The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

British car manufacturer Aston Martin and Argentinian architecture studio Bodas Mian Anger have finished a skyscraper in Miami.

The 66-storey tower in Downtown Miami, which marks Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper, has a curved, flat form and features a cantilevered pool deck near its top.

Readers scrutinized the building's design amidst the growing trend of luxury brand skyscrapers being developed, with one remarking: "This one isn't too bad." Another stated, "Using a brand name as a shield is no justification for lacklustre, uninspired design."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section include a public toilet in Japan with rammed earth walls, a rowing club in the Faroe Islands by architecture studio Henning Larsen and a skyscraper in Downtown Miami designed by architecture studio SOM.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a conversion of a Czech slaughterhouse into an art gallery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio KWK Promes has repurposed a slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic into the Plato Contemporary Art Gallery, featuring exhibition spaces lined with rotating concrete walls.

These additions comprise six large rotating walls. Three act as entrances to the gallery, while the remaining three open their exhibition spaces to the surroundings.

Commenters were stunned by the renovation, with one lauding it as a "very smart intervention" and a "highly cultural architecture refurbishment". Another agreed, describing it as "simultaneously whimsical and reverent".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section include four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, the winner of the Mies van der Rohe Award for Europe's best new building and a collection of surreal furniture created for Schiaparelli.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a family home in the South Downs National Park by Sandel Rendel Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

The five-bedroom home was built on the site of a 1950s bungalow situated on a gently sloping terrain on the outskirts of Pulborough.

Readers analysed the home, with one characterising it as "a peaceful place to live a peaceful life." Another, concurring, lauded the studio for its "dignified and thoughtful design."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section include Heineken and Bodega's release of The Boring Phone, Renzo Piano Building Workshop's concept for a cultural centre and film director David Lynch's installation at Salone del Mobile during Milan design week.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an installation by Ibrahim Mahama that covers London's Barbican Centre. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Ghanaian artist Mahama worked with hundreds of craftspeople to produce Purple Hibiscus, a handsewn installation of bespoke pink cloth adorning the lakeside terrace of London's brutalist Barbican Centre.

Commenters discussed the project, with one remarking, "It's a truly great way to waste resources, money, and labour." Another commenter expressed a hopeful sentiment, stating: "I hope this becomes a solution to all modernist buildings."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section include "boring" versions of UK landmarks created for Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign, the findings of a report into the collapse of a 10-year-old mass-timber bridge and an interview with FAME Collective founder Tumpa Husna-Yasmin.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Fletcher Crane Architects' pale brick home overlooking Richmond Park in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

UK studio Fletcher Crane Architects completed Kingston Villa in London, offering what they suggest is a contemporary "evolution" of the area's typical suburban architecture in pale brick and metal.

Readers were split, with some finding it "a little bland and formal" while others contested it was "a delicious slice of design cake" and a "well-crafted mixture of traditional forms and clean modern lines". What do you think? Join the debate ›

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included news that The Line in Saudi Arabia is downgrading their targets for resident numbers and the world's thinnest mechanical watch from Bulgari.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a stone home in Scotland by local practice Izat Arundell. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Izat Arundell has completed a home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides that was finished with blocks of local stone. The house, known as Caochan na Creige – meaning 'little quiet one by the rock' – was designed to seamlessly blend in with its dramatic surroundings.

Readers were enamoured with the project, with one praising the "stonework on the exterior and the simplicity of the interior", while another labelled it a "wonderful little retreat from the world".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the news that the Donald Judd Foundation is suing celebrity Kim Kardashian, Diller Scofidio + Renfro's planned extension to The Broad museum in Los Angeles and a remote home in an area of Telemark completed by Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a residential block in downtown Seattle by Hewitt. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio Hewitt revealed a 33-storey-high residential block in downtown Seattle, which was inspired by an offset stack of magazines.

The structure evoked mixed reactions among commenters. One characterised it as "another variation of the same old thing", citing its resemblance to "another glass mirrored angular box". Another commenter thought the tower was "out of scale and misproportioned".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Albert Frey's reconstructed Aluminaire House in California, a smart toilet designed by Samuel Ross and Heatherwick Studio's plans for a university building in Bogota, Colombia.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features plans to expand Hudson Yards in New York City. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Development firm Related Companies have revealed plans to expand the Hudson Yards development with an array of buildings including supertall skyscrapers and a casino.

