Debate: MVRDV wins competition for "new world wonder"

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Join the debate! View online This week, readers are discussing MVRDV's winning proposal to design a "new world wonder" and the world's tallest hybrid timber tower rising in Sydney.   Read on for more and join the debate!     "It looks like a bad acid trip" Commenters are unsure about architecture studio MVRDV's winning proposal for social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. What do you think? ›   "I second this emotion" Designer Karen Korellis Reuther examines the gender inequality in product design and the idea that things can be made based on an "average-sized" human being. Commenters are intrigued. Share your thoughts ›   "1970s design inspired tower with beaver chew" Readers engage with the world's tallest hybrid timber tower, Atlassian Central skyscraper in Sydney, designed by SHoP Architects and BVN Architecture. Read the story ›   Latest Dezeen Showroom products Velo chair by Layer for Andreu World Marmoleum Cocoa flooring by Forbo Flooring Contemporary Room Dividing Screens by Fold Studio Collective RailLock ceiling system by The Collective   "Well somebody's good at CAD" Commenters discuss Uruguay architecture studio Gómez Platero's proposal for "four irregularly shaped towers" as part of mixed-use development on the Miami waterfront. Join the debate ›   "Less is...er...less" Journalist Jessica Furseth considers the tiny balconies often seen in apartment blocks and contemplates how useful they really are. Readers weigh in. Join the conversation ›   "The Moon is beyond Earth's time zones" Readers are unimpressed by the limited edition gold MoonSwatch, unveiled by Swatch and Omega to celebrate the anniversary of the first moon landing on 21 July 1969. Have you had your say? ›     "Beyond disappointing." Readers are disappointed by the news that the Glasgow School of Art​ cannot afford to rebuild the Mackintosh Building without external funding, following the second fire in 2018. What do you think? ›   "Beautiful stadium" Commenters review US studio Manica's design for a 70,000-seat stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team, which will be topped with a transparent dome. What do you reckon? ›   "The 90s called and asked for their clunky designs back" Architecture studio SOM recently completed the North Tower skyscraper in Chicago, featuring a sequence of staggered terraces. Commenters share their thoughts. Share your thoughts ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Project architect at Fraher Architects Designer at SOM Graduate landscape architects at BDP New business assistant at Carmody Groarke 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