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This week, readers are discussing the latest project from David Chipperfield Architects in Lyon, France, and debating a water tower in Sweden by White Arkitekter. Read on for more...

 

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White Arkitekter completes sculptural water tower "that will stand for centuries"

"Brutal but wavuncular"

Commenters consider a wave-like water reservoir in Sweden made of concrete and elevated on nine columns by White Arkitekter.

Do you agree? ›

 

Carlos Betancourt and Alberto Latorre create series of 3D-printed stars to be installed underwater

"This is just what the world's oceans need"

Readers debate 3D-printed stars installed by Carlos Betancourt and Alberto Latorre on Miami Beach for Miami Art Week, designed as prototypes for a future underwater "hybrid coral reef."

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David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

"Materially robust but the uniformity is unrelenting"

David Chipperfield Architects has completed a social housing block, an office building and a mixed-use high-rise as part of a masterplan in Lyon led by Herzog & de Meuron. Commenters are uninspired.

What do you think? ›

 

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Kéré Architecture unveils design for cultural centre in Togo

"Are they making another Star Trek movie?"

 Kéré Architecture's design for a cultural centre in Togo is sending commenters into space.

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"Unpretentious" Mocha Mousse named Pantone's colour of the year 2025

"It's a lovely colour – you can almost taste it"

Colour specialist Pantone has announced Mocha Mousse as its 2025 colour of the year – a chocolatey brown hue selected to reflect the importance of "little treat culture". Readers concur its an edible choice.

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Objekt Architecten inserts "surprising interior" into traditional Belgian home

"PoMo is back! I love it"

Belgian studio Objekt Architecten's renovation of a home in rural Belgium is delighting commenters.

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Yves Béhar designs electric hybrid superyacht "for silent ocean exploration"

"Why do we need yachts in the first place?"

Yves Béhar, with Italian shipyard Rossinavi, has created a concept for an electric hybrid catamaran superyacht. Readers aren't sure.

What do you think? ›

 

Andrei Saltykov tucks unconventional house behind suburban London street

"I really wanted to like it – I'm all for trying anything brick-free"

Sparking much debate, architectural studio Lacey & Saltykov has completed a London home featuring an armadillo-shell roof. 

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Marks & Spencer gets go-ahead for Oxford Street flagship store demolition

"Makes zero sense, was the building completely unusable?"

Marks & Spencer's controversial redevelopment plan for its London flagship store on Oxford Street has been approved by UK housing secretary Angela Rayner. Readers oppose the decision.

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