After examining the designs, one reader remarked "New York architecture at the crossroad of identity crisis between Dubai and Las Vegas". While another described Hudson Yards as "New York City's greatest lost opportunity".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an electric snowmobile, a wooden holiday home on the Danish coast by Norm Architects and a mountainside home clad in patinated copper panels by US studio CCY Architects.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a mosque in Oman by architecture studio Altqadum. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

The Bab Al Salam Mosque  is characterised by five geometric volumes and a cone-shaped minaret. The studio set out to create a minimalist space free from decorative elements.

Commenters were in awe of the project, one praised the "beautiful" design saying it is "gently reshaping the canons for mosque design". Whilst another complimented the "wonderful set of spaces".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the Air Swipe bag by Greek researcher Ioannis Michaloudis for Coperni, a South Carolina residence wrapped in standing seam metal by Boyd Architects and an interview with Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind as part of our Social Housing revival series.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features House in the Fields, a rural home in the Belgian countryside. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Geneva-based architect Stef Claes looked to mid-century and local architecture to create the low-lying home in Belgium. The residence, named House in the Fields, features white-painted walls and black accents.

Readers discussed the project, with one commending the architects for achieving "such a clean result" and another agreeing, claiming that they "could quite happily live there".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the findings of a report by the Royal Insitute of British Architects which found that close to half of UK architects are now using AI for their projects, the announcement that Foster + Partners is designing a two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Saudi Arabia and an opinion piece by Catherine Slessor about architects working into their older years.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Beijing City Library in China by Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

The Beijing City Library in China, designed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta, features a glass-lined structure punctuated by towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills.

Commenters analysed the structure closely, with one characterising it as having a "feeling of extravagance" while also criticising it by suggesting: "It can only mean massive expenditure."

Another observer perceived it as "borrowing heavily" from Frank Lloyd Wright's SC Johnson Wax HQ.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included space tourism company Space Perspective's test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft, a high-protein food by scientists from South Korea's Yonsei University and Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza's extension of his 1999 Serralves Museum project in Porto.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Brian Eno's multicoloured illuminated record player. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Ambient music pioneer Eno has unveiled an updated version of his illuminated record player featuring two eccentric Perspex circles. The turntable is being exhibited at London's Paul Stolper Gallery.

Readers were enamoured with the design – one exclaimed, "I need one, right now!" Another praised its "joyful design," remarking that "the world can use more joy."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the reveal of the finalists for this year's Mies van der Rohe Award, Nendo's lopsided glass design for Japan's oldest beer brand and THISS Studio's extension of an interwar house in east London.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of skyscrapers in Manhattan designed by BIG. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture firm BIG has designed two skyscrapers that will be part of a four-tower development in Manhattan, New York. The project, named Freedom Plaza, will be comprised of two residential and two conjoined hotel skyscrapers that encircle a central park.

Commenters were divided over the designs. One remarked, "It wouldn't look out of place in Dubai, but it stands out as being a clown-like gimmick in Manhattan." Another commenter dubbed it "The Allen Key" due to its resemblance to the tool.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a monolithic, concrete hall in Qinhuangdao, a walking aid for dogs by a trio of design students from Hongik University in Seoul and the latest project announced as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Polestar 4 electric car, which doesn't have a rear window. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Swedish car manufacturer Polestar has revealed the Polestar 4, the world's first mass-market car without a rear window. The vehicle is a five-door electric SUV coupé that is now available to buy in Europe and Australia, following its release in China last year.

Readers had varied reactions to the vehicle. One joked about its rear-windowless design, saying, "there's no looking back from here," while another praised its "forward-looking design".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the latest Maggie's Centre designed by Studio Libeskind, an infinity pool in Lake Como by Herzog & de Meuron and Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for 100 hydrogen refuelling stations in Italian marinas.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features visuals of the 520 Fifth Avenue supertall skyscraper in Manhattan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

American architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled images of a supertall skyscraper that is currently being built in Midtown Manhattan.

Commenters analysed the structure, with one praising the "contextual design approach" while another questioned: "Can we declare this day the end of messianic Miesianism?"

