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This week, readers think it's crazy that Barcelona's Sagrada Familia has had to pay millions for a building permit, and are worried by a machine that could take people's jobs. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...

 

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Sagrada Familia agrees €36 million payment after building for 136 years with no permit

"How many millions has it generated in tourist revenue?"

Readers think it's unjust that Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Familia has to pay authorities €36 million, after being built without a permit.

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Dripping machine creates ceramics that marry technological precision with handmade details

"More tech to replace human creativity"

Readers aren't impressed that Studio Joachim-Morineau has designed a machine that can manufacture "unique" ceramics en masse. 

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Industrial setting informs robust palette of Fraher Architects' Signal House

"Really well done"

Fraher Architects has refurbished a terraced house in London, and commenters are praising its perforated black metal extension.

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World's first 3D-printed steel bridge unveiled at Dutch Design Week

"Wow, it's ugly"

Commenters are impressed by the technology behind this 3D-printed bridge, revealed at Dutch Design Week, but don't like its appearance.

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Five geoengineering solutions proposed to fight climate change

"I wish they would leave our planet alone"

With news that humans have 12 years to reverse the effects of climate change, we looked at five geoengineering solutions. Readers are now arguing about the best approach.

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10 visually striking cafes to visit in cities all around the world

"The spread of the pink"

We picked out 10 eye-catching cafes to visit around the world, and readers noticed that one colour featured a little too often.

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Worrell Yeung updates apartment in former Manhattan hotel with "classic materials"

"I would love to live there"

Readers want to move into an apartment inside a landmarked hotel  overhauled by New York studio Worrell Yeung. 

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Chengdu plans to launch artificial moon to replace its street lights

"Terrifying. I pity the local populace"

Much to the horror of readers, the Chinese city of Chengdu is planning to launch an illumination satellite disguised as an artificial moon.

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Herzog & de Meuron unveils revised design for Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin

"What an ungainly neighbour for the Mies building"

Herzog & de Meuron has released updated plans for the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin, and readers think it's unsightly. 

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BIG and Artemide's Gople lamp helps plants grow indoors

"Kind of like the early days at Apple"

One commenter thinks that BIG's colour-changing lamp, designed to help plants grow, is reminiscent of Apple's old style.

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Mecanoo completes world's largest performing arts centre in Taiwan

"The plaza space underneath is completely bland"

The "world's largest performing arts centre under one roof" is now open in Taiwan, and is attracting criticism from commenters.

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Tom Blachford expands Midnight Modern architecture photo series

"Surreal and wonderful"

Australian photographer Tom Blachford has shot 12 large-scale images of modernist buildings bathed in moonlight, and readers are amazed.

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