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Robert Venturi dies and the latest from London Design Festival

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This week, readers are paying tribute to Robert Venturi, who died earlier this week, and enjoying our London Design Festival highlights. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

 

 

UNStudio unveils modular concept station for European hyperloop

"The stuff of dreams"

UNStudio's vision for modular hyperloop stations, featuring curved platforms, sparked discussion about what the future will look like.

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Uber "brings back the U" in major rebrand

"I'd prefer a non-serif type and UBER, all set in capitals"

Though far less controversial than Uber's previous logo, readers are still not sure about the brand's new font.

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Postmodernism pioneer Robert Venturi dies aged 93

"An icon"

Readers are paying tribute to American architect Robert Venturi, the postmodernism pioneer behind the Vanna Venturi House and Seattle Art Museum, following his death at the age of 93 on Tuesday.

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Henning Stummel's flat-pack furniture is made with almost no waste

"Really great idea and awesome details"

Henning Stummel's no-waste flat-pack sofa, on show for London Design Festival, has readers impressed and wanting to see more.

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Clear Rock Lookout by Lemmo provides vantage point from Texas hillside

"Crisp. And very Hemingway"

This hunting lookout and writer's studio in Texas would suit American novelist Ernest Hemingway, says one reader.

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Watch our talk with Sony, GF Smith and Supermundane

Watch our talk with Sony, GF Smith and Supermundane

Readers who missed our talk at London Design Festival, on the future of graphic design in the face of new technology, can watch it here.

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Bates Smart plans to suspend a stadium above Sydney's Central Station

"And above it they should build the next Eiffel Tower"

Bates Smart's concept for a stadium atop Syndey Central Station is a pipe dream, according to commenters.

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Deborah Berke Partners completes low-slung black residence in Connecticut

"Like a Chanel dress. Chic and well tailored"

Readers admire the elegance of this Connecticut residence, completed by architecture studio Deborah Berke Partners.

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Phillip K Smith III's Detroit Skybridge glows with blocks of colour

"That wash of colour onto the buildings is where it's at"

Commenters love the colours chosen by Phillip K Smith III in his transformation of a disused walkway into an illuminated sky bridge.

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Stanton Williams completes major renovation to open up London's Royal Opera House

"It's all very typical of a Stanton Williams project"

Stanton Williams has done a good job of revamping London's Royal Opera House, say readers, but it could have been a little more exciting.

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Coil + Drift and Cold Picnic style renovated Prospects Heights Townhouse

"Looks like a furniture exhibition"

Readers think this New York townhouse, styled by Coil + Drift, is beautiful but a little sterile.

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Triangles of light animate perforated aluminium facade of Tel Aviv home by Pitsou Kedem Architects

"Very expensive wallpaper"

The perforated aluminium facade of this Tel Aviv house by Pitsou Kedem Architects is a lot of fun, say commenters.

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