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This week readers are mourning the loss of Dezeen's founder Marcus Fairs and commenting on Snøhetta's disappearing walkway off the coast of Norway. Read on for more...

 

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Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs dies aged 54

"Marcus Fairs inspired us and he will be kept alive in our hearts"

Commenters are shocked by the sudden passing of Dezeen's founder and editor-in chief Marcus Fairs and have been paying tribute to his legacy.

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Snøhetta creates disappearing walkway on Traelvikosen Scenic Route

"Brilliant! Art meets architecture"

Commenters are praising Snøhetta's latest project, which features a path of 55 stepping stones that emerges and disappears with the tide.

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Ten homes that make decorative use of board-formed concrete

"Shocking that we still treat concrete as a wonder material"

Readers have been browsing our latest lookbook showcasing projects that feature the use of board-formed concrete, but some think architects should not be using the material any more. 

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Andrés Reisinger brings virtual Hortensia chair to life for Moooi

"It's so beautiful to see how it's in constant evolution"

Designer Andrés Reisinger has discussed how he created a real-world version of his viral Hortensia chair in this video produced by Dezeen for Moooi.

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AGi Architects designs Tamdeen Square towers as a "vertical neighbourhood" overlooking the Persian Gulf

"This repeats every single mistake of midcentury modernism"

AGi Architects has completed a trio of residential towers in Kuwait City, which readers have described as "bleak" and "dystopian".

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James Turrell creates "transcendent" Skyspace installation in the Rocky Mountains

"Turrell's work is incredible"

Readers have been debating a new immersive artwork by James Turrell called Skyspace.

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LBS house is a cinder block retreat on rugged Chilean coastline

"They seem to have designed a lovely house and built a big concrete triangle in front of it"

Umberto Bonomo and Felipe Alarcón’s cinder-block house overlooks sweeping views of Chile’s rugged Pacific coastline. But not all readers are convinced by the design.

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Architects and academics accuse UCL of instigating Bartlett "witch-hunt"

"These people are joining a discussion they know nothing about"

Readers are questioning an open letter signed by 20 architects and academics claiming that UCL has conducted a "witch-hunt" by releasing a report investigating the culture at the Bartlett.

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Lightyear launches "world's first production-ready" solar-powered car

"This thing looks like a techno-scam"

Lightyear has launched the world's first production-ready solar-powered car. But readers are not convinced.

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Adjaye Associates to redevelop International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum

"You can't look forward and do better without processing what went wrong in the past"

Adjaye Associates' plan to redevelop the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum has won praise from commenters. 

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Peter Newman adds UFO public bench to Canary Wharf to "encourage contemplation of the sky"

"This bench would be unusable in a hot climate"

Commenters aren't sold on Peter Newman's new public bench, claiming it would not be practical in the heat.

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Elon Musk's The Boring Company opens first station in expanded Las Vegas transit tunnel system

"Complete absurdity"

Readers are frustrated with the opening of the first station of Elon Musk's transit tunnel system underneath Las Vegas.

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