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This week, readers are discussing the completion of Danish material supplier Dymak's headquarters by architecture studio BIG and the news that Jay Morton has been elected as the next RIBA president.

 

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Rick Owens creates Adidas tracksuits that double as personal airconditioning

"My instinct is to laugh, but I really like it and I've no idea why"

Commenters are intrigued by fashion designer Rick Owens' Spring Summer 27 menswear show, unveiled in Paris. Tiny built-in fans help to circulate air around the wearer of these inflatable Adidas jogging suits.

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Jay Morton elected RIBA president

"What's the point of being an architect if the function is not protected?"

Readers are discussing the news that Jay Morton, director at architecture studio Bell Phillips, has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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BIG arranges circular Dymak HQ around stepped courtyard

"Great work! I think they nailed this one"

Architecture studio BIG has completed the headquarters for Danish material supplier Dymak in Odense, Denmark, sheltering its rounded mass-timber structure with a roof evoking a Möbius strip. Commenters share their thoughts.

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Snøhetta uses mass timber and earthen walls for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

"The layers of the rammed earth wall are so choice"

Architecture studio Snøhetta has laid a hill-like green roof over timber-and-earth volumes for a building dedicated to American president Theodore Roosevelt, connecting it to the rolling landscape of North Dakota, USA. Readers are captivated.

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Davidson Prize winner proposes reusing buses as mobile playgrounds

"Can we have some grass and trees to climb on?"

Multidisciplinary team RUA Studio has won this year's Davidson Prize with Playdeck, a concept design that envisions repurposing decommissioned buses into playscapes for people of all ages. Commenters are sceptical.

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Sunken lightwells illuminate partially submerged London home by Stylus Architects

"Did the joiner hire a builder or the builder hire a joiner?!"

Readers are loving this partially submerged yet well-lit family home in Roehampton Village, southwest London, by local studio Stylus Architects.

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MAD adds trio of "cloud buildings" to Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen

"Sinuous curves never looked so tired"

Commenters are unimpressed by architecture studio MAD's interconnected and curved design of Tengyun Center, completed for technology company Tencent in Shenzhen, China.

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Fabio Fantolino looks to 1960s offices for interior of retro Turin bar

"So cool and nostalgic"

Cantilever chairs, wood panelling and mirror-clad surfaces meet in Lève Office Bar, a Space Age-informed bar in Turin by Italian architect Fabio Fantolino. Readers respond.

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Superflex and KWY.studio create architecture for fish to enjoy after sea levels rise

"Don't know about the fish, but I enjoyed this"

Commenters are amused by Danish artist collective Superflex's collaboration with KWY.studio architects and their creation of Super Kello – a harbourside stone sculpture in Oulu, Finland, to be enjoyed by fish after sea levels rise.

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