"Ironic to say the least"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are skeptical about Facebook's planned privacy checkup cafes and voiced relief that Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close has been saved. Read on for more...     "Ironic to say the least" Facebook is opening pop-up cafes across the UK where visitors can get a privacy checkup and a free coffee, much to readers' amusement. Read more ›   "What a grand waste of time and money" Readers are thrilled Amin Taha has won his appeal against Islington Council, which had ordered the demolition of 15 Clerkenwell Close. Read more ›   "Finally, something clever that actually helps people" James Plimmer has designed an inhaler for asthmatics that improves posture and technique to ensure more medicine reaches the lungs. Read more ›   "Completely the wrong design for the city of Venice" Santiago Calatrava has been fined for negligence over the design of the Ponte della Costituzione bridge across the Grand Canal in Venice. Read more ›     "Why not just build it out of timber?" Readers aren't convinced by MVRDV's designs for a residential development featuring green walls formed of shelves of plants. Read more ›   "Technology is great but enough is enough" A countertop hydroponic garden designed for growing vegetables indoors is a step too far, according to some commenters. Read more ›   "Looks like a good initiative" IKEA and Skanska are working with the Queen of Sweden on an offshoot of their BoKlok housing, to meet elderly residents' needs. Read more ›   "Another broken teenage dream" The Ocean Cleanup plans to burn some of the plastic it collects from the Pacific Ocean, but environmentalists say the move makes no sense. Read more ›   "Nice flow to it" Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Niederhafen River Promenade in Hamburg as part of the city's flood-prevention system. Read more ›     "Instagrammable plastic instead of a green roof" Readers aren't impressed by the design for New Korean Garden, an inflatable meeting and events space proposed for a rooftop in Seoul.  Read more ›   "Good enough to eat" From a store with salami-like counters to a shop with minimalist concrete display stands, we highlight five of the best delicatessens. Read more ›   "Horrifyingly dystopian, laughably unrealistic" Readers are shocked by Flux Haus, a conceptual parasitic-housing scheme that would engulf five towers with single-occupant pods. Read more ›   "Thumbs up!" One reader has given the thumbs up to our roundup of Ibiza hotels that combine a farm-to-fork ethos with contemporary design.  Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Mid-level architectural designer at Hacker Architects in Portland, USA Workshop technician at Heatherwick Studio in London, UK Junior/mid-level architect at Aedas across China Architect at WilkinsonEyre in London, UK  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