However, a commenter thought the design "kind of falls apart when you look at the details."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Rafael Viñoly Architects' plans for a vineyard-covered airport terminal, a pavilion designed for The OWO hotel in London and the news that Elon Musk's company Neuralink has implanted a brain chip into its first human patient.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a keyboard attachment for iPhones designed by Clicks Technology. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

US start-up Clicks Technology has revealed the Clicks Creator Keyboard, a mechanical keyboard attachment for iPhones. The keyboard, which was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, draws inspiration from early smartphones such as the BlackBerry.

Readers were split – one thought the design was "well appreciated", with another adding that they've "honestly been waiting for this". Others disagreed, describing it as "a solution in search of a problem".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the revelation of the world's longest cantilever ahead of its completion in Dubai, Issey Miyake's latest collection created in collaboration with Ronan Bouroullec and a red-brick home overlooking the River Thames by Fletcher Crane Architects.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features AI smart binoculars designed by Marc Newson. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, sports optics brand Swarovski Optik unveiled its AX Visio Binoculars by industrial designer Newson. The binoculars are equipped with artificial intelligence, which allows them to identify bird and animal species.

Commenters were sceptical about the design. One asked, "Doesn't this ruin the fun of bird-watching?", noting that it takes away the challenge of "learning to recognise birds.'" Another loved the "cool" design, however, describing it as a "real-life Pokedéx".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a pair of spiky high-rise towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen, Tadao Ando's plans for a luxury residential complex in Dubai and a prototype trainer that is 3D-printed from compostable materials created by shoe brand Vivobarefoot and material science company Balena.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features photographs of The Henderson office building by Zaha Hadid Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

New photographs show Zaha Hadid Architects' The Henderson office building as it nears completion in Hong Kong's Central Business District.

Readers analysed the structure, with one saying it is "more than just a towering structure; it represents a new era in architectural innovation with its monolithic geometry and revolutionary design".

Others disagreed, claiming it "contributes nothing substantial to architecture" and describing the skyscraper as "uninspired".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece by James McLachlan about Elon Musk's Cybertruck, architecture studio AO's plans for a supertall skyscraper in Oklahoma City and underwear brand Modibodi's collaboration with illustrator Justyna Green on the First Period Kit.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features hospitality venues inside Detroit's restored Book Tower by Method Co. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

As part of an extensive restoration of the 1920s neoclassical building by its developer and architecture studio ODA, design company Method Co was brought on to conceptualise and operate several restaurants, bars and a hotel within the Book Tower.

Commenters were full of praise for the project, with one saying "those interiors are lavish – the rich details" and another noting its "incredible fresh 21st-century feel".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an apartment block in Melbourne designed by Austin Maynard Architects, a food container system that reveals if something is safe to eat and the news that Saudi Arabian mega project Neom has revealed the Gulf of Aqaba yachting town by 10 Design.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features mega-project Neom's latest destination, an immersive events space. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Spanish studio Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura is designing Utamo as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia, which was described as a "theatre of the future".

Commenters had mixed opinions; one expressed that "something is thrilling in the implementation of visionary talent" after "setting aside the controversies surrounding Neom". Another asked, "Would the old Bofill have taken part in such a charade?"

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an exclusive film by Dezeen where Eric Owen Moss describes his design approach to constructing the (W)rapper office, a 190-metre-tall residential timber tower by Fraser & Partners and visuals of the Qiddiya City Esports Arena by Populous.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a hydrogen refuelling station designed by Philippe Starck. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

French designer Starck created a hydrogen refuelling station that has a mirror-polished stainless-steel casing and colour-changing dichroic glass. Starck's design was showcased at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as part of the Green Zone a hub dedicated to energy transition technologies, innovation and decarbonisation.

Due to the station's mirror casing, one criticized Starck's lack of "consideration for birds crashing." Another questioned how "invisible" the station would be "when covered in dirt, mess, and ill-assorted stickers and notices," before describing it as "the wreckage of a fancy idea".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included 11 limited-edition handbags designed by architect Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton, a mass-timber home in Norway created by Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka and an opinion piece about office pods by Freyja Sewell.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of concrete pavilions installed by Pezo von Ellrichshausen in Chile. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture practice Pezo von Ellrichshausen has installed a lookout tower and a sunken shelter in the Chilean countryside.

The two pavilions, named Lama and Rosa, are situated on a rural site owned by the studio's founders Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen.

Commenters mostly praised the buildings, with one noting, 'this is the scale/size at which modernist ideas work beautifully." However, another criticized the "wasteful concrete structures".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Kelly Wearstler's design for Ulla Johnson's flagship store in West Hollywood, Nike's launch of Alphafly 3, its latest running shoe and a floating house in Ecuador by Natura Futura Arquitectura and architect Juan Carlos Bamba.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Novartis Pavilion in Basel by AMDL Circle and Iart. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary design studio Iart have completed the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland.

The round pavilion is wrapped in a media facade that is comprised of 10,000 solar modules with 30,000 embedded LEDs.

Readers were amazed by the structure, with one describing it as "impressive". Another thought it was "somewhere beyond brilliant".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included UK firm Heatherwick Studio's Azabudai hills development in Tokyo, a brutalist house in Mexico by architecture studio Lucio Muniain and an exclusive interview with designer Héctor Esrawe.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features London mayor Sadiq Khan's decision to refuse plans to build the MSG Sphere in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has rejected a planning application for the Populous-designed spherical music venue MSG Sphere London.

The decision was made due to the "unacceptable" negative impact that the venue would have on residents in Stratford, London, where it was planned to be built.

Commenters celebrated the news, with many applauding Khan's decision. One remarked, "Good, the residents of Stratford have suffered enough," referring to the 2012 Olympic games, which were hosted in the area. Another added, "Good, that thing is an eyesore."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a tower of staggered concrete blocks on a Calais coastline by Atelier 9.81, a robot that can build 3D volumes out of wool created by Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma and an interview with set designer Es Devlin.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the reveal of Tadao Ando's plans for a concrete arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Japanese architect Ando has designed Il Teatro at Aljada, a cylindrical performing arts centre for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The building will measure 24,155 square meters and contain a 2,000-seat auditorium, a boutique restaurant, and a gallery. It will also have space to host a variety of shows, including theatre performances, operas, dances, art exhibitions, festivals and films.

Readers flocked to the comments to share their thoughts. One praised the architect's "remarkable vision" and noted that it "will be an interesting architecture when completed". Another wasn't as keen, saying: "his early work was so much better".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included another Ando design, his MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia, a playschool and apartment in East London designed by Sam Jacob Studio and a fibreglass-like chair made from sheep fleeces by UK-based company Solidwool.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "garden hotel" in Singapore designed by architecture studio WOHA. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

WOHA completed a hotel in Singapore featuring pool terraces that are covered in planting to encourage visitors to observe nature.

Each terrace was wrapped on two sides by guest rooms in six-storey blocks and has a different theme.

Commenters were fascinated by the hotel. One described it as "a piece of Las Vegas in downtown Singapore". Whilst another thought the project was "ambitious", they also questioned whether it might be "a bit too arbitrary".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a compostable jersey made from Abacá banana plants, a stepped retail building in Baltimore designed by 3XN and a concrete commercial office in Medellín by StudioSC and Base Taller.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Vruit, a set of sex toys designed for self-insemination. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

At this year's Dutch Design Week, design graduate Juliane Kühr showcased a collection of sex toys for self-insemination, which can be used during sex to help facilitate conception. The Vruit kit includes a masturbator for sperm donation and two insemination devices.

Readers were intrigued by the kit. One reader commended its "innovative design purposes", while another said: "This sounds like a great idea! I have some friends in my circle who are in a similar situation, and I know they would love to use this."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included plans for Terrarium Cheong-Dam, a skyscraper being designed in South Korea by ODA, a home featuring concrete pillars in Canada designed by Omer Arbel and a minimalist pink house in Culiacán, Mexico.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a brick metro station in Tehran. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

KA Architecture Studio designed an entrance to the Jahad Metro Plaza comprised of barrel-vaulted forms made from handmade bricks.

Commenters were in awe of the structure. One found the "absence of exposed concrete with vaulted forms" refreshing. Another praised the "modern twist" on "ancient and original forms".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the reveal of OMA's first major public building in the UK, the completion of BIG's supertall skyscraper in New York and a wearable CNC machine.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Leyja, the fifth region of Saudi Arabia's Neom project. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled renders of the fifth region of its Neom project, which will be situated in a valley that begins at the Gulf of Aqaba coast. It will contain a mirrored hotel by Shaun Killa, a rock-shaped hotel by Mario Cucinella and a stepped cliffside hotel by Chris van Duijn.

