"We need designers to show us how to change the world"

Follow us This week, environmentalist Babette Porcelijn explained how designers can solve the world's problems, and we featured parasitic pods to sleep New York's homeless. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen... "Bravo"   Readers say this post-earthquake resconstruction of a house in rural China deserved to win World Building of the Year 2017. Read the story and comments › "Does Vienna need more luxury apartments?"   Should Isay Weinfeld's plans for a luxury complex in Vienna's historic city centre be scrapped? Readers have sided with UNESCO. Read the story and comments › "The transparent clutch is ridiculous"   This range of accessories may reference Zaha Hadid's sculptural style, but readers aren't keen on their belongings being exposed. Read the story and comments › "Designers need to stop thinking of homeless people as parasites"   A proposal to tackle homelessness in New York with parasitic sleeping pods has been critised for being impractical and out-of-touch. Read the story and comments › "The cross-shaped kitchen cabinet is rather unsettling"   Klaarchitectuur referenced Christian iconography for its new studio inside a dilapidated chapel, but was it in poor taste? Read the story and comments › "We need designers to show us how to change the world"   Designers can solve the world's problems, but it may mean creating more systems and less stuff, says Babette Porcelijn. Read the interview › "This guy just keeps on solving problems"   The new electric truck from Elon Musk's company Tesla impressed some commenters more than others. Read the story and comments › "Not so good for wildlife"   Among praise for Foster + Partners' Apple Park Visitor Center, one reader voiced concerns over birds flying into the glass. Read the story and comments › "Art with meaning"   Readers were moved by this graduate installation, which tracks suicide tweets and visualises them in real time. Read the story and comments › "Shows how constraint can lead to interesting architecture"   This seven-square-metre extension to a Victorian home in London is small but perfectly formed, say readers. Read the story and comments ›         Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Create a free jobseeker account today so you can manage all your applicatons directly through the Dezeen Jobs site. Sign up to the daily newsletter to get the latest jobs sent directly to your inbox. Good Design for a Bad World   Wild robots could replace vanishing species, says Robotanica curator › More Good Design for a Bad World › Most popular   Norman Foster slates Brexit "madness" in WAF speech › Most liked   Image of pool named best architecture photograph of 2017 › Most tweeted   Historic homestead informs stone house in Wyoming › Most commented   First hijab-wearing Barbie released in tribute to Olympic athlete › Most pinned   Raúl Sánchez Architects creates apartment with golden cubes › News   "Spectacularly tall" skyscraper set to be built in Croydon › More news › Architecture   Timelapse reveals eight-year construction of Louvre Abu Dubai › More architecture › Design   Offline lamp turns on in exchange for a smartphone › More design › Interiors   Colourful strings weave through Californian design agency offices › More interiors › Technology   Frank Kolkman creates death simulation machine using VR › More technology › Competitions   Win a pair of tickets to Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition › More competitions ›

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