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This week readers are commenting on the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York by architecture studio Rex and an opinion piece by Dana Cuff on the recent documentary about The Line project in Saudi Arabia. Read on for more...

 

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Low-slung roof shelters blockwork home on Mornington Peninsula

"Love the raw simplicity and honesty of the materials"

Commenters would "love to walk through" this concrete-block home in Australia designed by South African studio Michael Lumby Architecture and Brisbane practice Nielsen Jenkins.

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Rex clads "mystery box" World Trade Center performance arts center in translucent marble

"At night time it looks beautiful"

Readers are reacting to the newly unveiled translucent-marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center at New York's World Trade Center site, which was designed by architecture studio Rex.

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Mestiz celebrates artisan collaborations at colourful Mexico studio

"Astoundingly vibrant and joyful"

Design studio Mestiz has opened a showroom and workshop within a historic building in San Miguel Allende. Commenters think "the color and energy on display is overwhelming".

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Create Streets proposes building housing on Britain's "needlessly wide" roads

"Use the space for wider pavements, cycle lanes, tram lines and trees"

Architecture task force Create Streets is calling for Britain's multi-lane roads to be replaced with homes to aid the housing crisis and protect the country's green belt. Readers responded to the group's plans.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designs crystalline skyscraper above Neom ski resort

"Crimes against nature"

Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a 330-metre-tall skyscraper as part of the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. Commenters are condemning the "shameful" project.

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Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson align hundreds of glass cylinders for Apple campus sculpture

"Katie Paterson really is a remarkable artist"

Commenters are appreciating a massive sculpture made from glass cylinders which Zeller & Moye and artist Katie Paterson designed for Apple's campus in California.

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"Why would architects let themselves be so vitiated?"

"Do the architects actually believe the Line will be built?"

A recent documentary about The Line mega-project in Saudi Arabia paints a bleak picture of the architecture profession, writes Dana Cuff. Readers shared their thoughts. 

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Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter converts derelict carpentry workshop into trio of townhouses

"Everyone of them so lovely you want to hug them and move in"

Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has replaced a derelict carpentry workshop in Norway with a set of three pastel-coloured townhouses. Readers are praising the "interesting suite of spaces".

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Spridd slots T-shaped house into rocky hillside in Stockholm

"Interesting but seriously grim, outside and in"

This T-shaped house that architecture studio Spridd has slotted into a sloped site in Stockholm has divided commenters.

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Architectural workers union calls out RIBA president's "immediate U-turn" on campaign pledge

"This was always a naïve manifesto pledge"

The Section of Architectural Workers union has called out new RIBA president Muyiwa Oki for appearing to backtrack on his campaign pledge to mandate paid overtime. Readers hotly debated the topic.

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Rado unveils two-tone watches informed by Le Corbusier's colour palette

"Using Le Corbusier's name for marketing a pretty nondescript watch"

Commenters are underwhelmed by Swiss watch brand Rado's launch of three limited-edition timepieces that claims to use architect Le Corbusier's "naturally harmonious" colour palette.

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Haworth Tompkins unveils "UK's first multi-storey light-industrial scheme"

"A no nonsense approach with vibrant spaces"

Haworth Tompkins has completed a three-storey industrial building in London named Industria, which the studio claims is the first multi-storey light-industrial scheme in the UK. Readers are impressed.

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