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This week readers are commenting on an opinion piece which discusses the design profession's role in the "wildfire problem" and discussing photographs shot by Cristóbal Palma of the Villa 31 Slum in Buenos Aires before its redevelopment. Read on for more...

 

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O'Neill McVoy designs Houston house as "mini-manifesto against adjacent McMansions"

"I've enjoyed the previous work from this firm"

Commenters are baffled by a grey stucco house in Houston with a Z-shaped plan and an upward-pitched roof by O'Neill McVoy Architects.

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"The design professions are not stepping up to address the wildfires problem"

"This is the moment to pivot from the way we've always made buildings"

As wildfires exacerbated by climate change wreak increasing havoc around the world, Greg Kochanowski argues it's time for a different approach. Readers grappled with the challenging topic.

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The Rome Edition opens in converted 1940s bank building

"Absolutely gorgeous use of colour and materials"

Readers are delighted by a "cinematic and sophisticated" hotel located in a converted bank in Rome by Ian Schrager's The Edition group.

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Cristóbal Palma photographs ill-famed Buenos Aires slum before redevelopment

"Architectural photography at its very best"

Chilean photographer Cristóbal Palma has documented the distinct architecture of the notorious Villa 31 slum in Buenos Aires ahead of its redevelopment. Commenters commend Palma's "ambitious" project.

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"I am not at all worried about facing the newly empowered competition enabled by AI"

"Classic Patrik!"

Readers responded to an opinion piece by Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher declaring that he is "not at all worried about facing the newly empowered competition enabled by AI".

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Forma transforms century-old glasshouse into Væksthuset climate classroom

"This is true sustainable architecture: environmentally, economically and socially"

A 105-year-old glasshouse from Copenhagen Botanical Gardens has been taken apart and rebuilt in a new location by architecture studio Forma. Commenters think the project is fantastic.

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Transparency "one of the biggest beasts that we battle" says Apple retail sustainability lead

"A noble intention, although hard not to cynically smell the whiff of greenwashing"

Apple is pushing for carbon transparency in the supply chain as it aims to reduce the impact of its stores, claims the tech company's retail sustainability lead Rebecca Cully in this interview. Readers aren't sure.

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Working on The Line a "tricky argument" for studios boycotting Russia says Wolf Prix

"I have no problem with architects working for authoritarian regimes"

Commenters are discussing an exclusive interview with Austrian architect Wolf Prix, who designed a section of The Line, in which he  hints at the hypocrisy of studios working on the Saudi mega-project.

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Twin porcelain-clad skyscrapers by Selldorf Architects rise on the Brooklyn waterfront

"It's not bad, but it seems woefully out of place"

Photos have been released of a pair of skyscrapers designed by Selldorf Architects going up at the Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment on the East River waterfront in Brooklyn, New York. Readers aren't sold.

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Eric Parry Architects staggers "cascade of garden terraces" down Singapore office block

"Refreshing to see an office tower with floor plans that don't maximise the leaseable area"

A staggered office building in Singapore, which features sweeping curves and planted terraces designed by Eric Parry Architects, has prompted debate amongst commenters.

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Relogged house by Balbek Bureau reinterprets traditional log cabins

"I love the idea of mixing traditional log-cabin forms and texture with contemporary concrete"

Readers are enjoying a house in Ukraine which architecture studio Balbek Bureau revamped using stainless steel and concrete to create a modern interpretation of a log cabin.

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SO-IL designs Brooklyn building wrapped in wavy metal skin

"Those visuals are absolutely superb"

Commenters are studying SO-IL's "beautiful" renderings for a residential high-rise under construction in downtown Brooklyn that will be wrapped in a perforated metal skin.

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