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This week, readers are enjoying the bird's-eye view of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, and questioning the credibility of a concept for a V-shaped plane designed to be more sustainable. Read on for more...

 

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Junya Ishigami unveils rocky Serpentine Pavilion made out of slate

"From the top it's beautiful"

Junya Ishigami has completed this year's Serpentine Pavilion, but some commenters think it only looks finished from one angle.

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KLM and TU Delft aim to make aviation more sustainable with V-shaped aircraft

"Is this a hoax?"

Due to the plane's unusual V-shape, readers are struggling to take Dutch airline KLM's design for a more sustainable aircraft seriously.

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Nike channels 1980s nostalgia into Stranger Things sportswear collection

"Gets a tick from me"

Nike has created a collection of 1980s style clothing and sneakers based on Netflix series Stranger Things, and one commenter approves.

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Fran Silvestre Arquitectos creates walkway on top of glazed Hoffman House

"Extravagant yet minimal"

Readers think that Hoffman House's T-shaped roof that doubles as a walkway for admiring the surrounding view is extremely dramatic.

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Royal Academy of Arts

 

Serpentine Pavilion designed to be "part of surrounding landscape" says Junya Ishigami

"An interesting concept"

In this exclusive Dezeen video, Junya Ishigami explains how his design for this year's Serpentine Pavilion was built to resemble a "stone hill".

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Foster + Partners completes quartet of high-speed rail stations in Saudi Arabia

"Futuristic but regional"

Foster + Partners is being praised for its recently completed rail stations in Mecca, Medina, Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City. 

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Stripped-back surfaces appear throughout Hackney apartment by Merrett Houmøller Architects

"Pretty interesting solutions"

Merrett Houmøller Architects has impressed with its designs for this apartment in east London, including a set of "hit-and-miss" stairs.

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10 bunker-like houses in Japan that offer total privacy

"I'm always amazed by these houses"

We rounded up 10 Japanese houses that offer complete seclusion, from an angular concrete bunker to a seemingly windowless box.

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New Designers

 

"Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation"

"Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation"

As David Chipperfield continues the restoration of the Procuratie Vecchie on Piazza San Marco in Venice, James Imam asks if architects can save cities straining to deal with increasing tourist numbers.

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Wild Flower launches gender-neutral sex toy Enby for "all of life's transitions"

"Does it go on your bike seat?"

One reader is wondering how to use Enby, a genderless sex toy designed by Wild Flower to suit a variety of bodies.

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3XN builds new headquarters for the Olympics on shore of Lake Geneva

"Whoever designed the facade is a magician"

Readers are admiring the shape of the Olympic's headquarters on the shore of Lake Geneva. 

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AI robot Ai-Da presents her original artworks in University of Oxford exhibition

"Nothing to do with art"

Commenters are questioning whether paintings made by a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence are art.

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Kappland Arkitekter perches Cabin Stokkøya on rugged landscape of Norwegian island

"Great setting and great house"

Commenters are equally impressed with Kappland Arkitekter's hillside cabin and the landscape of the island of Stokkøya, Norway.

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