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In this week's comments update, readers are in disagreement over the American Institute of Architects publicly protesting against an order that federal buildings be built in "classical architecture style." Read more View the full article

Opinion: in his first Opinion column for Dezeen, Dan Hill reflects on the recent sale of Finland's two most iconic design brands - Artek and Nokia - and suggests what the country's design industry should do next. (more...) View the full article

News: US publisher Riverhead has collaborated with 3D-printing firm MakerBot to create the first printed book sleeve. (more...) View the full article

Comments update: architect Kunlé Adeyemi's award-winning Makoko Floating School collapsed last week, sparking a debate about the project's credentials and the media's previously flattering coverage of its design. But does the floating-school concept still have a future? (more…) View the full article

Austrian architects Winkler + Ruck Architekten and Ferdinand Certov have been selected to create a "floating" roof extension for Vienna's Wien Museum. (more…) View the full article

Comments update: the developer of New York's Two World Trade Center tower is torn between BIG's design and the original proposal by Foster + Partners, prompting readers to take sides. (more…) View the full article

As Frank Gehry celebrates his 90th birthday, Aaron Betsky looks back over the architect's seven-decade-long career of projects that include "sliding planes, open frames, slithering fish, dancing blocks, and curving compounds". Read more

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has praised London Fashion Week's move towards a fur-free future for catwalks. Read more View the full article

Dezeen's managing editor Olivia Mull has picked up a prestigious industry award for Dezeen Hot List, which was named Best Content Idea – Digital at the BSME Talent Awards 2017. Read more View the full article

Opinion: in a desperate grab to attract the attention of children reared on digital devices, board game manufacturers have forgotten that interaction design matters more than brand extensions, says Alexandra Lange. (more…) View the full article

Gentrification is the hot topic in this week's comments update, after the creators behind New York's High Line launched a website advising on how to create similar projects without pushing out local communities. Read more View the full article

With hot-desking, working from home and co-working on the rise, Space10 co-founder Simon Caspersen calls for the end of the open-plan office. Read more

Comments update: Zaha Hadid Architects' new headquarters for Antwerp's Port Authority is the controversial talking point this week, with readers both decrying and praising the building's visual impact on its surroundings. (more…) View the full article

The roof of City Gallery Wellington is now home to a "kinda creepy" five-metre-tall sculpture of a hand with a face called Quasi, by New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout. Read more

Comments update: inequality in architecture was back on the agenda this week, as readers responded to Dezeen columnist Alexandra Lange, who argued that sexism and prejudice were still a deep-rooted problem within the industry. (more…) View the full article

As China recorded its first day with no new coronavirus cases, architecture and design studios in the country have said they are gradually returning to normality. Read more View the full article

At a time when everything in the UK looks bleak, an environmentally conscious social housing scheme winning the Stirling Prize is a rare moment of hope, writes Piers Taylor. Read more

With less than two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020, we asked our judges what they hope to see from this year's entrants. Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde says he is looking for something radical. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are mocking designs for the Cyberhouse, a property based on Tesla's Cybertruck and created for apocalypse survivors. Read more View the full article

Interview: Clive Wilkinson, the architect behind the office design at Google's Silicon Valley headquarters, tells us how he convinced the internet giant to move away from "humiliating, disenfranchising and isolating" workers' cubicles (+ transcript). (more...) View the full article

Readers are decrying the decision to scrap Álvaro Siza's design for a new entrance and visitor centre at historic Granada palace the Alhambra in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Comments update: a fire that ripped through one of the world's tallest residential skyscrapers dominated the conversation this week, as readers discussed the safety features of tall buildings. (more…) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers have chosen their ideal house to self-isolate in and architect Marc Thorpe has designed a divisive spaceship installation that reimagines the concept of borders. Read more View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: developing "living architecture" could help humanity survive, claims senior University of Greenwich lecturer Rachel Armstrong, who is investigating how we could grow a city in space. (more...) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are confused about the shape of a prototype Hyperloop capsule, and blown away by plans for the Wuxi Show Theatre in China. Read more View the full article