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This week, readers are outraged at the idea of unpaid internships and think the development of a genderless voice is pointless. We also announced more judges for this year's Dezeen Awards. Remember, 25 per cent off entry fees ends tomorrow. Read on for more...

 

Dezeen Awards 2019

 

Serpentine Gallery tells Junya Ishigami to pay all staff working on this year's pavilion

"Pay architects, pay interns"

Readers are debating unpaid architecture internships after Junya Ishigami was told to pay all workers on his Serpentine Pavilion, and Elemental pulled their intern programme.

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Q is the world's first gender-neutral voice technology

"I love designs that fix non-existent problems"

Virtue has partnered with Copenhagen Pride to develop the world's first genderless voice, but not everyone agrees it is needed.

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One day left to save 25 per cent on Dezeen Awards 2019 entries

One day left to save 25 per cent on Dezeen Awards 2019 entries

With our early entry discount ending tomorrow, here are answers to any questions you may have to help you complete your entry. 

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Peter Barber Architects reinterprets Victorian back-to-back housing in London

"A modern day castle"

One reader thinks that this block of 26 shared-ownership homes designed by Peter Barber Architects resembles a fortress.

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Eight buildings that incorporate waterfalls

"Incredibly powerful"

We rounded up eight buildings that feature waterfalls, including Jewel Changi Airport and the Liebian International Building in China.

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Atelier Oslo wraps House on an Island in gridded timber facade

"What a weekend house should look like"

Readers approve of this holiday home in Norway designed by Atelier Oslo, which boasts large windows with a griddled facade. 

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Japanese cherry blossoms inform Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch design

"Tokyo does it well"

Tokujin Yoshioka's cherry blossom-like design for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch has sparked excitement among readers. 

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"I didn't know I was going to be an architect" says Frida Escobedo

"I didn't know I was going to be an architect"

In this short movie, architect Frida Escobedo describes how she fell into the profession and why she's never worked for anybody else. 

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Niall McLaughlin Architects creates English country house in Hampshire

"Catholic scale meets Protestant interiors"

A concrete country home designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects has caught reader attention thanks to its grand scale and features.

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Apple launches credit card touting privacy and security

"Engraving is the way to go"

Apple has launched a numberless credit card that CEO Tim Cook calls the most significant change to card payments in 50 years.

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Thomas Heatherwick designed the Vessel to "bring people together"

"Does Heatherwick actually believe what he's saying?"

Some readers are questioning Thomas Heatherwick's desires for the recently opened Vessel, at Hudson Yards in New York.

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London's first 3D zebra crossing encourages drivers to slow down

"More confusing than anything"

Commenters fear that the first 3D zebra crossing in the UK could create chaos as it appears to float above the road.

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Huge sliding door reveals courtyard at House in Sonobe by Tato Architects

"This one I like"

At least one person is a fan of Tato Architects' house in the town of Sonobe, Japan, which can be opened up with a sliding corrugated wall.

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