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This week, David Adjaye and Ron Arad won a competition for the UK's new Holocaust memorial and the Harvey Weinstein scandal raised questions about sexism in architecture. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

"Does architecture have a Harvey Weinstein hiding within its ranks?"

Architecture has a culture of quietly condoning sexist behaviour, just like Hollywood, argues Anna Winston. Read her Opinion column ›

David Adjaye and Ron Arad to design UK Holocaust memorial

Commenters are debating whether the UK needs a Holocaust memorial, after David Adjaye and Ron Arad won the commission this week. Read the story and comments ›

Macbook-shaped roof tops Foster + Partners' glazed Apple Store in Chicago

Is the Macbook-like design of Foster + Partners' latest Apple Store an inspired idea or just a shrine to the company's products? Read the story and comments ›

Architects are suffering from "originality syndrome" and should copy more, says Winy Maas

Commenters agree with MVRDV founder Winy Maas' claim that architects are too obsessed with being original. Read the story and comments ›

Studio KO celebrates Yves Saint Laurent's fashion oeuvre with Marrakech museum

Studio KO's Yves Saint Laurent museum in Marrakech is a fitting tribute to the fashion designer, say commenters. Read the story and comments ›

Snøhetta unveils plans for "Europe's first underwater restaurant"

Diners will be able to observe aquatic wildlife from this Snøhetta-designed underwater restaurant, but readers say the design is fishy. Read the story and comments ›

Trump wall prototypes pop up near US-Mexico border

Readers have compared Trump's border structure to the Berlin wall, after prototypes popped up on the crossing between US and Mexico. Read the story and comments ›

Billie van Katwijk transforms discarded cow stomachs into leathery material

One reader had a humorous response to this Design Academy Eindhoven project, in which a student created a leathery material from cow stomachs. Read the story and comments ›

Duggan Morris builds office with millennial-pink exterior in London's King's Cross

Duggan Morris Architects' use of on-trend millennial pink for the facade of a London office block has ruffled feathers. Read the story and comments ›

Al-Jawad Pike combines brick, concrete and timber for restrained London home extension

The restrained palette used in this London house extension combines styles from two other contemporary British firms, say readers. Read the story and comments ›

 
 
 

 

 
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