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This week, readers are discussing Faye Toogood and Poltrona Frau's installation at London Design Festival and a house renovation in London by architecture studio Benjamin Wilkes. Read on for more...

 

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Translucent skin wraps "house within a house" in rural New Zealand

"The house just feels like a windowless storage unit with no charm"

Commenters are discussing a holiday lodge in New Zealand, designed by local studio DCA Architects of Transformation, which is wrapped in a translucent skin of corrugated polycarbonate panels.

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Faye Toogood's Squash collection brings "human element to furniture"

"It's ok for younger people, but us 'old codgers' would likely have great difficulty getting out of the furniture"

Readers are reacting to the A Squashed Space installation at London Design Festival created by British designer Faye Toogood and Italian brand Poltrona Frau.

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Benjamin Wilkes updates London home with vinyl-filled music room

"I wonder how the butterfly roof is drained, with no rainwater pipes visible on the outside"

Architecture studio Benjamin Wilkes has extended a home in Leytonstone, London, dubbed Vinyl House for its music room, which holds 40 linear metres of records. Commenters are weighing up the project's merits.

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Huawei releases "first-ever" triple-foldable phone

"Impressive tech – but nobody needs or wants this"

Readers respond to Huawei's launch of its Mate XT Ultimate Design smartphone, a folding phone that can transform into a 10.2-inch tablet.

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OJB completes revitalization of multiple Omaha parks

"A wide zone of green, play and solid structures"

US landscape architecture studio OJB together with architecture firms HDR and Gensler have completed three parks along Omaha's riverfront, which total 72 acres. Commenters are split over the design.

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Philippe Starck models Stone Island's Ghost collection

"It's an anorak!"

Commenters are reacting to Italian fashion house Stone Island's campaign for its Autumn/Winter 2024-2025 collection, which features architect Philippe Starck as one of the models.

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Most contemporary architecture photography "looks the same" says Hélène Binet

"She's absolutely right about how boring photography is right now"

Architecture photography has become repetitive as architects are less interested in photographers producing artistic interpretations of their projects, Hélène Binet tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Readers share their thoughts.

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CPlus Architects uses pale bricks for "rustic" home in rural China

"Unexpectedly tasteful for a modern Chinese house"

Pale brick, stone, and timber were used to create a "rustic and warm feeling" at this home in rural China, designed by local studio CPlus Architects. Commenters are pleasantly surprised.

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Rafael Viñoly Architects creates "unconventional" skyscraper in New York City

"Tall, angular and reflective is going to be a problem for the planet in the coming years"

US architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has created a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan using an "unconventional approach". Readers remain unconvinced.

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