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This week, we interviewed Game of Thrones' production designer Deborah Riley and readers discussed the future of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Read on for more... 

 

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"Viollet-le-Duc would not hesitate to build a new roof and spire"

"Viollet-le-Duc would not hesitate to build a new spire"

Notre-Dame's spire was much loved but a modern version could be just as admired, says deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft. 

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Game of Thrones season eight "makes me sick to my stomach" says production designer

"We could barely see any of it"

Game of Thrones fans pointed out that despite production designer Deborah Riley's hard work, some episodes were too dark to see. 

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Frank Gehry designs iceberg-like headquarters for Warner Bros

"I'm ready for Gehry to retire"

One reader hopes that Frank Gehry's iceberg-like office design for Warner Bros Entertainment in Los Angeles, will be his last project.

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IKEA's iconic blue and yellow logo made "future proof" in subtle redesign by Seventy Agency

"Deep respect for the graphic design industry"

Readers are impressed by the attention to detail paid by the designers of Swedish furniture giant IKEA's new logo. 

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Clerkenwell Design Week

 

Sou Fujimoto Architects ends internships in its Tokyo studio

"Progressive millennials get a dose of reality"

Sou Fujimoto Architects has stopped using interns in its Tokyo office, amid an ongoing row about unpaid internships in architecture studios.

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London Marathon offers edible seaweed drinks capsules as alternative to plastic bottles

"Needs to be used at all sporting events"

Over 30,000 drinks capsules made from seaweed were handed out at the London Marathon to reduce plastic waste, but was it enough?

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Layer and Nio's intelligent Pal scooter learns your favourite routes

"Please do something similar for the elderly"

Layer has partnered with automotive company Nio to design an electric scooter that uses artificial intelligence, and readers want more.

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Concr3de proposes using 3D printing to rebuild Notre-Dame

"Keep your 3D printer for Disney Land"

Concr3de has proposed rebuilding parts of Notre-Dame Cathedral using 3D printing, but it hasn't gone down well.

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Dezeen Awards

 

"Coachella is a great place of experimentation that becomes a giant trash heap"

"Coachella is a great place of experimentation that becomes a giant trash heap"

With this year's Coachella now over, Aaron Betsky questions the value of the festival's temporary sets and large-scale installations.

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10 electric cars unveiled by Chinese car companies at Auto Shanghai 2019

"Will leave American auto companies in the dust"

Commenters are impressed with our pick of 10 of the best Chinese-made electric cars from this year's Auto Shanghai show. 

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"Feminists have not understood the meaning of my work" says Gaetano Pesce after Up armchair protest

"A worse and more insulting version"

Gaetano Pesce has caused uproar by accusing feminist protesters of misinterpreting Up, his armchair that depicts a woman as a prisoner.

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Digital technology adds "layer of understanding" to Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art

"Bravo"

Dezeen Awards winner Casson Mann impressed with its 3D laser scanning, used to create replicas of 20,000-year-old cave paintings.

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Big glass box brings light into Olson Kundig's Comedor restaurant in Austin

"Absolutely exquisite"

Olson Kundig Architects has won over commenters with this Mexican restaurant in downtown Austin, boasting huge glass doors. 

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