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Commenter questions why Burberry designed “a building that could destroy thousands of birds”

November 30, 2021 Karen Anderson 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are irritated by Burberry’s design for a reflective pop-up store in South Korea and discussing other top stories. British fashion brand Burberry has installed a pop-up store that reflects a surrounding mountain range on Jeju Island, South Korea, for its latest outerwear clothing collection. The Imagined Landscapes Jeju installation is

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Commenter says windowless student dormitory “looks just like the dorm in Squid Game”

November 9, 2021 Karen Anderson 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are horrified by the design for a windowless university dormitory and discussing other top stories. Billionaire investor Charles Munger’s design for Munger Hall, a student dormitory at the University of California, continues to spark debate this week. The design for the building, which was informed by Le Corbusier’s Unité

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Dezeen’s top 10 most talked-about stories of 2020

December 15, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

This year had its fair share of provocative stories, from Donald Trump drafting new legislation on federal buildings to Bjarke Ingels plotting to redesign Earth. For our review of 2020, digital editor Karen Anderson looks at 10 of the most talked about. Harikrishnan’s inflatable latex trousers create “anatomically impossible” proportions Readers debated our coverage of

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Competition: win a copy of In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials

October 28, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials, Spencer Bailey, Phaidon

As part of Dezeen’s collaboration with Phaidon we are giving away five copies of In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials, by Spencer Bailey. In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials is an exploration of the architecture and design of memorials built in the past 40 years. Five readers will each win a hardback copy of the book,

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Japanese house is “a gymnast’s delight” says commenter

September 1, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are critiquing a Japanese home designed by Suzuko Yamada and sharing their views on other top stories. A house in Tokyo has caused a stir thanks to a scaffold of steel pipes and platforms, which connect the house to its garden and can be adapted according to the owner’s

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“Architecture needs to take on a new life for our world to evolve” says commenter

August 25, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

BiodiverCity masterplan by BIG for Penang Island

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating BIG’s plan to build three islands off the shore of Penang Island and sharing their views on other top stories. Architecture studio BIG is creating three islands near Penang Island in Malaysia for Penang State Government in collaboration with Ramboll and local architect Hijjas. Called BiodiverCity, the

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“Foster must keep the A-team for its Apple store designs” say commenters

August 18, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

Apple Central World by Foster + Partners

In this week’s comments update, readers are impressed by Foster + Partners’ latest Apple Store and sharing their views on other top stories. Apple Central World in Bangkok, Thailand, is the newest Apple store designed by Foster + Partners and is situated in the capital city’s largest shopping centre. The architecture studio designed the store

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“If you have to design something crazy then go for the electric option” says commenter

August 11, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

Virgin Galactic reveals high-speed Mach 3 aircraft design

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Virgin Galactic’s concept for a high-speed passenger aircraft and sharing their views on other top stories. Aerospace brand Virgin Galactic has unveiled a concept for a high-speed passenger aircraft called Mach 3, which would be able to carry between nine and 19 passengers. The aircraft is designed

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“It’s good to see architects build up leverage towards software companies” say commenters

August 4, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

Architects criticise "lack of development"of Autodesk's BIM software

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing criticism of Revit from some of the UK’s largest architecture practices and sharing their views on other top stories. American software company Autodesk has come under fire for its Building Information Modelling (BIM) software Revit. In an open letter to Autodesk’s president Andrew Anagnost, 17 architecture studios

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“Less is not always more” say commenters

July 28, 2020 Karen Anderson 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating car makers rebranding with flat versions of their logos and sharing their views on other top stories. Nissan, BMW and numerous other car manufacturers have reverted back to flat designs of their logos having rebranded with three-dimensional, chrome-effect logos in the 80s and 90s. Thanks to advances

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