Dezeen Debate features “cultural hit for generations to come”

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a conical community venue by Open Architecture. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

The 50-meter-tall Sun Tower, designed by Chinese studio Open Architecture in Yantai, northeast China, has a conical concrete shape crafted to align with the sun’s path.

Commenters were captivated, with one describing it as a “cultural hit for generations to come.” Another noted, “It would be hard to concentrate on reading and studying with such a stunning view on offer!”

Other stories in this week’s newsletter that fired up the comments section included The Pay 100 survey which revealed average UK architecture salaries, a residential building in Paris by Kengo Kuma and a foldable bathtub that mimics origami by Japanese product design group LIXIL.

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