Debate: "Fortress Obama or Obama's Folly?"

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Join the debate! View online This week, readers are discussing the completion of the Obama Presidential Centre and Lego's release of the Sagrada Familia set launched to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death.   Read on for more and join the debate!     "Fortress Obama or Obama's Folly?" Readers are hotly debating the completion of the Obama Presidential Center, featuring a monumental granite-clad tower surrounded by artificial hills, by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. Join the conversation ›   "The level of detail achieved is marvelous" Launched to mark the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death, the Sagrada Familia set is the largest ever created by toy brand Lego. Readers are impressed. What do you think? ›   "This is a feast for the eye!" Mexican studio Lanza Atelier has created A Serpentine, a "simply beautiful" snaking brick-walled structure for the 25th edition of the Serpentine Pavilion in London. Read the story ›   Latest Dezeen Showroom products Scaffold outdoor occasional tables by Haldane Veritas desk by Hulala Home WiChair by Alina Schnizler for Wilkhahn Collective Cast writable surface by The Collective   "What sort of marketing strategy lies behind the launch of such products?" Commenters aren't convinced by Ferrari and HP's collaboration on a laptop inspired by the aesthetics and engineering of supercars. Share your thoughts ›   "Greenwashing taken to a whole level" Dutch studio MVRDV has designed the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France. Readers share their thoughts. Have you had your say? ›   "That fabric wouldn't stand two days against my two furniture shredders with tails" Commenters are discussing a playful cat tree that provides a design-forward perch for feline friends by Swedish designer Gustaf Westman. Join the debate ›     "More of this, please!" Tim Ronalds Architects has converted a series of 17th- and 18th-century buildings in Clerkenwell, London, into the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. Commenters are praising the "interesting re-use of an old building". Share your thoughts ›   "Beautiful place to relax and recharge" Readers are in love with the Laugarás Lagoon, a geothermal spa topped by a grass-covered roof by Icelandic studio T.ark Architects. What do you reckon? ›   "A tempered, thoughtful article that draws no polarizing conclusions" The completed Obama Presidential Center represents a concerning shift in the image ex-presidents want to convey, writes Anthony Paletta. Commenters weigh in on the debate. What do you think? ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Project architect at Denton Corker Marshall Part 1/2 architectural assistant at Assemble Part 2 architectural assistant at MATA Architects Architect at GG-loop 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