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This week, readers are discussing British automaker Lotus' reveal of the Theory 1 concept car and Foster + Partners' addition of a vaulted timber hall to a winery in Spain. Read on for more...

 

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Donaldson + Partners creates arched house "for the twenty-first century"

"This project is an absolute triumph"

Commenters are praising a circular house, partially embedded in the landscape, designed by California-based studio Donaldson + Partners.

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Lotus unveils Theory 1 concept car as "design manifesto" for the future

"The auto industry has run out of ideas"

Readers are reacting to British automaker Lotus' reveal of the Theory 1, a tech-heavy concept car featuring saloon doors and 'soft robotic' seats.

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Foster + Partners expands Spanish winery with "discreet" barrel-vaulted structure

"The building says railway station not winery"

Foster + Partners has added a vaulted timber hall to Spain's Bodegas Faustino winery, featuring an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. Readers are split in their opinions.

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Stone pavilion by Sou Fujimoto "blends harmoniously" into historic champagne house

"If I'm visiting a historic vineyard in France, this is not the experience I came for"

Readers remain unconvinced by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto's addition of a visitors' centre to the historic Maison Ruinart champagne house in Reims, France.

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Twentieth Century Society calls for preservation of "just one set of cooling towers"

"Cathedrals of industry like these are loved and hated"

As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society campaigns to preserve its cooling towers. Commenters weigh in.

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Paris apartment merges "minimalism with the grandeur of Napoleon-era architecture"

"What incredible high ceilinged rooms!"

Readers are in love with a Paris apartment renovated by French architect Joris Poggioli, blending historic features with modern design elements.

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes "invisible repair" of world's first cast iron building

"This is a wonderful old structure. I'm glad they restored it and put it to use"

Commenters express delight at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' completion of a 20-year transformation of a historic Shropshire mill into a museum and workspace, celebrating its pioneering cast iron frame.

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Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona

"Vast, cavernous and soulless"

Readers are uninspired by Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hillside overlooking a beach in Barcelona, designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza.

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BIG set to "reanimate" 1950s power plant on Scape-designed park

"What about the rise in sea level as a result of climate change?"

BIG has unveiled plans to transform a decommissioned power plant in Connecticut, USA, into a community centre, with the site reimagined by landscape studio Scape. Readers express concern about its environmental impact.

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