"One of the most beautiful houses I have seen in years"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers have a lot to say about a Devon countryside villa by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and are confused by a Ferrari that favours beauty over practicality. We have also launched a new series celebrating the centenary of the Bauhaus school. Read on for more of the best stories and comments on Dezeen...     "One of the most beautiful houses I have seen in years" Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat, a countryside holiday home in Devon, England, is attracting a lot of praise from readers. Read more ›   "Rain and snow are urban legends for Ferrari designers" Commenters are baffled by news that Ferrari has unveiled an entirely open-topped car, leaving drivers uncovered and unprotected. Read more ›   "No school of design has been as influential" Owen Hopkins gives an overview of Bauhaus architecture and design, to kick off a new series celebrating the school's centenary. Read more ›   "If Francis Bacon was a boring robot" A painting created by a robot with artificial intelligence has sold for $432,000, and one reader thinks they recognise the style. Read more ›     "Charming, cool and captivating" Readers have found a lot of words to describe Coal Drops Yard, the new London shopping centre by Thomas Heatherwick's studio. Read more ›   "I hate when people use books as decoration" We picked out seven co-working spaces that offer an alternative to the traditional office, and one of them caused irritation. Read more ›   "Please put a weight-limit sign next to it" Brazilian architect Flavio Castro of FCstudio has built a one-bedroom home for himself in São Paulo, and the staircase is causing concern. Read more ›   "Hutongs always combine interior and exterior space" In this movie, Penda co-founder Dayong Sun explains his design for a micro home of the future, inspired by Beijing's hutong houses. Read more ›     "I thought I was looking at rusty scaffolding" Architect Jean Nouvel has completed a Marseille skyscraper in shades of red, white and blue, but one reader thinks it looks unfinished.  Read more ›   "This is no longer about Brexit. This is about democracy" Over 1,000 architects have signed a new letter in protest of Brexit, including Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and David Chipperfield, and commenters are arguing over whether it was the right move. Read more ›   "The role of the contemporary visualiser is deeply misunderstood" Troy Hodgson defends his profession and explains why renderings don't always exactly match the finished buildings they portray. Read more ›   "Well crafted, sensitive work that deserves an applause" John Wardle Architects has recieved little but praise for its restoration of a cottage in Tasmania, which is shortlisted for a Dezeen Award. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Product developer at IKEA in Älmhult, Sweden Furniture designer at Yabu Pushelberg in New York, USA Part 1 architectural assistant at Hawkins\Brown in London, UK Assistant professor of product and industrial design at Parsons School of Design in New York, USA Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise

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View online     India unveils world's tallest statue A 182-metre-high monument created by Michael Graves Architecture and Design, which is four times the size of the Statue of Liberty, has been officially inaugurated in Gujarat state, India. Read more ›   Norwegian banknotes featuring Snøhetta's pixelated designs now in circulation Norway has put new 50 and 500 kroner banknotes into circulation, featuring pixelated images of Norwegian coastlines designed by architecture studio Snøhetta. Read more ›   Mondrian Doha hotel is "a place of fantasy" says Marcel Wanders Dutch designer Marcel Wanders describes the eccentric and theatrical spaces he created for the Mondrian Doha hotel, in this movie Dezeen produced for the AHEAD hospitality awards. Read more ›   Dezeen's guide to Bauhaus architecture and design The Bauhaus, the most influential art and design school in history, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2019. This overview by Owen Hopkins kicks off our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the school's key figures and projects. Read more ›   Five paid internship opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs We've selected five paid internship opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including roles with Baca Architects and interior design firm Anouska Hempel. Read more ›   Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Don Kwaning has created an ecological packaging material from the pith of a fast growing plant called soft rush. Read more ›   Explore the Coal Drops Yard by Heatherwick Studio in 360-degree movie This 360-degree video filmed by Dezeen offers a tour of Coal Drops Yard, the new shopping centre that Thomas Heatherwick's studio has completed in London, in a pair of distorted warehouses. Read more ›   SOM's "sister skyscrapers" for doomed Chicago Spire site halted The controversy surrounding the site of Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire continues, as the city stalls the pair of skyscrapers that SOM's David Childs has proposed for the vacant waterfront plot. Read more ›   Bad Lab Beer Co brewery in New Hampshire features steely interiors by Richard Lindvall Contemporary, greyscale interiors complement the stainless steel equipment at this brewery in New Hampshire, by Swedish firm Studio Richard Lindvall. Read more ›   Apple designs "greenest Mac ever" Apple has launched a MacBook Air with a 100 per cent recycled aluminium alloy shell, reducing the carbon footprint of the computer by almost half. Read more ›   Waterfall cascades from Costa Rica beach retreat by LSD Architects This beachfront retreat in Costa Rica, by local studio Laboratory Sustaining Design, includes a waterfall that flows between the outdoor pools stepped down its steep site. Read more ›   Superyacht designer Philippe Briand brings nautical flair to Hong Kong homes Dezeen promotion: French designer Philippe Briand has applied superyacht styling to a residential project in Hong Kong for New World Development. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise