet soft"

Shigeru Ban has created a space from paper tubes to showcase lamps by Frank Lloyd Wright for The Harmony of Form and Function exhibition during Milan design week. Commenters are in love.

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SOM designs "sinuous" mass-timber building for New York Climate Exchange

"I doubt this will ever be built"

Commenters are unsure about designs for the mass-timber New York Climate Exhange on Governors Island unveiled by SOM.

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H Arquitectes transforms 19th-century Barcelona terrace with brick extension

"Overall, a wonderful building"

Commenters are full of praise for Spanish studio H Arquitectes' conversion of a small 19th-century dwelling into a spacious family home in Barcelona.

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Milan design week marred by "racist figurines" say designers

"Unfortunately Milan design week is not diverse or progressive"

Readers have reacted to a collection of glass figures presented by architect Massimo Adario within the Campo Base exhibition at Milan design week.

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PJCArchitecture creates "non-pretentious" tiny house in Ecuador

"Hats off for this tiny gem"

Readers have labelled a micro-home in Napoles, Ecuador, by PJCArchitecture "an absolute delight".

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