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This week, readers are discussing RIBA's new logotype by London studio Johnson Banks and Sabine Marcelis' mirrored obelisk at Apple Park.

 

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Prefabricated steel house

"It has a Bond villain's lair feel, which is always a good thing"

Max Núñez Arquitectos completed a prefabricated steel house raised on columns for a sloping site in Chile's Sierra Nevada mountains, with commenters praising its "bold structural engineering".

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Red Bull and Prada ramp

"Most hardcore thing I’ve ever seen!"

Red Bull and Prada covered the curved side of a building in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with a massive plywood quarter pipe for local skater Sandro Dias' record-breaking descent, thrilling commenters.

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RIBA rebrand

"Looks very dated before it's even dropped"

RIBA reveals a new logo by Johnson Banks with a bold sans-serif typeface for its 200th anniversary, but commenters aren’t sold on the redesign.

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University of Oxford arts centre

"Why must the exterior be so bland and forgettable?"

Readers are debating a performing arts and education centre at the University of Oxford, featuring a four-storey atrium and a Passivhaus concert hall, completed by London studio Hopkins Architects.

What do you reckon? ›

 

Love Form lantern

"A lovely little lamp but certainly for the one per cent of the population to consume"

Jony Ive's studioLoveFrom, has collaborated with Japanese manufacturer Balmuda to create a nautical lanternsparking mixed reactions from readers.

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Congresswoman Titus interview

"Historically speaking fascists have always come for the art and architecture first"

US President Donald Trump is doing "what dictators do" by passing executive orders that prescribe classical architecture for federal buildings, congresswoman Dina Titus tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Readers share their thoughts.

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Jeanne Gang whiskey bottle

"Lovely design and it might be Gang's best work"

Jeanne Gang has designed a bottle wrapped in bronze branches for the Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery, which is the world's oldest whisky. Commenters are unsure.

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Sabine Marcelis mirrored obelisk

"Love the 2001 Space Odyssey vibe that the Obelisk gives!"

Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has created a trio of mirrored and resin installations at Apple Park in California, all informed by the latest iPhones. Readers are inspired.

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Rotating CLT pavilion in Mexico City

"Very poignant use of wood"

Local studio PPAA created a pavilion with a 23-metre cross-laminated timber beam suspended above rotating wood panels for Mextrópoli 2025 in Mexico City. Commenters discuss the structure.

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