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This week readers are debating Theaster Gates' cylindrical Serpentine Pavilion and commenting on ODA's design for two tapering skyscrapers in Florida. Read on for more...

 

Buster and Punch Forked Lighting

 

Theaster Gates creates Black Chapel Serpentine Pavilion as "a space of deep reflection"

"Utterly underwhelming"

Commenters aren't sold on Theaster Gates' Serpentine Pavilion, which was unveiled this week in London's Kensington Gardens. 

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ODA designs tapered skyscrapers wrapped in steel grid in Fort Lauderdale

"Glitch architecture is back"

ODA has unveiled designs for a two-skyscraper development with an "exoskeleton" facade in Florida. Readers aren't impressed.

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Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung create a "home within a house" in Los Angeles

"Beautifully executed"

Commenters are swooning over this light-filled home in California by US architects Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung.

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Frank Gehry unveils new visuals of his tallest-ever residential skyscrapers

"Shiny buildings are always a bad idea"

Readers are divided over the reflective glass surfaces of Frank Gehry's Forma skyscrapers in Toronto, Canada.

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Daniel Libeskind's Museum of Military History "is a symbol of the resurrection"

"Has a very coherent language"

Continuing our series on deconstructivism, we look at Daniel Libeskind's 2011 extension to the Museum of Military History in Dresden, Germany. Commenters are conflicted. 

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Heatherwick's Tree of Trees "deliberately creating a focal moment"

"Travesty of Travesties would be more apt"

Commenters aren't keen on Heatherwick Studio's completed Tree of Trees sculpture outside Buckingham Palace in London. 

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Novellini wellness experience

 

Ten bedrooms with balconies that bring the outside in

"Simply stunning"

Readers are enjoying our latest lookbook, which features 10 bedrooms with balconies to bring the outside in. 

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Domus trimaran designed as "world's first zero-emission superyacht"

"A zero-emission superyacht is the one you don't build"

The Domus trimaran, which was devised to be the "world's first zero-emission superyacht", is sparking debate among commenters. 

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Fold-up Shine Turbine offers "wind power that fits in your backpack"

"Deserves a Nobel Prize for innovation"

A portable wind turbine that provides reliable, renewable energy on the go has proven to be a reader favourite. 

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Global cities becoming cycle friendly after "seismic shift" during pandemic

"Biking is a way of life"

Commenters are discussing the benefits of "magical" cycling cities after the coronavirus pandemic forced a rethink of our urban centres. 

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See our digital guide to Milan design week on Dezeen Events Guide

 

Ten barn-style houses with rustic and rural appeal

"Love barn-style houses"

Readers are taking inspiration from our roundup of 10 barn-like houses from the Dezeen archives.

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Villa K2 is a timber-clad house with a multi-pitched roof

"Strikingly spartan"

timber-clad house with a multi-pitched roof in Holland by Francois Verhoeven Architects has divided commenters. 

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"Trees aren't a novelty" says Thomas Heatherwick

"Heatherwick treats trees like decoration"

Thomas Heatherwick has defended his habit of putting trees on projects such as his Tree of Trees installation (see above). Readers aren't buying it.

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Yazdani Studio designs mass-timber sustainability research centre for Caltech

"Sophomoric at best"

Yazdani Studio's design for a mass-timber sustainability research centre at Caltech in California has left commenters cold. 

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