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This week, readers are commenting on reports that Foster + Partners is designing a two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Saudi Arabia and discussing Mark & Spencer's win in a legal battle over the demolition of their Oxford Street flagship. Read on for more...

 

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Stef Claes models rural Belgian home on mid-century modern architecture

"A lot of work is necessary for such a clean result"

Geneva-based architect Stef Claes took cues from mid-century and local architecture to create a low-lying home in the Belgian countryside. Commenters debate the project's merits.

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Foster + Partners designing two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Saudi Arabia

"Somewhere, Frank Lloyd Wright is laughing..."

UK studio Foster + Partners is reportedly designing a two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which if completed would be the world's tallest building. Readers join the debate.

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"Bowing out gracefully is a rare thing in the starchitect firmament"

"Boomers refuse to get out of the way"

Commenters reacted strongly to Catherine Slessor's opinion piece about architecture having a long tradition of famous figures working well into their old age and "never knowing when to stop".

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"Forty-one per cent of architects now using AI" says RIBA report

"What are they using it for? I am genuinely curious"

Close to half of UK architects are now utilising artificial intelligence to carry out their projects, a report by the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed. Readers have questions.

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Marks & Spencer wins legal battle over demolition of Oxford Street flagship

"So much for repurposing older buildings as the wave of the future"

The High Court has quashed the government's refusal of planning permission for Marks & Spencer to demolish and replace its flagship store on Oxford Street in London. Commenters react to the decision.

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Lenovo reveals "industry's first" laptop with transparent display

"An interesting proof of concept"

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, electronics brand Lenovo has unveiled a laptop concept with a transparent screen. Readers are curious to see how the concept develops further.

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Allies and Morrison completes "21st-century factory" for London College of Fashion

"You would think that this site offered the opportunity for something much more colourful and vibrant"

British architecture studio Allies and Morrison has created a university building for London College of Fashion at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. Commenters discuss the project.

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Bilgin Architects shrouds solar farm hub with mirrored steel in Turkey

"Interesting... but built in a nowhere land!"

Readers respond to this control centre that Istanbul studio Bilgin Architects has created in the plains of Karapinar, Turkey, for one of Europe's largest solar farms.

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Explore our new editorial series – Social housing revival

 

"We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing"

"Of course we need more social housing – what matters is 'how' not 'if'"

To help kick off our Social Housing Revival series, Peter Apps calls for a return to mass public house-building in cities around the world. Commenters, who agree, are embracing the discussion.

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Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora

"Marvellously muted"

Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery. Readers are commenting on the revamp.

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Kingston Lafferty Design includes "sensual" red quartzite kitchen in townhouse renovation

"Too much is never enough"

Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed this family home in Cork, Ireland, which features shapes and colours informed by the work of Verner Panton. Commenters are enjoying the home.

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UNStudio uses 'carbon builder' tool to reduce footprint of Luxembourg office building

"That glazing would be a HVAC nightmare in either a warm or cold climate"

Readers are scrutinising Dutch architecture firm UNStudio's plans for a mixed-use office building in Belval, Luxembourg, which the studio aims to have the "smallest possible carbon footprint".

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