"A gymnast's delight"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are dreaming of swimming in architectural pools around the world, think a scaffold-covered house is fit for a gymnast and are lamenting the news that Richard Rogers has retired. Read on for more...     "Looks like absolute bliss" We rounded up 10 outdoor swimming pools that architects have designed for houses around the world and readers want to take a dip. Read more ›   "A gymnast's delight" Readers are critiquing a reconfigurable house in Tokyo designed by Suzuko Yamada that is wrapped in external scaffolding. Read more ›   "We miss you already Richard" Commenters are saddened to hear Richard Rogers has retired from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the practice he founded in 1977. Read more ›   "Get these materials into commercial construction" Waste seashells from the seafood and aquaculture industries have been salvaged to create a sustainable material resembling concrete. Read more ›     "Exquisite, reminds me of Japan" Commenters are in awe of a house situated on top of a rocky ledge in Connecticut by New York practice Desai Chia Architecture. Read more ›   "So wide of the mark with this one" Instagram users have posted images of the soon-to-open Apple Store in Singapore by Foster + Partners, but readers aren't impressed. Read more ›   "Is the cactus for sale?" Los Angeles design firm Working Holiday Studio has transformed a property in the California desert into a shoppable holiday home. Read more ›   "I have no hate for Melania" Our roundup of times Melania Trump hit the headlines has sparked debate and includes her redesign of the White House's Rose Garden. Read more ›     "Feels timeless and futuristic at the same time" Iram Sultan delighted commenters with its medicinal product-inspired design for the office of Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila. Read more ›   "Ethereal and eco-friendly" Readers are impressed with graduate Scarlett Yang who used algae extract and silk cocoon protein to create a compostable dress. Read more ›   "Are the building instructions child-friendly?" IKEA and Lego have collaborated to create Bygglek, storage boxes that  turn tidying into a game and commenters hope they're easy to build. Read more ›   "The memes are the best part" Tamotsu Shimada unveiled the logo for the Expo 2025 Osaka, inspiring social media users in Japan to create numerous memes. Read more ›   "I'm not cool enough to stay here" Von M has built an achingly hip carbon-neutral hotel in Ludwigsburg, Germany, that is built of wooden modules clad in white shingles. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Senior product designer at &Tradition in Copenhagen, Denmark Interior architect internship at Starck Network Agency in Paris, France Experienced 3D artist at 3XN Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark Part 1 architectural assistant at Arup in London, 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