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This week, readers have been discussing a zero-emissions retreat near Helsinki and a graduate project that calculates gender bias in buildings. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

 

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The Nolla cabin by Robin Falck is a zero-emissions escape in Finland

"Basically a log cabin, right?"

Some readers love the simplicity of this mirror-clad holiday home on Finnish island Vallisaari, while others think it's a bit too basic.

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Tiny New York apartment by Graham Hill "functions like one twice its size"

"Like a very nice prison cell"

This New York apartment functions like one twice its size, but commenters still aren't sure whether they could live in it.

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Virgil Abloh and Nike to dress Serena Williams for the US Open

"Simply very bad taste"

Virgil Abloh has caused a racket with the news he is working with Nike to design Serena Williams' kit for this year's US Open.

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Hannah Rozenberg develops online tool for designing architecture without gender bias

"Men just don't get it"

Readers have a lot to say about this project by RCA graduate Hannah Rozenberg, which aims to prevent gender bias in architecture. 

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UNStudio to design Australia's tallest building

"The clear winner"

Readers are delighted by news that UNStudio and Cox Architecture won the contest to design a supertall skyscraper for Melbourne.

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P-rouette is a 3D-printed ballet shoe designed to reduce pain felt by the dancer

"If it reduces the pain, very very good"

These 3D-printed ballet shoes, designed by graduate Hadar Neeman to reduce dancers' pain, are proving popular.

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Lucy Sparrow stocks up LA supermarket with 31,000 felt groceries

"Incredibly wasteful and meaningless"

Lucy Sparrow has filled an LA supermarket with 31,000 felt groceries, and readers are describing it as a waste of time and effort.

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Filo Tag is a tiny device that helps you keep track of your valuables

"If the battery dies while it's lost, it's still lost"

Commenters have found a flaw in Filo Tag, a tiny tracking device designed to help you keep track of your valuables.

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San Francisco's mid-century Phoenix Hotel undergoes rebirth by Liz Lambert

"I'd love to stay here"

A 1950s motel in San Francisco has been revamped by designer and hotelier Liz Lambert, and readers adore its colourful new features.

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Mobike launches electric bike for dockless sharing

"There is still a lot of learning to be done"

Mobike has launched an electric version of its dockless bicycle, prompting a discussion about the pros and cons of bike sharing.

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Carrots could be key to stronger concrete

"Does it improve the concrete's vision as well?"

Concrete could be strengthened with nanoparticles extracted from carrots, according to new research, and commenters think it's a joke.

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Off-Grid Guest House cantilevers over hillside with Pacific Ocean vistas

"Tom Ford appropriate"

This off-grid retreat on the California coast would make a good home for a certain fashion designer, says one reader. 

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