"Architecture's finally starting a #MeToo movement"

This week, news that architect Richard Meier had stepped down shocked readers

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This week, architect Richard Meier was the subject of a sexual harassment scandal and construction started up again on the world's tallest tower. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

 

Design Republic

 

The height of folly

"The height of folly"

Do the architects of the world's tallest tower have their heads in the clouds? Readers debated the answer.

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"Architecture's finally starting a #MeToo movement"

Cornell architecture school disowned its alumnus Richard Meier, condemning the architect in the wake of sexual harassment claims.

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This is the one to shout about

"It took TWO architectural firms to design that?"

Commenters were baffled by how much manpower it took to build this small floating island in Copenhagen harbour.

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Melbourne design week

 

"It's just a helicopter that can also drive?"

The world's first commercial flying car was unveiled, and it wasn't what one reader had in mind.

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What high brow form of debate!

"What high brow form of debate!"

We launched a gender pay gap calculator to help tackle inequality in the workplace. Have you tried it yet? 

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What a poor way of trying too hard to be cool

"What a poor way of trying too hard to be cool"

UNStudio launched a tech startup to drag architecture into "the age of the iPhone", but readers are questioning whether it's too little too late.

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Amanda Levete in conversation

 

This is really clever

"This is really clever"

The arched spaces that extend between the original windows of this house in Ghent fascinated readers.

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The tubular chair is amazing

"The tubular chair is amazing"

This chair, made using steel pipes and a sheet of copper, was the favourite in our roundup of highlights from new design fair Collectible.

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This hasn't got a hope in hell of working

"This hasn't got a hope in hell of working"

Debate broke out among commenters over this concept tyre, designed to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen.

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Wow this is so calming

"Wow this is so calming"

Readers praised this contemporary cabin beside a lake in Quebec, which features pale cedar cladding and a gabled roof.

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