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This week readers are querying an unusual project in the Catskills, New York State, and commenting on an eco-conscious, self-funded apartment building in Melbourne. Read on for more...

 

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Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners

"Modernised catacombs"

Commenters are having a strong reaction to six black-clad, interconnected single-room volumes set into a hillside in the Catskill Mountains, New York State, by Thomas Phifer and Partners.

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Adam Neumann launches housing startup Flow as "first venture since WeWork"

"I'd like to see projects like this all over Los Angeles"

Austin Maynard Architects have completed a self-funded apartment building in Melbourne, Australia, which has enough room for young families. Readers would like to see similar projects in their own cities.

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Moshe Safdie donates his Habitat 67 apartment to McGill University

"Amazing to think it was built just six years after he graduated!"

Commenters are enjoying revisiting Montreal's Habitat 67 in light of news that the project's architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal apartment in the development to McGill University, where he studied.

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Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan

"Brutally brutal"

Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture's Torus House, on a sloping site in Japan, has ignited a reaction from readers due to its unusual plan and extensive use of concrete.

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ZN Era proposes encircling Burj Khalifa with an elevated "continuous metropolis"

"Just because we can do a thing, does not mean we should do a thing"

Following news of The Line in the Saudi desert, readers are discussing more plans for an elevated "continuous metropolis", envisioned by architecture studio ZN Era, to encircle the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

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Ingenhoven Architects unveils pair of plant-covered skyscrapers in Tokyo

"Nice to see a project using planting at a realistic scale"

Readers are discussing German studio Ingenhoven Architects' pair of completed skyscrapers, one of which is now Japan's tallest residential building, which are covered in planting on the lower levels.

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BIG unveils plans for "an entire city in one building" in Esbjerg

"A surrealist fever dream"

BIG has unveiled plans for "an entire city in one building" in Esbjerg, Denmark, and commenters are wondering if it is a render-only design or intended to actually be built.

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NBBJ set to add two towers to Paul Rudolph's brutalist Boston Government Services Center

"What a hot mess"

NBBJ are set to add two towers to Paul Rudolph's 1970s Boston Government Services Center and commenters aren't sure about the planned changes to one of the US's best-known brutalist buildings.

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KPF and Heatherwick Studio aim to "redefine what a terminal can be" with Singapore airport design

"If any place can do airports well, it's Singapore"

KPF and Heatherwick Studio are aiming to "redefine what a terminal can be" with a design for Singapore airport that has lead commenters to reflect on the modern airport experience.

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Pezo von Ellrichshausen creates monolithic Less pavilion in Canberra

"I would love to wander around and within it"

Readers are commenting on Pezo von Ellrichshausen's "versatile landmark" pavilion in Canberra comprising 36 concrete columns.

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Duravit develops Martian toilet to be "as simple and comfortable as possible"

"In space, no one can hear you poop"

Duravit has developed a Martian toilet for future homes on the Red Planet, which has sparked a colourful reaction below the line.

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Makhno Studio celebrates Ukrainian craft in all-beige home near Kyiv

"Amazing execution of a concept"

Makhno Studio celebrates Ukrainian craft in this all-beige home near Kyiv, which has commenters amazed at how beige it really is.

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