"Painfully hideous design"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers think David Chipperfield's Zhejiang Museum of Natural History in China is "elephantine", and are shocked by a hotel inside a quarry. Read on for more details...     "Monumentally oppressive" The monolithic exhibition galleries of David Chipperfield's soon-to-open Zhejiang Museum of Natural History have divided readers. Read more ›   "They use Lego-compatible dials" The best thing about Teenage Engineering's modular synthesiser system, according to one reader, is that you can hack it with Lego. Read more ›   "Painfully hideous design" The Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental hotel, built in an abandoned quarry in China, is a missed opportunity say commenters. Read more ›   "Very handsome" Readers are delighted by Tiny Holiday Home in Amsterdam, which i29 and Chris Collaris designed to be like a sculpture.  Read more ›     "A fabulously visually lively and animated space" The winner of this year's Don't Move, Improve! award, The Chapel, has impressed with its vaulted ceiling designed by Craftworks. Read more ›   "Art deco with a contemporary twist" Iris Van Herpen's Shift Soul collection, which draws on advances in DNA engineering, has an art-deco feel, says one reader. Read more ›   "London has an ambition for quality public housing design not seen since the 1970s" London is entering a confident era of public housing, says Paul Karakusevic, thanks to projects with pioneering financial models. Read more ›   "Not everyone's cup of tea" This museum in China by Bernard Tschumi Architects proved controverial among readers thanks to its giant chimney structures. Read more ›     "They all look the same now" Commenters think that Gensler's proposal for Tower Fifth, which would become Manhattan's tallest skyscraper, is far from unique. Read more ›   "What do the wings do?" The design of Boeing's prototype passenger drone, which just completed a test flight, has confused one reader. Read more ›   "Gorgeous" Oppenheim Architecture has impressed by coating a water-treatment plant in clay, so the building resembles natural rock. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Architectural designer at Handel Architects in New York, USA Team PA/office assistant at Adjaye Associates in London, UK 3D architectural visualiser at UNStudio in Shanghai, China Senior architect at ODOS Architects in New York, USA Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise