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This week, readers are debating plans for the tallest mass-timber skyscraper in Wisconsin and, following the Paris 2024 games, assessing whether the Olympics can continue in their current form. Read on for more...

 

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Bindloss Dawes adds chestnut-clad extension to old Somerset schoolhouse

"A bit of ornamentation wouldn't hurt"

Readers consider a contemporary timber extension to a Grade II-listed house in Somerset, which has been refreshed by Bindloss Dawes.

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Michael Green Architecture designs world's tallest mass-timber skyscraper for Milwaukee

"What role does mass-timber really play in a project like this?"

Commenters are sceptical about plans in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, proposed by Michael Green Architects, for a mass-timber skyscraper that would become the world's tallest if built.

What do you think? ›

 

"Destructive" Olympics should be shrunk to save carbon, say experts

"Human society has always expended resources and effort on useless social objects and activities"

The Olympic Games cannot continue in their current form, sustainability experts have told Dezeen as part of our Olympic Impact series. Readers share their thoughts.

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GMP Architekten tranforms Santiago Bernabéu into "sparkling" Madrid landmark

"I prefer the monstrousness of the original building"

Commenters are reacting to GMP Architekten's redesign of Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu stadium in the Spanish capital.

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Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn turn 17th-century convent into Lisbon hotel

"Tasteful and respectful to the existing building"

Readers are praising a recently completed Locke Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, which incorporates a historic convent into the new building.

Do you like it? ›

 

EJM Studio's Pew stool reimagines traditional church pews with "tricky angles and curves"

"A fresh imagining of an often bland piece of furniture"

Commenters assess EJM Studio's oak stools made from repurposed timber, meant as an update to traditional British church pews.

What do you think? ›

 

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"I don't respond well to the colour but the composition is excellent"

Readers are discussing a London house extension by Office S&M that features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line.

Do you like it? ›

 

Appareil Architecture tops wooden Quebec home with sloped single-pitch roof

"Humble and modern at the same time"

Commenters are debating a wooden mountain house with a single-pitch roof in Quebec, Canada, designed by Appareil Architecture.

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Kartwheel Studio "honours and revamps" mid-century Texas beach motel

"The exterior colour could be more interesting"

Design agency Kartwheel Studio has renovated a 1960s seaside motor lodge in Galveston, Texas. Readers are unsure.

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