"Bond villains might like it"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are curious about a concept for an underground concrete home and debating why Architectural Association director Eva Franch i Gilabert lost a vote of no confidence. Read on for more...     "Bond villains might like it" Readers think Underground House Plan B, a piece of conceptual architecture inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, is film-worthy. Read more ›   "It is ridiculous to accuse the voters of being sexist" Architectural Association director Eva Franch i Gilabert has lost a vote of confidence for her five-year plan and students are debating why. Read more ›   "Obviously this looks beautiful" Readers are enchanted by Mountain Refuge, a prefabricated cabin-style micro-home designed by Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi. Read more ›   Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition shortlist Innovative storage solutions and children's toys are among the designs made from repurposed cardboard that have been shortlisted. Read more ›     "There's a lot going on" Oslo's long-awaited Deichman Bjørvika central library has opened to the public in Norway, but it hasn't been well received by readers. Read more ›   "He had talent, brains and vision" To mark the passing of Milton Glaser, we've rounded up 11 of the New Yorker's most interesting graphic designs from the past six decades. Read more ›   "This is getting bookmarked for sure" Commenters are impressed by a home in Lewisham, southeast London, featuring an ash-lined living space with expansive windows. Read more ›   "Marketing nonsense" Pentatonic has created a coronavirus-inspired bring-your-own cutlery set in collaboration with Pharrell Williams but readers aren't buying it. Read more ›   "Courtyard houses can be found throughout the world" Charmaine Chan picks five of the most interesting courtyard houses in her book Courtyard living: Contemporary houses of the Asia-Pacific.  Read more ›     "Architecture that matters" Álvaro Siza designed an open-air complex for ceramics as part of the artist retreat Casa Wabi in Mexico and readers can't get enough. Read more ›   "These are really beautiful" Sekhina has made light switches and plug sockets from concrete as an aesthetically pleasing alternative to plastic and readers approve. Read more ›   "I would love to see BIG do something small" BIG has designed a factory for Vestre in Norway meant to be the "world's most eco-friendly furniture factory", but readers aren't sure. Read more ›   "One of our most rapidly produced products" Adidas developed its coronavirus face mask in less than a month, making it one of the quickest products the brand has ever made. Read more ›   "Can't take my eyes off that massive table" A huge dining table in one of these two slender houses in Mexico City designed by Architecture firm PPAA, has caught readers' attention. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Mid-level interior designer at Bryan O'Sullivan Studio, New York, US Architects/architectural assistant at Caruso St John Architects, UK Industrial design intern at Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Copenhagen, Denmark Senior interior architect/project manager at Design Haus Liberty, UK Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise