"Schumacher would be welcome in Trump's cabinet"

This week, Patrik Schumacher caused a stir with his comments on housing, and an image of Virgil Abloh's designs for IKEA had readers laughing. Read on for more of the week's best content...

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This week, Patrik Schumacher caused a stir with his comments on housing, and an image of Virgil Abloh's designs for IKEA had readers laughing. Read on for more of the week's best content...

 

One day design challenge

 

Someone better break this news to Egypt

"Someone better break this news to Egypt"

Readers think this idea for a self-sufficient floating hotel of modular pyramids could give Egypt a run for its money.

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That woman’s expression sums it up

"That woman's expression sums it up"

Virgil Abloh offered a first look at his collection for IKEA, and readers joked that the expression of the woman in the background said it all.

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Where's the TV?

"Where's the TV?"

Readers think there is something missing from this apartment in New York's Chelsea, designed by architecture duo BoND.

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Schumacher would be welcome in Trump's cabinet

"Schumacher would be welcome in Trump's cabinet"

Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher said that unfettered capitalism "can solve the housing crisis", and readers think the US president would approve.

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Nice. Not a table.

"Nice. Not a table."

Commenters questioned whether Mathieu Lehanneur's marble "tables" are fit for purpose.

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What design can do

 

No architect today is capable of buildings like Luis Barragán's

"No architect today is capable of buildings like Luis Barragán's"

The sensual qualities of the house Mexican architect Luis Barragán built for himself are rarely found elsewhere, says Aaron Betsky.

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This is the nemesis of what architecture should be

"The nemesis of what architecture should be"

Images of Jean Nouvel's near-complete National Museum of Qatar surfaced, and commenters were quick to criticise.

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Enter Dezeen Awards now!

Enter Dezeen Awards now!

You have until 30 June to enter to get your work seen by top judges including Thomas Heatherwick, Amanda Levete and Terence Conran.

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A game changer

"Genius!"

Could this 4D-printing technology, which allows small plastic objects to assemble themselves, be scaled up to make flat-pack furniture?

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Clerkenwell Design Week

 

Bad and ugly. Bugly.

"Bad and ugly. Bugly."

Plans for Foster + Partners' skyscraper in Mexico City, which will rival the city's tallest building, failed to impress.

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Preach

"Preach!"

Es Devlin created a giant oval model of Manhattan to showcase BIG's twisted towers, and readers are in awe.

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Design patriotism will have an inverse effect

"Young creatives want affordable housing"

Readers think they know why London creatives are moving to Milan – something culture secretary Matt Hancock wants to put a stop to.

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This will feature heavily on the Rich Kids of Instagram

"This will feature heavily on the Rich Kids of Instagram"

NASA started production of its "nearly silent" supersonic X-Plane, and readers wonder who could actually afford to fly in it.

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