"When has money not corrupted architecture?"

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This week, readers are debating the need for 3D-printing "faux-meat", and questioning a controversial statement made by David Adjaye at the World Architecture Festival. Read on for more details...

 

Neolith

 

Novameat develops 3D-printed vegan steak from plant-based proteins

"Does it print body organs too?"

The "world's first" 3D-printed meat-free steak, designed by Italian bioengineer Giuseppe Scionti, has caused controversy among readers.

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Crazy money has "corrupted" architecture says David Adjaye

"When has money not corrupted architecture?"

Architect David Adjaye has claimed that billion-pound projects are perverting architecture, but one reader think's it's old news. 

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Kyle House is a remote Scottish holiday home with a "monastically simple" interior

"Exquisitely done"

Kyle House, a derelict cottage that has been tranformed by Edinburgh-based architecture studio GRAS, has delighted commenters.

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IKEA and Tom Dixon announce urban farming collection

"More marketing hype than viable design"

Suspicious readers think that a collaboration between IKEA and Tom Dixon to launch an urban farming project is merely a marketing ploy. 

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Campari Negroni

 

Snøhetta updates proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building

"A sigh of relief"

Snøhetta's second proposal for the overhaul of the AT&T Building has been much better received than the first.

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The Storefront Theater was designed "for people to come together" says Dezeen Awards jury chair

"Designed specifically for people to come together"

Dezeen Awards jury chair Michel Rojkind explains why The Storefront Theater was chosen for Architecture Project of the Year.

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Six black houses in Canada by Alain Carle Architecte

"Very nice collection"

Commenters approve of architect Alain Carle's collection of residential projects, clad in charred wood, dark metal or painted brick.

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"Appreciating the role of colour in architecture is a great missed opportunity of the Bauhaus"

"A great missed opportunity of the Bauhaus"

It's a shame that, although colour theory was taught at the Bauhaus, it wasn't significantly applied to architecture, says Michelle Ogundehin.

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Warsaw Home

 

Timber arches support wavy roof of Mactan Cebu International Airport in the Philippines

"Very beautiful"

An airport in the Philippines, designed by Integrated Design Associates as a "symbolic gateway", has impressed. 

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Prefabricated modular library by Dot Architects built in just seven days

"What's the rush?"

Readers are wondering why Dot Architects was in such a hurry to build the Huaxia Star Library in China, which went up in a week.

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Grafeoiphobia is a furniture collection for desk-shy, bed-happy workers

"You're fired"

Geoffrey Pascal has designed a bed-like collection of office furniture that some commenters don't think would go down well with bosses. 

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Warped concrete roof tops Miami architecture school by Arquitectonica

"I adore it"

Readers are praising the new school of architecture building at the University of Miami, created by local firm Arquitectonica.

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