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This week, readers are seriously considering Miysis Studio's alternative proposal for Notre-Dame Cathedral, but struggling to do the same for a sustainable treehouse concept. Read on for more... 

 

TONIK

 

Miysis Studio envisions Notre-Dame with a reconstructed spire and glass roof

"This is a very serious proposition for Notre-Dame"

Miysis Studio's proposal for reconstructing Notre-Dame's spire and adding a modern glazed roof has received mixed reviews.

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Matthew Chamberlain proposes Street Tree Pods to alleviate London's housing crisis

"Helium-filled teabags would be better"

Matthew Chamberlain has designed a sustainable treehouse in a bid to provide starter homes in London, but is it a winning concept?

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Mark Zuckerberg builds "sleep box" to help his wife rest

"He could open the curtains a little"

Readers are mocking Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg's design for a wooden "sleep box" that emits a faint light in the early morning. 

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Glass-sided rooftop pool tops concrete Maltese house by Architrend Architecture

"Is exhibitionist living the new trend?"

This risque house caught the eye of commenters, who pondered whether glass-bottomed swimming pools are becoming a thing.

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Prattshows

 

Perfect Storm apartment in Sydney features moody grey interiors

"Brief achieved"

The dark brooding atmosphere Killing Matt Woods created for this Sydney apartment is just what the owners requested, think readers.

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Eight striking libraries that are bound to impress

"This is bewitching"

Readers are spellbound by a dress worn by American actress Zendaya, which changed colour as she entered the Met Gala.

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Experts urge Macron to abandon five-year deadline for Notre-Dame rebuild

"Heritage conservation takes time"

Conservationists have asked the French president to abandon plans to re-build Notre-Dame by 2024, and commenters agree.

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Five buildings that show how female architects are building China's future

"Architecture is not male or female"

A book called New Chinese Architecture highlights the country's emerging talents, but does it matter that they all happen to be women?

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Repetitive Loss Properties

 

"We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised, in fact we probably helped it along"

"We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised, in fact we probably helped it along"

We're all to blame for the gentrification of Erno Goldfinger's Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects.

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Six things to see and do at London Craft Week 2019

"Craft is back"

Readers are excited by design editor Augusta Pownall's pick of six things to do at London Craft Week, which kicked off this Wednesday.

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Zaha Hadid Architects' lakeside cultural centre nears completion in Changsha

"Highly complex yet refined design"

Photos revealing the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre have impressed. 

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Design retailer Skandium closes ahead of administration

"I am genuinely shocked to hear this"

Readers are saddened to learn that design retailer Skandium's two London stores are closing.

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Calistoga Residence in Napa Valley draws on local barns and farmhouses

"Big fan of this style"

Wade Design Architects and Geremia Design's modern farmhouse style-home was a hit with commenters.

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