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Follow us This week we celebrated IM Pei's 100th birthday with a roundup of the Chinese-American architect's most iconic buildings. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen... "The motivation behind this wall is clearly not racism or fascism"   Readers are defending Turkey's decision to build a wall along the Syrian border, prompting a debate about Donald Trump's proposal for Mexico. Read the story and comments › "I just love this tongue-in-cheek response from IKEA"   This spoof guide showing how to spot the difference between IKEA's Frakta bag and a £1,705 Balenciaga version is a hit with readers. Read the story and comments › "Adjaye is a role model for the many underrepresented black architects"   Readers say David Adjaye deserves his place in the influential Time 100 list and is a role model for underrepresented black architects. Read the story and comments › "Milan has its roots in the traditional old economy"   Milan design week lacked agenda-setting topics and huge consumer brands this year, but one reader says it served another purpose. Read the story and comments › "Is 'London house extension' a new typology now?"   London's booming house extension market has an aesthetic of its own, say readers in response to this garden extension by Nimtim. Read the story and comments › "Form over function, to excess"   MAD founder Ma Yansong has created a chair based on clusters of fungi, but commenters are questioning how comfortable it is. Read the story and comments › "Kuma is much better than your average run-of-the-mill starchitect"   Kengo Kuma has designed a slatted timber modern art museum for Turkey, winning over commenters. Read the story and comments › "Reminds me of flamingos"   Millennial pink is having a moment, and we've rounded up 10 furniture pieces that showcase the colour. Read the story and comments › "To confront populism, all architects should become classicists"   If today's architects abandoned their modern vocabulary they could achieve more progressive social goals, says Phineas Harper. Read his Opinion column › "Not sure the general public is ready to trust an electric-powered aircraft with their life"   The "world's first" electric jet plane capable of taking off and landing vertically has prompted a mixed response from readers. Read the story and comments › "You couldn't take your shades off"   This hotel located in a brutalist Stockholm building follows the dark interiors trend, but it's still too bright for one reader. Read the story and comments › Win a Squarestreet Plano watch of your choice from Dezeen Watch Store   Dezeen has teamed up with Dezeen Watch Store to give one reader the chance to win a Squarestreet Plano watch. Enter now › "Stunning residence"   One commenter is in awe of this house in Cape Town, which enjoys views of the area's dramatic rock formations. Read the story and comments ›           Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Visit Dezeen Jobs, where we've got 90 new jobs this week including: Curator of digital design at the V&A Museum in London, UK › Visualiser at David Chipperfield Architects in Milan, Italy › Project architect at Degen & Degen in Seattle, USA › Most popular   IM Pei at 100: 10 of the architect's most significant buildings › Most liked   Björk's Icelandic summer house inspires furniture collection › Most tweeted   Cities are "deeply tragic" says Rem Koolhaas › Most pinned   Lake Flato creates vertical waterfront home in rural Texas › Most commented   Neo Bankside residents take Tate Modern to court › News   Ivanka Trump's clothing line being sold under pseudonym › More news › Architecture   Giles Pike Architects adds stepped glass extension to London house › More architecture › Design   Herzog & de Meuron redesigns Unterlinden museum lighting › More design › Interiors   Vincent van Duysen's Molteni&C flagship store opens in Milan › More interiors › Technology   "Biotech is the new digital" says MIT Media Lab founder › More technology › Competitions   Win a book showcasing the world's best timber architecture › More competitions › Dezeen Watch Store   New Romanian brand Optimef launches at Dezeen Watch Store › Browse watches › Dezeen Hot List   Dezeen Hot List reveals the 400 hottest forces in architecture and design › Dezeen Book of Interviews   Dezeen Book of Interviews features conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design. Pick up your copy for just £12 ›

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