"It looks more like a nightclub"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers think that Zaha Hadid Architects' Beijing airport terminal looks like a nightclub and are disheartened at the suggestion children wear bulletproof backpacks to school. We also shared the biggest trends from the Dezeen Awards 2019 longlists. Read on for more...     "It looks more like a nightclub" Commenters are divided after images showing the interiors of Zaha Hadid Architects' airport terminal building in Beijing were revealed. Read more ›   "This is not the solution" Readers are alarmed after the CEO of self-defence brand Guard Dog told Dezeen school children should be given bulletproof backpacks. Read more ›   "Seems completely gimmicky and unnecessary" William Matthews Associates has built a bridge in Cornwall that has a deliberate gap in the middle, causing a divide among readers. Read more ›   "Sweet for the 'gram" From remote cabins to candy-coloured interiors we revealed the biggest trends to emerge from the Dezeen Awards 2019 longlists. Read more ›     "A catalyst for more ideas" Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar created photomontages that combine archaeological sites in Iran with contemporary buildings. Read more ›   "The current system is dangerously delusional" Eliminating plastic from the seas is not possible and instead new materials need to be developed to replace plastic, says Cyrill Gutsch. Read more ›   "Looks super expensive" Brazilian architect Marilia Pellegrini unveiled a micro home inside two shipping containers, but readers don't think it's affordable. Read more ›   "What bothers people is the sense of an alien culture" Outrage over Hudson Yards is about an unspoken disquiet that foreign ideas have overtaken a chunk of Manhattan, argues Aaron Betsky. Read more ›     "The architecture god is a woman named Zaha Hadid" Some readers think the Opus hotel in Dubai, with interiors and exteriors by Zaha Hadid, is "a striking concept". Read more ›   "Too much lavish extravagance is never enough" Yabu Pushelberg and Rockwell Group have created a mix of zany and floral bars, restaurants and bedrooms inside this New York hotel. Read more ›   "Minimalism with soul" Readers admire the finish of these apartments in Ottawa, to which Atelier Pierre Thibault added a slatted wooden terrace. Read more ›   "Absurd, whimsical, and gives a unique perspective" Norwich Cathedral in England installed a helter skelter so visitors can get a better view of its vaulted nave before sliding down. Read more ›   "A thing of beauty" Readers have fallen for this holiday villa by Kapsimalis Architects – a "contemporary translation" of the chalky houses in Santorini, Greece. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Chief executive at Serpentine Gallery in London, UK Associate architect at FC Studio in Chicago, USA Interior designer at Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam, Netherlands Project designer at Starbucks 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