Readers were split over the proposed project. One praised the "beautifully designed" statement pieces. Whereas another criticised the design for "destroying nature and everything that lives around it".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a modular wood-and-steel holiday home in Estonia, A Cat Tree House in Japan and photographs of Disney's Pop Century Resort hotel in Florida.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the growing number of supertall skyscrapers in Austin, Texas. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

The prospect of increased numbers of supertall skyscrapers in Austin in the next few years prompted residents to ask whether they are a cause for celebration or concern.

Commenters hotly debated the topic. One said that the construction of supertall buildings should be the least of the city's concerns, given that it has already committed what they referred to as "the usual American sins: car-centric design and single-family homes".

Another argued that the more "problematic issue" is that the towers are being built "on the outskirts" of the city.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a renovated house in Melbourne designed by Austin Maynard Architects, an affordable electric car conversion kit by Australian design student Alexander Burton and renders of a supertall skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features UK prime minister Rishi Sunak's plans to prevent councils from implementing 15-minute cities. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Sunak has revealed plans to prevent UK councils from constructing 15-minute cities in order to support motorists. UK transport secretary Mark Harper set out the initiative to "protect drivers from over-zealous traffic enforcement, as part of a long-term government plan to back drivers".

The scheme prompted a fiery debate among readers, with one labelling it "regressive nonsense". Another criticised the "narrow-minded" project and accused the government of "dragging the UK back to the industrial revolution".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included conservation groups' efforts to prevent the demolition of a 1960s concrete stadium in Ahmedabad, a 124-metre-long block of social housing in Paris by Christ & Gantenbein and OMA's visuals of the geometric Dhaka Tower in Bangladesh.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a playground made of interconnected logs designed by Kengo Kuma and Earthscape. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Kengo Kuma and Associates collaborated with playground design company Earthscape to design a playground from an array of timber logs assembled to resemble a mountain.

Commenters loved the structure. One said it "triggers long-lost memories," while another described it as "admirably cellulosic".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included clay-moulded hoodies and shorts at London Fashion Week, an affordable housing block in Melbourne designed by Kennedy Nolan and a concrete home designed by Matharoo Associates in India.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio Rex has completed the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in New York, which was designed as a cubic structure covered in thin marble cladding.

Readers were captivated by the building, with one noting its "conceptual clarity" and another praising the "incredibly elegant" project.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included plans for a crystalline tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Neom project in Saudi Arabia, a concrete-block home in Australia designed by Michael Lumby Architecture and Nielsen Jenkins and a showroom and workshop in Mexico by design studio Mestiz.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a South African home comprised of geometric forms designed by architect Gregory Katz. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Katz designed the home in Johannesburg, South Africa, form a series of squares, circles, triangles and an octagon.

The brick and concrete four-bedroom residence was inspired by Elements, a book by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid, which Katz was reading when designing the home.

Commenters were fascinated with the project. One described it as "bonkers but brilliant", while another labelled it "an experiment in geometry".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece by Reinier de Graaf where he discusses the term "placemaking", an office complex in Suzhou designed by OLI Architecture and a minimalist bridge which stretches across the River Vltava in Prague by architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a concept for a new city in California unveiled by a group of Silicon Valley investors. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

A group of investors named Flannery Associates has announced plans to convert 50,000 acres of farmland into a city in Solano county, northern California.

The plans have reportedly triggered disapproval by the local community due to Flannery Associates' quiet buying up of farmland.

The planned city prompted a fiery debate amongst readers. One questioned why the group isn't using its "wealth, power, and political influence" to resolve existing problems, whilst another theorised that the project aims to "evoke a sense of nostalgia and simplicity".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the reveal of RIBA's shortlist for the 2023 Stirling Prize, a replica racing car built entirely out of electronic waste by Lazerian and Neri&Hu's design for Chinese furniture brand Camerich's factory.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Cristóbal Palma photographs of a Buenos Aires slum before its redevelopment. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Chilean photographer Palma photographed a slum in Buenos Aires before a project to redevelop the area has begun. Palma's images of the community, which is home to more than 40,000 residents, showcased the ad-hoc buildings and dense streetscapes.

Commenters were intrigued, with one labelling Palma's work "architectural photography at its very best". Another described the photographic documentation as an "excellent and ambitious" project.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece that discusses the design profession's role in the "wildfire problem", a grey stucco house in Houston by O'Neill McVoy Architects and a hotel in Rome by Ian Schrager's The Edition group.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a green-tiled concrete house in Lisbon by Bak Gordon Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Designed by Bak Gordon Arquitectos, the home is wedged between two buildings and separated by a courtyard and was designed to blend in with the surrounding architecture.

Readers were captivated by the building, with one calling it "the right recipe" and predicting that it would "age beautifully". While another described it as "an exquisite creation".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a seeded biodegradable toilet paper made from orange and aloe vera, an interview with visualisation artist Charlotte Taylor and the unveiling of Lamborghini's concept for its first all-electric vehicle.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the first food made from plastic waste by designer Eleonora Ortolani. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

As part of her final-year project at Central Saint Martins designer Eleonora Ortolani produced what she thinks is the first food made from plastic waste. With the help of scientists, Ortolani turned a small amount of plastic into Vanillin, the flavour molecule in Vanilla.

Commenters were split, one was fascinated by the "incredible idea". Whereas another thought the use of plastic in food was a "bad idea" due to it being a "cancerous agent".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Studio Gang's plans for the extensions of the Clinton Presidential Center, a family home in Surrey featuring a steeply-pitched roof by Rural Office and a learning centre in Denmark designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a flat-pack cat house designed by Tesla. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Tesla has created a flat-pack cat house made of corrugated cardboard, which was inspired by its electric Cybertruck pickup and released in China. According to the brand's Chinese website, the home can carry a weight of up to 7.5 kilograms.

Readers were underwhelmed, with one describing the design as an "entry-level Tesla product", whilst another joked that "a cat would prefer the box it comes in".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for a 210-metre-tall skyscraper in China, a trapezoidal concrete and glass house in Slovakia by Ksa Studený and a concept design by Apollodorus Architecture for a Colosseum-like stadium in Bath.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a 12-metre-high Wedding Cake pavilion made by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Designed as a sculptural folly, Wedding Cake is an immersive installation at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England, which "combines patisserie and architecture as a temple to love".

Commenters overwhelmingly loved it, calling the project camp, eccentric and indulgent. One quipped "it can't all be modernism – plus, I love a good folly".

Other stories sparking debate in this week's newsletter included an interview with French designer Philippe Starck in which he argued the next generation of designers will need to account for a crisis of sexuality and should aim for an asexual design language.

Starck's words prompted one Dezeen reader to declare: "I do not believe that one can exclude the Eros component when talking about a creative act, because creating is an erotic act in itself." Do you agree? Join the debate ›

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a screen-wrapped house in Kent designed to be taken over by nature as plants grow up its perforated-steel facade. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. 

Informed by rattan weavings, British practice Giles Miller Studio devised a repeating pattern of twisting, diamond-shaped modules for the facade of Woven House, which sits on a sloped site near the Broadstairs coastline.

Commenters were enamoured by the dwelling, calling it "gorgeous", "really well done" and a "lovely little holiday home".

Other stories sparking debate in this week's newsletter include the rejection of plans to demolish Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street flagship, Twitter's controversial X rebrand and the design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a rewilding trainer that scatters plants and seeds. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Central Saint Martins graduate Kiki Grammatopoulous has designed a running shoe outsole that helps to disseminate plants and seeds. Grammatopoulous aimed to imitate epizoochory by covering the trainer's outsole in tiny hooks that grip onto dirt and plant matter as the wearer treads.

Commenters were fascinated by the trainer. One thought the design was "an amazing idea for humans to help nature". Whilst another highlighted that the project could "harm other aspects of nature and wildlife".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Elon Musk's launch of an AI startup, an art museum in New York by Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo and a holiday home in a world war two bunker by Corstorphine & Wright.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features images of BIG's nearly completed HQ in Copenhagen. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio BIG recently released images of its headquarters which is under construction in Copenhagen.

The office block, named BIG HQ, was informed by nearby industrial buildings and is set to be complete later this year.

Readers were split. One thought it was "brutalist to the extreme, inside and out". Whilst another praised the building's "nice spatial dynamics".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece by Ayo Ambali in which she argues for the availability of apprenticeships in architecture, a baseball cap with crystals made from human sweat by designer Alice Potts and a renovated 1980s ranch house in New York by architecture studio Ballman Khapalova.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has built a sculptural concrete bridge atop the Aare River in Aarau, which features five arches of assorted widths.

