In this week's comments update, Dezeen readers dispute the potential fire hazards of a timber-framed, tree-covered high-rise, which has been proposed for Toronto by architecture firm Penda. More about "People need convincing that wood can be a fire-safe material"
In this week's comments update, Dezeen commenters disagree with Apple chief designer Jony Ive's description of the company's new ring-shaped headquarters as "nice". More about "This is where creativity goes to die"
A proposal to construct self-sufficient cities that would operate outside of national borders sparked a discussion between readers around governance and regulation in this weeks comments update. More about "Unregulated scientific innovation on an isolated island? Sounds like a very bad thing"
Readers have been debating the shape of BIG's latest project, a subterranean second world war museum, in this week's comments update. More about "It's not a swastika it's a pinwheel"
The cost of a prefabricated micro home designed to shake up the UK property market has left readers astonished and infuriated in this week's comments update. More about "These tiny cabins are not a viable option to live an enjoyable existence"
The Grenfell Tower fire returns to comments update this week as readers responded to criticism levelled at the UK's cost-cutting approach to social housing by prominent architects. More about "Where are the laws that require safety codes and regulations?"
It's 10 years today since the revolutionary Apple iPhone first went on sale. But a decade on, is the product losing its appeal? We've collated the best iPhone-related comments from Dezeen readers for a comments update special. With a mix of snark and insight, they document the product's changing reputation. More about Special comments update charts changing attitudes to the iPhone on its 10th anniversary
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. More about "Gentrification is the fuel of Manhattan"
Readers are expressing anger over revelations that cladding used in the renovation of Grenfell Tower was low-cost and flammable in this week's comments update, and raising concerns over the condition of similar post-war high-rises in the UK. More about "Tower blocks have been left vulnerable to rapidly spreading fires"
Readers' quizzical reactions to the moving facade of a new arts and culture centre in Shanghai by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio leads this week's comments update. More about "Beautiful detailing and mechanism. But for what?"
Moscow studio Meganom's design for a skinny, supertall residential skyscraper in New York left readers concerned about its effect on the city's ever-populating skyline in this week's comments update. More about "Palm Springs in a Fifth Avenue high-rise"
Gender politics return to the forefront in this week's comments update, following an opinion column by Danish architect Dorte Mandrup arguing against the labelling of female architects. More about "Feminists aren't going to be happy"
The unusual windows of a new hotel opened as part of Heatherwick Studio's overhaul of a former grain silo building in Cape Town sparked a mixed bag of reactions in this week's comments update. More about "I want to dislike it because it's Heatherwick. But I love it"
A 160-square-metre family home in Portugal completed on a shoestring budget is met with both high praise and doubt in this week's comments update. More about "Finally, a great-looking affordable housing solution"
Anish Kapoor dominates this week's comments update, after calling for artists to engage with issues such as nationalism, Brexit and Donald Trump, and unveiling a giant whirlpool in Brooklyn. More about "How is a giant rock or shiny sphere supposed to confront fascism?"
Dezeen opinion columnist Phineas Harper argued architects should abandon modernism in favour of traditional styles to appease populists, sparking a debate among readers in this week's comments update. More about "Make British architecture great again!"
British architect David Adjaye split opinion in this week's comments update after being the only architect to be named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2017. More about "Adjaye is influential because he provides a role model for black architects"
The winning entry from Dezeen's Brexit passport design competition led to a discussion on the symbolic nature of the UK's future passport, in this week's comments update. More about "Every time you look at this you will think Brexit"
Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge should be scrapped, according to a new financial inquiry, and some Dezeen readers have joined the clamour of voices calling the project a waste of money in this week's comments update. More about "Ugly, expensive, useless"
Thanks to all our readers, commenters and advertisers for making March 2017 our best ever month! We topped 10 million page views for the first time, received almost 3,000 comments, and became one of the 7,000 most-visited websites in the world – our highest position yet. More about Dezeen breaks all records for traffic and comments in March