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This week readers are discussing a bridge by Sam Crawford Architects in Sydney's Centennial Park and debating SOM's unveiled designs for a supertall skyscraper in Singapore. Join the debate below...

 

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Sam Crawford Architects models Bara Bridge on curving shape of eels

"Grow up, it’s a really beautiful bridge"

This bridge by Sam Crawford Architects in Sydney's Centennial Park, which the studio say was inspired by the curving shape of eels, has split readers' opinions in two.

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SOM unveils design for Singapore's first supertall skyscraper

"Watch sea levels rise from the top floor"

American architecture studio SOM has released designs for a supertall skyscraper in Singapore, which has left commenters concerned about the potential environmental impact of the project. 

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"All those complicit in Neom's design and construction are already destroyers of worlds"

"A testament to human stupidity, rather than ingenuity"

Those working on The Line project in Saudi Arabia must decide whether they are content to be complicit in an "ecological and moral atrocity", writes Adam Greenfield. Readers have their own thoughts.

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Packioli is a biodegradable soap packaging made from artichoke leaves and peapods

"I wanna eat it"

Commenters have been inspired by ithis packaging solution for soap, which is made from peapods and artichoke waste. 

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"A zen beauty"

"A zen beauty"

Readers are captivated by French practice Les Archinatues and local practice 3AE's timber cabin in the Czech Republic

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Paul Coenen folds single sheet of steel to form furniture "that can last a generation"

"Who's going to sit on that in winter?"

Commenters are debating the practicality of designer Paul Coenens’ chair made from a folded single sheet of stainless steel.

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"It has more than a whiff of the 1980's about it"

"It has more than a whiff of the 1980s about it"

Readers are underwhelmed by Foster + Partners completed skyscraper in New York, which is the "first full-block office building" to be built on Park Avenue in over 50 years.

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Flags don't change!

"Flags don't change!"

Readers have mixed opinions on Microsoft's new version of the Pride flag that represents 40 different LGBTQIA+ communities.

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Plant-covered facades wrap Vietnamese factory by G8A Architects and Rollimarchini Architects

"How much water does it use?"

Commenters are fascinated by the facade of this factory near Ho Chi Minh City, which has been filled with layers of greenery that provide shelter and purify the air.

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Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton

"A subtle and sexy infill"

French Architect Jean-Christophe Quinton's Parisian social housing project has been described as perfection by readers. 

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Artisans and designers collaborate for Vision and Tradition exhibition in Mexico City

"Perfect for scrubbing dirt from under your fingernails!"

Commenters have been enjoying a chair and other pieces of furniture and design made by craftspeople from rural communities for Design Week Mexico.

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Atelier Andy Carson finishes coastal home in Sydney with stone and bronze

"Bulky and heavy"

Readers aren't totally convinced by Atelier Andy Carsons' renovation of a home in Australia, overlooking Sydney's Freshwater beach.

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