"Porn for architects"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are admiring the winners of this year's RIBA awards, and questioning whether a Royal College of Art fashion student who deliberately failed to present a collection at her graduate show deserves to pass. Read on for more...     "Porn for architects" The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the 54 winners of this year's national awards, much to the delight of one commenter.  Read more ›   "Think she chose the wrong degree" Laura Kraup Frandsen sparked debate by refusing to show a collection at her graduate fashion show in a protest against overconsumption. Read more ›   "Removal of plastics is incredibly important" Commenters are relieved that the device used by The Ocean Cleanup project to catch plastic in the Pacific Ocean has been returned to sea.  Read more ›   "Not for everyone, but quite powerful" An almost windowless house designed by architecture studio MORQ in Perth, Australia, is being admired by commenters. Read more ›   "An exceptional piece of architecture" Architect Sou Fujimoto is being praised by readers for L'Arbre Blanc tower in Montpellier, which boasts balconies that fan out like leaves. Read more ›   "You have got to be kidding" Readers are disappointed that the Sensodyne Daily Care toothbrush, which is made from plastic, won the DBA Design Effectiveness Award. Read more ›   "Love everything these guys do" Vladimir Radutny Architects has impressed with its design for a spacious apartment in Chicago featuring exposed concrete. Read more ›   "A lot of small useless balconies" One reader thinks an office block designed to improve workplace wellbeing by prioritising outdoor spaces has too many balconies.  Read more ›   "Shows size doesn't matter after all" We rounded-up 10 Vietnamese houses including a three-metre-wide home in Ho Chi Minh City and a townhouse that blocks out pollution. Read more ›   "The world's most luxurious stable" A horse borrowed from a next door farm stole the limelight in the photoshoot for MA House in Israel by Pitsou Kedem Architects. Read more ›   "We need more Minion-inspired architecture" Precht has unveiled Bert, a conceptual modular treehouse designed to look like the single-eyed character from the film Minions.  Read more ›   "Would love to see a Chewbacca rug" Kenneth Cobonpue has joined forces with the Star Wars franchise to portray characters as a collection of furniture, and readers want more. Read more ›   "These houses always amaze me" Japanese studio Geneto has inspired by hollowing out a void in the base of YMT House to create a communal space and garage. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Project architect at Adjaye Associates in Accra, Ghana Architectural assistant at Studio Seilern Architects in London, UK Architectural assistants at OAOA Architecture Associates in London, UK Interior architect at Handel 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