Debate: "Now that's a stairway to heaven"

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Join the debate! View online This week, readers are discussing a conversion of a 200-year-old Toronto house by local studio Giannone Petricone Associates and an office building undergoing a residential conversion by Gensler in Midtown Manhattan is at risk of collapsing.   Read on for more and join the debate!     "This is Instagram architecture at its finest (read worst)" Local studio Giannone Petricone Associates has renovated a 200-year-old Toronto house with a contemporary interior and a wavy glass addition. Commenters are sceptical. Share your thoughts ›   "I am not going to get close to this building. That is for sure" Part of an office building undergoing a residential conversion by Gensler in Midtown Manhattan was reported at risk of collapsing after supports were found damaged in the upper storeys. Readers are steering clear. Read the story ›   "Does a building that size really need a little glass box on top?" Readers are discussing an overhaul of the British and Spanish offices of David Chipperfield Architects on the Santander seafront in Spain to create an art museum. Have you had your say? ›   "Now that's a stairway to heaven" Commenters have been wowed by a weathered steel-clad kindergarten added to the Technical University of Munich campus in Germany, by Berlin studio Kéré Architecture.  What do you reckon? ›   Latest Dezeen Showroom products Velo chair by Layer for Andreu World Call It a Day lighting by Tongqi Lu Design Kitchens by Cabbonet Collective RailLock ceiling system by The Collective   "What is this? Neopostmodernism?" Architecture studio Sthapati took visual cues from local palaces and gateways for its expansion of the Jodhpur Airport in Rajasthan, India. Readers respond. What do you think? ›   "Should come with a porcelin tea set to match, lol" Commenters are amused by Carmaker Bugatti's unveiling of the Mistral Blanc Éternal, a sports car covered with unusual porcelain accents including speaker grilles and armrests. Join the debate ›   "Great job, compact simple plan, very liveable" Readers are discussing a rebuilt farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands by Scottish studio Loader Monteith called Dulnain. Join the conversation ›     "'Soft and gentle' indeed it is, both in the concept and execution" Finnish studio Verstas Architects has completed the Malmi Mortuary and Farewell Spaces in Helsinki using a pared-back palette of stone, timber and brick. Commenters share their thoughts. Share your thoughts ›   "Simply wonderful" Commenters are pleased with the Architecture studios Carlo Ratti Associati and Park Associati overhaul of the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Italy. What do you think? ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Studio director – architectural solutions at NOWN Communications coordinator at Orms Landscape architect/senior landscape architect at ASPECT Studios Part 2 architectural assistant at Napier Clarke 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