"Art does not have to be 'useful' but it should carry some meaning" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed Asif Khan and Theaster Gates' Liverpool Docks transformation plans. More
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"Nothing to do with Frank Lloyd Wright" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed recently released trainers informed by Frank Lloyd Wright sketches. More
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"Clearly gorgeous but how does it celebrate the game of rugby?" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed Niall McLaughlin Architects' red-brick International Rugby Experience museum in Limerick, Ireland. More
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"Timber will not save us and concrete will not end us" says commenter
Dezeen's Timber Revolution series, which ran throughout March, garnered more than 350,000 views and ignited the comments section. We round up the best of the debate. More
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"What an architect is responsible for seems to have diminished" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed an opinion piece that argued "architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever".
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"The recognisable but exaggerated form is sublime" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed Specht Architects' glass pavilion house in the Berkshires and debated a toilet made from wood chips. More
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"To be both bland and overly grandiose seems difficult" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed an opinion piece arguing against awarding the Pritzker prize to David Chipperfield and continued debating 15-minute cities, following an interview with its creator. More
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"A coherent and influential body of work" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing projects by 2023's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner and debating the need to reduce mass-timber structures' raw-material use. More
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"When you run out of ideas... wrap it!" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Clouds AO's wrapped cultural hub in Japan and Reinier de Graaf's call for architects to stop using vacuous buzzwords. More
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"We cannot save all we build" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the announcement that Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium is set to be demolished. More
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"Will they run out of oil or ideas first?" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Saudi Arabia's plans for a giant cube-shaped supertall skyscraper in downtown Riyadh. More
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"Nothing is replacing human designers in our lifetimes" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece that claims "AI is putting our jobs as architects unquestionably at risk". More
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"Does this ruling only apply to the ultra-wealthy?" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the outcome of Tate Modern's supreme court privacy case and debating Formafatel's pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica. More
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"An awfully idyllic response to climate change" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's envisioning for Vancouver's waterfront in the year 2100 and the "world's most aggressive SUV". More
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Energy savings from home insulation "don't 'vanish' after four years" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing whether energy savings from home insulation "vanish" after four years and Pelli Clarke & Partners' Mexico City skyscraper. More
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"Cities that phase out cars will die" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece by Phineas Harper that argues "cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure". More
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"Appropriate playground for future generations" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing New Zealand artist Mike Hewson's public playground, which contains 24 massive rough-hewn bluestone boulders. More
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"If only the same care could be lavished on every building" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Sumu Yakashima, a co-operative housing project in Japan that aims to positively impact its natural setting. More
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Dezeen commenters of the year 2022
After architecture, design and interiors again ignited plenty of debate this year, Dezeen's digital team looks back on their favourite comments and commenters from the past 12 months as part of our review of 2022. More
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"A remarkable benchmark for future conservation" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing how Mikhail Riches has restored the "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield. More
