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This week, readers think Kanye West's designs for affordable housing are going in the wrong direction and are relieved that plans for The Tulip have been scrapped. Read on for more...

 

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Kanye West is building Star Wars-themed housing for the homeless

"Kanye West completely misses the point"

Readers are criticising Kanye West's prototypes for prefabricated affordable Yeezy Home units which take inspiration from Star Wars.

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Foster + Partners Tulip tower plans nipped in the bud by mayor of London

"Thank you Sadiq, you've saved us"

News that London's mayor Sadiq Khan has rejected plans for The Tulip, designed by Foster + Partners, has sparked debate.

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Bentley's EXP 100 GT concept reimagines grand touring for the year 2035

"This unnecessary extravagance is certainly not green"

Bentley revealed its fully electric concept car which is crafted from sustainable recycled materials, but is it truly green?

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RIBA announces Stirling Prize 2019 shortlist

"Corkitecture!"

An experimental cork house and Grimshaw's London Bridge Station are among the projects shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize.

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Adopting circular design is "good for business" says Adidas eco-innovation leader

"Circular design is good for business"

Embracing the circular economy is the only way for brands to achieve business success, says a member of the innovation team at Adidas.

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Henning Larsen completes iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou

"Why icebergs in Hangzhou?"

Henning Larsen designed the white Hangzhou Yuhang Opera to look like ice floes on a lake, but one reader isn't sure why.

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London's Lucky Cat restaurant is designed to be better in person than in pictures

"I want to eat here"

AfroditiKrassa "deliberately went dark" to create the jet-black interiors of central London's Lucky Cat restaurant in a bid to be different.

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12 houses photographed directly from above

"These are crazy cool"

We rounded-up 12 homes that look impressive in bird's-eye view, including Rock House in Kuwait and Fukushima Home in Japan. 

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Olafur Eliasson's Tate Modern retrospective shows reality in "higher granularity"

"I really hope that you see things in higher granularity"

In this exclusive video, Olafur Eliasson explains how his exhibition In Real Life prompts visitors to look at the world from a new perspective. 

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Tomohiro Hata's Loop House faces inwards onto a central courtyard

"Love the palette"

Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates built Loop House in Japan around a planted central courtyard in pursuit of peace and quiet.

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Iconico Studio elevates Moncayo Club House in Mexico City atop stone plinths

"Awesome except for the 1990s lights"

Commenters are delighted with this community centre near Mexico City designed by Iconico Studio, apart from one slightly dated feature. 

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Elena Tamburini's Filotea objects encourage affection in old age

"How incredibly insulting"

Readers are baffled as to why Elena Tamburini has designed a collection of objects that encourage affection in elderly couples.

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Richard John Andrews builds garden shed as his own architecture studio

"I would love to see the roof"

Commenters are keen to see architect Richard John Andrews' Light Shed, in east London, from above.

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