Debate: "A lot of effort for dubious effect"

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Join the debate! View online This week, readers are discussing a home with a glass-brick facade in Belgium and debating Meta's gesture-sensing wristband prototype. Read on for more and join the debate!     "A lot of effort for dubious effect" Walls of glass bricks characterise this infill home in Belgium designed by Demulle Demulle Architecten. Commenters aren't convinced.  Join the debate ›   "I'd rather have the satisfying clicks of a keyboard" Technology company Meta has designed a gesture-sensing wristband prototype that could overtake the keyboard, mouse and touchscreen. Some readers remain sceptical about its practicality. Do you agree? ›   "Neat and ugly at the same time" Commenters react to RSHP's St Lawrence Market North in Toronto, which features two vaulted wings in an industrial material palette. What do you think? › Latest Dezeen Showroom products Brezal outdoor furniture collection by Patricia Urquiola for Andreu World Veng bar stool by Torbjørn Bekken for Eikund Comet light by Ilanel I Ching heated towel rail by Elisa Ossino for Tubes     "Placemaking and architecture with unique character" Readers discuss German practice GMP Architekten's Kunshan Olympic Sports Centre in China – a 45,000-seat football stadium designed to connect with the surrounding parkland.  What do you think? ›   "Delicate, fun, culturally pertinent and contextually respectful" Commenters are praising the renovation of an 18th-century Spanish home by Lucas Y Hernández-Gil, with new rooms and features created without disturbing the original character. Have you had your say? ›   "I believe cob to be a bit of a dead-end material" Dezeen readers are responding to a cob classroom which is being built for educational charity Global Generation with waste earth sourced from near its site in King's Cross.  What do you think? ›     "Sleek but not beautiful" Commenters discuss a home built into a Chilean hillside by Ignacio Correa Arquitecto, which features two buildings joined by a bridge. Read the story ›   "Clever and interesting" A group of university students have created colour-coded soaps designed to teach vulnerable users about consent. Readers approve. Share your thoughts ›   "The colour and material choices are especially striking" Readers debate a prefabricated holiday home on Norway's western coast by Office Inainn, which uses concrete and blackened timber. Join the debate ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Experienced architect at Paul Archer Design Designer at Gabriel Scott Landscape architect/designer at BIG Experienced Part 1/Part 2 architectural assistant at Rodić Davidson Architects Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Debate, which was formerly called Dezeen Weekly. Update your preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise

Slippers made of dust | US consulate in Mexico | Zaha Hadid Architects "lifted village"

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View online     Loader Monteith renovates 18th-century Scottish cottage to be a "safe haven" Architecture studio Loader Monteith has renovated and extended an 18th-century cottage in Scotland, creating a series of open and accessible spaces for a resident living with Alzheimer's disease. Read more ›   Zaha Hadid Architects designs Hong Kong leisure complex as "a lifted village" British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed Go Park Sai Sha, a multi-storey sports and commercial complex in Hong Kong linked by elevated ramps and walkways. Read more ›   Gaza rubble clearance could result in 90,000 tonnes of carbon emissions A study has calculated that it could take four decades to clear the rubble from destroyed and damaged buildings caused by Israel's bombardment of Gaza and the process would yield over 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Read more ›   Slippers made from dust showcase "meaningful" use for household waste Ravensbourne University graduate Rahat Rai has created a pair of slippers made using dust collected from a vacuum cleaner that was compressed to form a felt-like fabric. Read more ›   Smoking Diaries exhibition reimagines the ashtray 17 different ways A group of emerging designers created their own iterations of the humble ashtray for a one-day exhibition as part of 3 Days of Design, producing everything from puffy, dimpled dishes to trough-like vessels. Read more ›   Connection-making app among projects from Hong Kong Polytechnic University Dezeen School Shows: a redesign of the Bumble dating app, which prioritises friendships, is among the projects from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Read more ›   Ennead Architects creates US consulate with "monumental diplomatic presence" Architecture studio Ennead Architects has completed a US consulate at the Arizona-Mexico border that features metal roofs informed by traditional southwestern structures. Read more ›   Jurumirim House by Nitsche Arquitetos features wall of perforated green blocks A corridor of decorative ceramic blocks connects the rooms of Jurumirim House, a vacation home designed by Nitsche Arquitetos on the edge of a reservoir in Brazil. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise