"Resembles a crate for heavy goods"

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This week, readers are swooning over a hillside house in the Hamptons and debating David Chipperfield's proposed new home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Read on for more of the best stories and comments from Dezeen...

 

Villeroy & Boch

 

Hamptons retreat features grassy roof that blends with slope overlooking Peconic Bay

"This might be my dream house"

This grass-topped holiday home, designed by New York studio Mapos to overlook a Long Island bay, has won plenty of praise.

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David Chipperfield reveals latest visuals for Edinburgh concert hall

"Resembles a crate for heavy goods"

Readers were less than impressed by the latest visuals from David Chipperfield Architects, for a new concert hall in Edinburgh.

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"Dezeen Jobs has reinvented recruitment for our industry"

"Dezeen Jobs has reinvented recruitment for our industry"

Dezeen Jobs is 10! We asked our earliest advertisers to tell us how our recruitment site has helped build their companies. Read on for their responses and a hand-drawn birthday card from Marcel Wanders. 

 

Plus to celebrate, all job ads in September will cost just £100!

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Lego Table by Yusong Zhang comprises 10,480 blocks

"Just don't step on it"

Los Angeles-based art director Yusong Zhang built this coffee table from over 10,000 Lego bricks, without glue. But is it practical?

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Kosovo Architecture

 

Nike withdraws balaclava following claims it incites gang violence

"Clothes do not inspire people to commit crimes"

Nike has withdrawn a balaclava from sale following claims it incites gang violence, but some readers think it's an overreaction.

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Zaha Hadid Architects draws up plans for housing on Bristol Arena site

"Zaha's legacy slowly fades into the history books"

Readers are uninspired by this Bristol housing proposal from Zaha Hadid Architects, for a site earmarked for a new arena.

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Craig Green's voluminous jackets for Moncler resemble flotation devices

"Let's all strap on our mattresses!"

These voluminious down-filled jackets, designed by Craig Green for fashion brand Moncler, have readers in stitches.

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Renovated 1950s São Paulo apartment is arranged around planted lightwells

"What a tribute to the grandmother"

Readers love the story behind this mid-century apartment in São Paulo, renovated for the grandchild of its former owner.

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London design festival

 

Catch device lets users in developing countries test themselves for HIV at home

"Good design brings light to important conversation"

A pocket-sized device by designer Hans Ramzan, which enables people to test themselves for HIV at home, is impressing commenters.

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"Architectural meanings are nothing but fictions

"A false argument when read against his own buildings"

Architect and former FAT director Sean Griffiths has caused a stir, for criticising the "fake meaning" behind Steven Holl's plans for Dublin.

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Barclay & Crousse designs clifftop villa to blend in with the Peruvian desert

"Blend in? Not so much"

Readers think this clifftop house in Peru, built from red-toned stone to match its desert surroundings, is a standout success.

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