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This week readers are commenting on the recently completed Gilder Center in Manhattan by Studio Gang and discussing Yasmeen Lari, winner of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2023. Read on for more and join the debate...

 

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Studio Gang designs cave-like Gilder Center for American Museum of Natural History

"The spaces are pretty extraordinary"

Studio Gang has designed the Gilder Center in Manhattan, a new addition to the American Museum of Natural History. Readers think the building is "beautifully crafted".

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Yasmeen Lari wins 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

"Very few of us will do as much good as Yasmeen Lari"

Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for 2023 in recognition of her humanitarian work. Commenters think the decision is well deserved.

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Alessi moves into furniture with Philippe Starck chair collaboration

"An awkward mating of materials"

Alessi has made a jump into the world of furniture, launching the frying pan-inspired Poêle Collection designed by Philippe Starck. Readers are unsure.

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Of Architecture builds beachside home for surfer-and-artist couple in Cornwall

"Avoids the usual cliches that seem to go with modernist seaside design"

Commenters are enamoured with Of Architecture's use of a fuss-free material palette to create this understated home in Cornwall.

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Kaan Architecten's underground extension to Dutch museum is designed to "radiate grandeur"

"Elegant, gracefully restrained, respectful, lovely"

Readers are using all the adjectives to describe Kaan Architecten's extension of the Museum Paleis Het Loo in the Netherlands.

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"The hollowness of Architects Declare should serve as a warning to the industry"

"The people paying for the project have to be committed, not the people they are hiring"

Architects Declare has failed to live up to its ambitions and now represents a cautionary tale about setting sustainability commitments, writes Chris Hocknell. Commenters respond.

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Bergendy Cooke draws on Moroccan design for sculptural earth-clad hotel in Marrakech

"Timeless and elegant"

New Zealand studio Bergendy Cooke took cues from Moroccan architecture to create Maison Brummell Majorelle, a sculptural boutique hotel in Marrakech. Readers are in awe.

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Olson Kundig places movable studio on rail tracks in Washington State

"Mini, dystopian brutalism – love it!"

Commenters are reacting to Olson Kundig Architects' mobile studio, which is attached to a primary residence in Washington and sits on railroad tracks that allow it to completely detach.

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Maserati showcases first electric car at Milan design week

"Can I get this with a 620 horsepower V6 engine?"

Maserati has presented a customised version of it first fully-electric car, the GranTurismo Folgore, and readers have questions.

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Courtney McDonnell Studio adds pink extension to 1930s Dublin home

"Competent and interesting"

Commenters are split over a pink rear extension informed by the work of architect Luis Barragán, which has been added to a 1930s home in Dublin by Courtney McDonnell Studio.

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Cubo Design Architects celebrates traditional Japanese craft in Tokyo home

"Beautiful materials, but the overall effect is too busy"

Readers are debating this Tokyo home by Cubo Design Architects, with some finding it to have "too much drama for a residential project."

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Colleen Healey clads renovated Maryland home in Corten steel and cedar

"That fireplace is to die for"

Colleen Healey Architecture has renovated a 30-year-old home in Maryland, introducing large windows and a hybrid facade that mixes Corten steel with cedar shake. Commenters discuss the revamp.

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