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This week, readers are debating Norman Foster's claim that coronavirus won't drastically change cities and are impressed by a concrete coffee factory in Georgia. Read on for more...

 

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Giorgi Khmaladze Architects encloses Tbilisi coffee factory in folded concrete

"The best béton brut reincarnation I have seen"

Readers are impressed by a concrete coffee factory in Tbilisi, Georgia, which Giorgi Khmaladze Architects has topped with a green roof.

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"Is Covid-19 going to change our cities? The answer is no," says Norman Foster

"The future is not two-metre distancing"

Norman Foster has sparked debate amongst commenters by saying that the coronavirus pandemic will not fundamentally change cities.

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Lost House by David Adjaye features black interiors and bedroom with a pool

"Who would want to permanently live in a nightclub?"

Readers aren't sold on a residential project designed by David Adjaye in London's King's Cross, which has recently come on the market.

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Adidas creates robotically woven Futurecraft Strung trainers from "new kind of textile"

"So cool"

Adidas has worked with design studio Kram/Weisshaar to create a robotically woven upper called Strung – and readers approve.

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Álvaro Siza and COR Arquitectos create travertine housing in Lombardy

"Quiet, simple and beautiful"

Readers admire Pritzker Prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza and Porto studio COR Arquitectos' design for a housing scheme in Italy.

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Ten tranquil bathrooms with dark and soothing interiors

"Absolute bliss"

A charred-wood washroom and a monolithic, concrete bathtub feature in this roundup of 10 zen bathrooms that embrace dark, moody hues.

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Major fashion houses will sell products made from mushroom leather by next year

"Awesome. I'll buy those"

Adidas, Stella McCartney, Lululemon and Kering have teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium.

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Raulino Silva Arquitecto designs a hotel for cats and dogs in Portugal

"Was this designed for pets or their owners?"

Readers aren't convinced that Raulino Silva Arquitecto designed Canine and Feline Hotel in Parada, Portugal, with animals in mind.

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Creating sets for Normal People took a mixture of intuition and second-hand gems says production designer

"I like the designs. They're very rich in character"

Lucy van Lonkhuyzen, the production designer for hit series Normal People, used second-hand finds to create "clinical but tasteful" spaces.

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OMA designs Morden Wharf neighbourhood for London's riverside

"Woah, is London ready?"

Commenters aren't convinced by OMA's masterplan for a mixed-use neighbourhood in London, UK, that has more than a thousand homes.

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White brick walls wrap trees and patios to form Casa RA in Mexico

"Beautiful house"

Readers adore this house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, which was designed by studio Radillo Alba around five large trees.

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Chinese granaries transformed into art centre with sweeping brick corridors

"Interesting stuff happening here"

Roarc Renew has slotted two brick corridors between a pair of disused granaries in Jiaxing, China, to create the TaoCang Art Centre.

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