"Sucking up to the royals – pathetic!"

This week, Es Devlin's branding of architectural renderings as "troublesome" satisfied readers, and a car designed to commemorate the royal wedding caused a stir. Read on for more of the week's best stories and comments on Dezeen... View online This week, Es Devlin's branding of architectural renderings as "troublesome" satisfied readers, and a car designed to commemorate the royal wedding caused a stir. Read on for more of the week's best stories and comments on Dezeen...      "Architecture is more than showcasing a shell" Set designer Es Devlin's criticised "weirdly trippy" architectural renderings for not matching realised projects, and readers rejoiced. Read more ›   "Okay, okay. I'll do it. I'll live there" An "exploded house" made from isolated volumes of board-marked black concrete impressed readers. Read more ›   "I have no words" The new interiors of this converted propellor factory rendered readers speechless. Read more ›   "Barragán will die again if he sees this" One reader was outraged by this colourful casa in Monterrey, which was designed in homage to legendary architect Luis Barragán. Read more ›   "Sucking up to the royals – pathetic!" Commenters mocked the special-edition car MINI created to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Read more ›     "Will Alsop had the balls to think differently" The late Will Alsop wasn't always right, nor was his work always great – but his wild imagination and generous spirit were much needed in British architecture, says Sam Jacob. Read more ›   "Closer to greenwashing than sustainability" Readers were critical of Foster + Partners' masterplan for a new sustainable city in India. Read more ›   "Perfect for all those hard-to-reach areas" The shape of this brutalist soap, based on concrete coastal barriers, raised a few eyebrows. Read more ›     Over 1,000 entries from 86 countries Dezeen Awards received its 1,000th entry this week, making it one of the biggest design awards on the planet. Have you entered yet? Enter now ›   Win tickets to the world premiere of Dezeen's new film We've giving away five pairs of tickets to the world premiere of Dezeen's drone documentary, Elevation. Enter now ›   "Kids used to computer gaming will love this" Readers questioned whether DJI's futuristic headquarters, designed by Foster + Partners, is more suited to a virtual world. Read more ›   "What a fun concept" Readers love this circular chair by Milan-based designer Emanuele Magini, which was inspired by the work of artist Anish Kapoor. Read more ›   This week's top jobs from Dezeen Jobs Mid-level industrial designer at Karim Rashid in New York, USA 3D artist at Foster + Partners in London, UK Internship at ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland Senior architectat OMA in Hong Kong, China Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise