BIG's war museum, hijab emoji and more of this week's top stories

Follow us This week RIBA announced the Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist and we made a movie about a self-deployable house. Read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen... "Pushing the limits"   An exhibition dedicated to plywood has opened at the V&A, and readers are admiring projects that use the material in an innovative way. Read the story and comments › "Intentional swastika or not, it's a clearly visible connotation"   Readers are noticing the resemblance between the aerial view of BIG's "invisible" second world war museum and a Nazi swastika. Read the story and comments › "Why the sudden need to have gendered emojis?"   When did the ubiquitous smiley face become political, asks one commenter in response to Apple's latest emoji update. Read the story and comments › "Cookie-cutter luxury"   Readers are bemoaning "architecture made by computers" in response to Zaha Hadid's sinuous condo building in New York. Read the story and comments › "Asian cities have the benefit of infrastructure that was pioneered in London"   "Monster cities" in Asia are overtaking London and New York in urban design, says Winy Maas, but readers claim the innovation came from the west. Read the story and comments › "Call us dull, call us sellouts, call us gentrifiers – just don't call us copycats"   Architects shouldn't be stifled by their disdain for copying successful ideas, from Assemble's pop-up cinema to Shigeru Ban's cardboard structures, says Phineas Harper. Read his Opinion column › "Looks like a great room to cry in"   A proposal to build temporary homes for Romanian migrant workers from unflammable tower-block cladding is proving controversial. Read the story and comments › "One-trick pony"   Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for his first "vertical forest" in the Netherlands, but readers say they've seen it all before. Read the story and comments › "Nothing more than stylish grocery shopping for the rich"   Brandless' aim to democratise groceries with minimal packaging and a flat rate makes the goods unaffordable for many, say readers. Read the story and comments › "I can't imagine a nicer place to taste wine"   These three wine-tasting pavilions in the Napa Valley are an "architectural delight" says one commenter. Read the story and comments › "That's how you overdesign a foosball table"   Alain Gilles designed this minimal foosball table to look good in any room, but readers think it would be better off in the basement. Read the story and comments › "So beautiful"   This pale brick-clad extension to a Victorian house in London has won over commenters. Read the story and comments ›             Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Visit Dezeen Jobs, where we've got 115 new jobs this week including: Senior designer at NIKE in Oregon, USA › Business development internship at UNStudio in Amsterdam, Netherlands › Technical architect at John McAslan + Partners in Edinburgh, Scotland › Most popular   10 homes that make clever use of lightwells to bring daylight in › Most liked   Richard Pender and Dan Kerr use local materials for self-built house › Most tweeted   IKEA and Hay reveal full collaborative Ypperlig collection › Most pinned   31/44 Architects adds red-brick house to London terrace › Most commented   Renzo Piano designs top-heavy arts centre for Columbia University › News   RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist announced › More news › Architecture   MVRDV's Eindhoven housing with jagged grass-covered roofs › More architecture › Design   Comme des Garçons celebrates concrete with latest perfume › More design › Interiors   Snøhetta overhauls former Noma space for Copenhagen restaurant › More interiors › Technology   Driverless-car concept offers New Yorkers time and green space › More technology › Competitions   Win a book detailing digital fabrication projects › More competitions › Dezeen Hot List   Dezeen Hot List reveals the 400 hottest forces in architecture and design ›

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