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This week readers are discussing BIG's completed skyscraper in the Ecuadorian city of Quito and an interview with Amnesty International's Peter Frankental about architecture firms working on the Neom Project in Saudi Arabia. Join the debate below...

 

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BIG completes Quito's tallest building with pixelated facade

"Beautifully executed design and construction"

Readers are inspired by BIG's completed Iqon skyscraper in Quito, Ecuador, which is the studio's first completed project in South America.

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Architecture studios "benefiting" from alleged human rights violations at Neom

"Architects all over the world should close shop"

The architecture studios designing Neom in Saudi Arabia are facing a "moral dilemma" and should "think twice" about their continuing involvement in the project, says Amnesty International's Peter Frankental in this exclusive interview.

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Santiago Calatrava unveils illuminated World Trade Center church

"A Calatrava masterpiece!"

The St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which has officially opened at the World Trade Center site in New York, has been described as "truly magnificent" by readers.

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"Ordinary yet quirky" Red House in Dorset named UK's best new home

"The judges must have seen something we didn't"

The Red House in southwest England by London studio David Kohn Architects has been named the RIBA's House of the Year for 2022. Commenters are shocked by the decision. 

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Dyson launches air-purifying headphones to tackle "dual challenges" of noise and pollution

"Design for a dystopian future"

Following Dyson's announcement that its Dyson Zone air-purfying headphones are set to go on sale, commenters are discussing if we need more fundamental solutions to air pollution.

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OMA completes pair of stacked skyscrapers on the Brooklyn waterfront

"Well-calculated positioning of masses"

Commenters have mixed opinions about a pair of skyscrapers called Eagle + West in Brooklyn created by architecture studio OMA.

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Polysmiths designs "beautifully sustainable" London house featuring cork-lined living spaces

"Set me up there and forget all about me"

Readers are stunned by a holiday home created by Mexican studio CO-LAB Design Office, which was designed to encourage occupants to feel connected to the lush surroundings.

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Kengo Kuma adds Japanese-influenced wing to Musée Albert Kahn in Paris

"A clear idea coherently articulated"

Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed a major extension to the Paris museum of late philanthropist Albert Kahn, which was described as original and well done by a commenters.

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AW2 references Bedouin tents for resort in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert

"Architecture that highlights the beauty of the location"

French studio AW2 has completed the Banyan Tree AlUla Resort in Saudi Arabia's Ashar Valley. Readers hope to see more like-minded projects created in Saudi Arabia.

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Safdie Architects completes Quito skyscraper with undulating "hillside" facades

"Vertical visual overload!"

Commenters are debating Boston-based architecture studio Safdie Architects' 24-storey Qorner residential skyscraper in Ecuador that has a snaking profile with staggered apartments and terraces.

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Studio Gang completes Brooklyn skyscraper with undulating facade

"Looks like a series of assembly mistakes"

Readers are discussing the completion of the 11 Hoyt residential skyscraper in downtown Brooklyn by architecture studio Studio Gang

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FaulknerBrowns completes "hall for the city" in Sunderland

"A very sophisticated colour and material palette"

A 23-tonne metal staircase rises through a glazed atrium at the centre of Sunderland's City Hall, completed by local practice FaulknerBrowns. Commenters are impressed by the buildings "crisp detailing".

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