"Where is the humanity in any of these designs?"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are divided over the winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2019 and are disappointed with proposals for a memorial for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida. There are also now less than three weeks to go until Dezeen Day. Read on for more...     "It will set a standard for councils across the country" One reader is pleased that the Passivhaus and high-density Goldsmith Street social-housing scheme was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize. Read more ›   "Looks really clumsy" Readers are divided after Microsoft revealed a dual-screen Android folding phone which can be opened down the middle like a book. Read more ›   Less than three weeks to go until Dezeen Day Have you got your tickets for Dezeen Day yet? With under three weeks to go, here is a recap of what's happening in London on 30 October. Read more ›   "Where is the humanity in any of these designs?" Readers are disappointed by proposals for a museum and memorial dedicated to victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida. Read more ›     "Rietveld's work is very inspiring" Photographer Arjan Bronkhorst has created a book that aims to reveal under-the-radar projects by revered Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld. Read more ›   "Respect for pulling this off" Readers are impressed after BIG completed the "cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world", which is topped by a ski slope. Read more ›   "Nothing screams sustainability like a plastic tree" Commenters are baffled after Japanese design studio Nendo released its 3D-printed version of a bonsai tree that owners can easily prune. Read more ›   "I love how the houses use the surrounding terrain" Finnish designers Aleksi Hautamaki and Milla Selkimaki have built a pair of self-sufficient summer houses on their island in Finland. Read more ›     "Facial recognition is a fundamental threat to society" The use of facial recognition in Hong Kong and London demonstrates the need to control access to the technology, says Owen Hopkins. Read more ›   "At least it's something original" A red shipwreck crashes into this high-rise, which Black n' Arch and sculptor David Černý have designed for the outskirts of Prague. Read more ›   "The laundry is bigger than the maid's room" Commenters are criticising this holiday apartment in Brazil designed by Studio Arthur Casas, due to the size of one of the bedrooms. Read more ›   "A marriage of the modern and the old" Rael San Fratello has created 3D-printed prototypes that take cues from earthen structures historically built along the Rio Grande river. Read more ›   "So bad it's good" OMA has won a competition to build The Link hotel and department store in Vienna, which one commenter is in two minds about. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Experienced architect at AL_A in London, UK Intern at Park Associati in Milan, Italy Senior interior designer at Pininfarina in Miami, USA Part 1 architectural assistant at Threefold 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