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This week, readers are comparing Ole Scheeren's MahaNakhon skyscraper with other pixellated buildings and trying to understand the design for Biomega's first electric car. We also announced the winners for the first Dezeen Awards! Read on for more...

 

Pratt people

 

Ole Scheeren completes pixelated MahaNakhon tower in Bangkok

"Excellent example of pixel architecture"

Love or hate, readers agree that Ole Scheeren's MahaNakhon skyscraper in Bangkok is the model for pixellated architecture. 

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Biomega debuts low-cost, low-weight electric car for city dwellers

"Does it have doors?"

SIN, the first electric car designed by Danish bicycle brand Biomega, is missing an important element, says readers.

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Dezeen Awards 2018 winners revealed in London ceremony

"Strong selections for a memorable first year!"

We've had an incredible response after announcing the winners of the inaugural Dezeen Awards.

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"The visuals become the lead singer" say show designers for The Chemical Brothers

"The visuals effectively become the lead singer"

We interviewed Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith, who have designed live shows for musical duo The Chemical Brothers for over 25 years.

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DFA Awards

 

"Breathtaking" off-grid Lochside House wins RIBA House of the Year 2018

"A worthy winner"

Lochside House, a cottage designed by Haysom Ward Millar Architects, has been named RIBA House of the Year 2018.

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"If forests were meant to burn, why not the houses in them?"

"If forests were meant to burn, why not the houses in them?"

Natural disasters like the California wildfires are not going away. The only option is to rebuild with temporality in mind, says Aaron Betsky.

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Crematorium Siesegem by Kaan Architecten rejects "pompous monumentalism"

"Needs a few funeral clowns"

The concrete and grey marble used by Kaan Architecten for its Crematorium Siesegem in Belgium are too depressing for one reader.

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London's best new house extensions revealed in 2019 shortlist for Don't Move, Improve!

"A miniaturised version of my dream library"

There are 37 London house extensions shortlisted in the Don't Move, Improve! awards, but a loft library has emerged as an early favourite.

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Eporta

 

Intersecting gabled sheds form "abstract and intriguing" house by Alain Carle Architecte

"This is why I love architecture"

Commenters have praised the split-level layout of a recently completed black home in Quebec, designed by Alain Carle Architecte.

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MIT engineers complete world's first flight of plane with no moving parts

"Science and the excitement of science at its best"

A plane that flies without propellers or turbines, and requires no fossil fuel, has both inspired and impressed.

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Marta Nowicka swaps a garage for a three-bedroom house in east London

"Beautiful project"

Marta Nowicka has built a three-storey house on the site of a former garage in London and readers are delighted with the result.

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