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This week, readers are discussing renderings of the Two World Trade Center in New York by Foster + Partners with developer Silverstein Properties and British company Nothing's latest phone, the (4a).

 

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Archohm creates shuttlecock-shaped badminton centre in India

"Youthful exuberance!"

Readers are debating The Shuttle badminton academy in Bhubaneswar, India, which was designed to resemble a shuttlecock by architecture studio Archohm.

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Foster + Partners updates images of ultimate World Trade Center site skyscraper

"Unbelievable that we are still rendering these trees in tall towers in 2026"

Commenters are underwhelmed by renderings of Two World Trade Center in New York by Foster + Partners for developer Silverstein Properties, set to complete the development and house American Express's headquarters.

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Nothing goes pink with reveal of new Phone (4a)

"It is so encouraging to see several European phone brands entering the market"

British company Nothing has unveiled its latest phone, the (4a), including a new pink variation, with commenters weighing in on the design.

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Cake Architecture draws on architectural landmarks for Thames-side WatchHouse cafe

"What time does the pole-dancing start?"

Readers are discussing a coffee shop designed by London studio Cake Architecture, featuring a carved ceiling void and a monolithic espresso counter.

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Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architects designs structural stone data centre in Sweden

"Really love the idea of treating the data centers as sculptural landmarks"

Commenters are split over Paris-based studio Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architects' plans for a data centre in Sweden, with one calling it a "waste of stone".

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Safdie Architects designs residential Florida skyscraper to be "expressive without excess"

"It's excessive without expression"

Boston studio Safdie Architects has released images of the Mandarin Oriental Residences tower in West Palm Beach, with readers expressing their disapproval.

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Lionel Jadot converts former military barracks into Jam Hotel Ghent

"I haven't made my mind up on if this is good, bad or indifferent"

Studio Lionel Jadot has transformed a former military barracks in Ghent, Belgium, into a "quirky" hotel featuring peeling plaster on the walls and furniture made from reclaimed materials.

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Pritzker Prize to be delayed following Jeffrey Epstein revelations

"Epsteinosis disease has long reaching tentacles"

This year's Pritzker Architecture Prize announcement is set to be delayed following the foundation's director, Tom Pritzker, being named in the Epstein files. Readers react to the news.

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The Haas Brothers top mushroom-shaped tequila bottle with beaded cap

"Without the small weber plant impression who would know this is related to tequila"

Art and design duo The Haas Brothers have created the limited-edition Tropa Añejo bottle for Tropa Tequila, with one reader calling its mushroom-inspired design a "missed opportunity".

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