"Have they run out of ideas for disaster movies?"

This week, readers are transfixed by a hotel on Iceland's Blue Lagoon and mocking a fictional megatall tower from blockbuster movie Skyscraper. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

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This week, readers are transfixed by a hotel on Iceland's Blue Lagoon and are mocking the fictional megatall tower from blockbuster movie Skyscraper. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

 

Mini Living competition

 

Total stunner

"Total stunner"

Basalt Architects' hotel at Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon has enhanced the picture-perfect setting even more, say readers.

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Have they run out of ideas for disaster movies?

"Have they run out of ideas for disaster movies?"

A fictional megatall tower is the subject of this summer's blockbuster movie Skyscraper, but readers think its producers have lost the plot.

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Tate for the win!

"Tate for the win!"

Readers are already guessing which project will win this year's Stirling Prize after the shortlist was announced.

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It'd create a shark eat shark world

"It'd create a shark-eat-shark world"

This amphibious garment could enable humans to breathe underwater, and readers are fishing for possible impacts.

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Samsung design competition

 

I thought this was the Grinch at first

"I thought this was the Grinch at first"

The latest Maison Margiela collection is designed for "neo-digital natives", not stealing Christmas, but one reader got it muddled up.

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A booby trap for stupid dogs

"A booby trap for stupid dogs"

IKEA's water dispenser for pets was recalled following dog deaths, but that didn't stop readers from making biting remarks.

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Dreamy, but it's not art.

"Dreamy, but it's not art"

Readers were in two minds over a set of imaginery architectural images that have gained their creator a cult following on Instagram.

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Stop profiting off the MeToo movement

"Stop profiting off the #MeToo movement!"

A wearable device that aims to prevent rape by increasing users' awareness around consent has angered one reader.

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Dezeen Jobs

 

How will we live in cities in 100 years' time?

How will we live in cities in 100 years' time?

To find out, Dezeen has teamed up with MINI Living to launch a £10,000 competition to design an urban home of the future.

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Another lesson in less is more

"Another lesson in less is more"

Readers are praising a pink pigmented concrete building designed by David Chipperfield's studio for a hillside cemetery.

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Just four hairdryers glued together

"Just four hairdryers glued together"

Commenters are struggling to comprehend how a properllerless drone would actually fly.

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Top-notch design

"Top-notch design"

A partially off-grid house designed as a prototype for a sustainable countryside community is setting the bar high, readers agree.

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