The design of the 119-metre-long structure was inspired by the town's stone buildings and medieval houses.

Commenters were full of praise, with one describing the structure as "elegant, solid and timeless" and another praising the bridge's "delicious crisp edges".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a pair of archways in the Netherlands created by algorithmic design and 3D printing, a copper-toned family house in Spain by Balzar Arquitectos and the Populous-designed MSG Sphere in Las Vegas.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features David Adjaye's reveal of the 130 William skyscraper in Lower Manhattan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Ghanaian-British architect Adjaye has completed the 130 William skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, which is the first skyscraper finished by the architect and his studio Adjaye Associates.

The tower is 800 feet tall and has an exterior that is covered in hand-troweled concrete panels.

Readers were fascinated by the tower. One thought it was "wonderful" that the skyscraper is not "just another blue glass box", whilst another disagreed, describing the building as "another pointless skyscraper for the super-rich to live in".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included British technology company SatVu's launch of a satellite that will map the energy efficiency of buildings from space, architecture studio Hickok Cole's use of AI chatbot ChatGPT to design a large mixed-use building and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Moody Nolan's reveal of a museum in South Carolina.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a microscopic Louis Vuitton handbag designed by art collective MSCHF. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

American art collective MSCHF has revealed a microscopic Louis Vuitton handbag made from neon-green photopolymer resin.

The bag, which was created using 3D printing, is 658 micrometres high and 700 micrometres long.

Commenters had mixed opinions. One thought the design was "ironic" and a "perfect expression of the usefulness of overpriced luxury items", whilst another argued that the "toxicity of polymer resin should be the commentary".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a curved skyscraper in Canada by Kengo Kuma, a courtyard home in India designed by Rain Studio and the death of RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winning architect Michael Hopkins.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an electric pickup truck that is the same length as a Mini. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Designer Yves Behar has designed an electric vehicle named Telo, which will have the capacity of a pickup truck, but be the length of a small city car.

Yves and his design studio Fuseproject accomplished this by using two small electric motors instead of a large combustion engine which gives the truck a shorter front end.

Readers were fascinated by the vehicle, one praised its "good-looking and versatile" design. Whilst another loved the "cute" concept.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a round concrete church in Brazil by ARQBR, Bjarke Ingels' plans for an entirely self-sufficient, island home in Canada and the launch of a new edition of Dezeen Awards, which will celebrate architecture, interiors and design in China.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an all-white stucco home in Mexico by HW Studio Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

HW Studio Arquitectos has designed an all-white stucco home in Morelia, Mexico. The clients, a couple that have previously been burgled, wanted a minimalist design that would give them a sense of security.

Commenters were in love, one thought the home was a "beautiful response to the needs of the owner and to the social environment", while another described the project as "austere but chic".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the unveiling of this year's Serpentine Pavilion designed by Lina Ghotmeh, an opinion piece by Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft on Neom's Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale and a limited-edition glass decanter by American artist James Turrell.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Bugatti's designs for a skyscraper in Dubai that will feature two garage-to-penthouse car lifts. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Luxury car manufacturer Bugatti has unveiled designs for a 420-storey skyscraper in Dubai that will have two garage-to-penthouse car lifts.

The building, named Bugatti Residences, will be the first residential development completed by the brand.

One unimpressed reader said the manufacturer "should stick to what they know and make beautiful cars". Another agreed, describing the design as "clumsy".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included EBBA Architects' store design for eyewear brand Cubitts, architect Peter Cook questioning whether The Line megacity will be built according to plan and the restoration and conversion of a power plant by Herzog & de Meuron.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a red brick cafe in South Korea by Seoul studio Sukchulmok. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Seoul studio Sukchulmok has designed a red brick cafe in South Korea inspired by European public squares.

The building, named Parocindo Bakery Cafe, features lively curved shapes and rounded walls. For its interior, the studio used small tiles made from travertine limestone.

Commenters dissected the project. One loved the project and thought it was "beautifully executed", whereas another described it as "odd" and "strange".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece by Patrik Schumacher on the "lack of architecture" at the Venice Architecture Biennale, four inflatable structures by Steve Messam at Clerkenwell Design Week and BIG being named as the masterplanner of Neom's octagonal port city.

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