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It's 10 years today since the first iPhone went on sale, so we've trawled the archives to chart its changing reputation through reader comments. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen...

Kengo Kuma reveals plant-covered Eco-Luxury Hotel for Paris

Kengo Kuma has revealed a plant-covered hotel for Paris, but commenters are asking how it will be kept lush all year round. Read the story and comments ›

David Adjaye, BIG and Sou Fujimoto compete to build Edinburgh Ross Pavilion

David Adjaye, BIG and Sou Fujimoto are among seven firms competing to build an events pavilion in Edinburgh, but which is the readers' favourite? Read the story and comments ›

AL_A completes tile-covered entrance and subterranean gallery for London's V&A museum

AL_A's new expansion of London's V&A museum doesn't blend in as seemlessly with the original building as some readers would like. Read the story and comments ›

Go Logic launches line of prefab homes with New England aesthetic

Readers are impressed with the New England aesthetic of this range of prefab homes that can be assembled in under two weeks. Read the story and comments ›

Norway scraps plans for controversial memorial near site of 2011 Utøya terrorist attack

Norway has scrapped plans to cut a "wound" into a peninsula near the 2011 Utøya terrorist attack site, leaving readers disappointed. Read the story and comments ›

"Kudos"

 

Colourful Paris basketball court updated with new hues

Commenters are admiring this Parisian basketball court, which has been overhauled with gradients of blue, pink, purple and orange. Read the story and comments ›

Opinion: "A golden age of architectural drawing awaits"

The advent of 3D-modelling software may not spell the end for architectural drawing after all, says Owen Hopkins. Read his Opinion column ›

Jailmake overhauls south London home to make kitchen garden the focal point

This revamp of a 1960s south London house has opened it up to the garden, and readers are noticing tiny details. Read the story and comments ›

18 "rail-to-trail" projects following in the High Line's footsteps

Readers are looking forward to a "rail-to-trail" scheme opening near them, after we rounded up 18 projects following in the High Line's footsteps. Read the story and comments ›

Sou Fujimoto designs hybrid bookshelf and chair for Alias

Sou Fujimoto has designed a hybrid bookshelf and chair, but readers are struggling to picture themselves reading in the cut-out seat. Read the story and comments ›

AA Design + Make students test the limits of timber in tensile woodland canopy

This tensile timber canopy constructed in a Dorset woodland by students from the Architectural Association deserves an A, say readers. Read the story and comments ›

Bench-top insect farms are intended to make mealworms part of our everyday diet

Readers are recoiling from the world's first edible insect farm, which has gone into production after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Read the story and comments ›

Slatted marble walls shade Casa Chaaltun pool deck in Mexico

One commenter can't fault this Mexican house, which features a pool deck shaded by slatted marble walls. Read the story and comments ›

 
 
 

 

 
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Barcelona and Amsterdam are world-leading "smart cities" says Jason Pomeroy

Barcelona and Amsterdam are world-leading "smart cities" says Jason Pomeroy ›

Moxon Architects builds humble cabin in mountainous Scottish landscape

Moxon Architects builds humble cabin in Scottish landscape ›

AA Design + Make students test the limits of timber in tensile woodland canopy

AA Design + Make students use timber for tensile canopy ›

AIA announces winners of Small Project Awards 2017

AIA announces winners of Small Project Awards 2017 ›

Studio De Materia submerges private rooms of House JRv2 into sloping terrain

Studio De Materia submerges House JRv2 into sloping terrain ›

Trump touts solar-panelled Mexico border wall as cost-saving solution

Trump touts solar-panelled Mexico border wall as cheaper solution ›

News

 
CF Møller appointed on Robin Hood Gardens replacement scheme

CF Møller appointed on Robin Hood Gardens replacement ›

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Stefano Boeri designs "vertical forest" city to eat up China's smog

Stefano Boeri designs "vertical forest" city to eat up China's smog ›

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Design

 
Eight recycled design projects driven by Beirut's trash crisis

Eight recycled design projects driven by Beirut's trash crisis ›

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MWAI uses pale grey tones in west London flat renovation for two design enthusiasts

MWAI uses pale grey tones in west London flat renovation ›

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ETH Zurich team creates all-concrete SkelETHon canoe built on slender "bones"

ETH Zurich team creates all-concrete canoe built on "bones" ›

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Competition: win a book exploring home extensions, renovations and refurbishments

Win a book exploring home extensions, renovations and refurbishments ›

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