"I'd love to see an army of balloons in the US"
In this week's comments update, an interview with Trump Baby blimp designer Matt Bonner caused a stir. More about "I'd love to see an army of balloons in the US"
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"Jenga on the mind?"
In this week's comments update, plans for a pair of skyscrapers caused a debate on the merits of the stacked-box aesthetic. More about "Jenga on the mind?"
"This is bait to make architects angry"
In this week's comments update, readers are riled up by Christo comparing the creation of his work to building a skyscraper. More about "This is bait to make architects angry"
"This should be definitely rebuilt, regardless of the cost"
In this week's comments update, readers rallied against the suggestion that the Glasgow School of Art should not be rebuilt following a major fire. More about "This should be definitely rebuilt, regardless of the cost"
"This is closer to pollution than art"
A floating sculpture made from thousands of colourful barrels, by artist Christo, sparked a debate over public artworks in this week's comments update. More about "This is closer to pollution than art"
"Where has the ambition gone?"
In this week's comments update, readers are split over the "woven tapestry" design of this year's Serpentine Pavilion by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo. More about "Where has the ambition gone?"
"Artists should just stick to art"
In this week's comments update, readers debated whether artists should delve into architecture, following the completion of Olafur Eliasson's first building. More about "Artists should just stick to art"
"Buildings like this are masterpieces of architecture"
In this week's comments update, readers gave kudos to a whisky distillery cut into the hills of the Scottish countryside by British architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. More about "Buildings like this are masterpieces of architecture"
"Can the chimney blow smoke rings?"
In this week's comments update readers debated whether BIG's tiny cabin in Upstate New York could incorporate any of the more quirky features of the practice's recent projects. More about "Can the chimney blow smoke rings?"
"What's next? Bjarke Ingels will launch a rap album?"
In this week's comments updated readers discussed whether American rapper and designer Kanye West's plan to move into architecture would be a catalyst for change in the industry, or just a marketing ploy. More about "What's next? Bjarke Ingels will launch a rap album?"
"A narcissist using essays as adverts to win corporate clients"
In this week's comments update, readers were united in their objection to Patrik Schumacher's suggestion that deregulated capitalism was the solution to the global housing crisis. More about "A narcissist using essays as adverts to win corporate clients"
"They are compensating for something"
A near-complete bullet-shaped skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox in Shenzhen generated a debate between readers over phallic architecture in this week's comments update. More about "They are compensating for something"
"These kinds of proposals are almost the fake news of our industry"
In this week's comments update, a concept for a collapsable tower to be used in disaster zones starts a debate about unrealistic architectural ideas. More about "These kinds of proposals are almost the fake news of our industry"
"This will be incredible. Kuma is a material master"
Readers could not hold back their excitement after plans were unveiled by Kengo Kuma and Associates for an aquatics centre framed by black pyramids in Copenhagen, in this week's comments update. More about "This will be incredible. Kuma is a material master"
"This is a challenging building, but living in it could be life-altering"
In this week's comments update, readers question whether a seaside home in Chile designed by Pezo von Ellrichshausen is actually finished, although some don't mind if it isn't. More about "This is a challenging building, but living in it could be life-altering"
"Slap it on the corner of a credit card"
In this week's comments update, readers question whether Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv's redesign of the US Open Tennis Championship logo was aimed at the wrong industry. More about "Slap it on the corner of a credit card"
"How nice, buildings that don't cast shadows!"
In this week's comments update, readers ridicule Herzog & de Meuron's renderings of two "horizontal skyscrapers" on stilts by the Moscow River. More about "How nice, buildings that don't cast shadows!"
"In French we have a word for this – grotesque"
Readers question whether Philippe Starck has lost his touch, following plans for a "phantasmagoric" hotel with a house on its roof, in this week's comments update. More about "In French we have a word for this – grotesque"
"We've come a long way but architecture is still a boys' club"
Readers react to architect Richard Meier's decision to temporarily step down from his firm, following sexual harassment allegations, in this special comments update. More about "We've come a long way but architecture is still a boys' club"
"Doshi certainly has the career that deserves a Pritzker"
Readers debate the selection of Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi for the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2018 in this weeks comments update. More about "Doshi certainly has the career that deserves a Pritzker"