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
Following last week's healthy debate around a conceptual looping skyscraper in New York, a newly proposed tower that would hang from an asteroid drew a similar response from readers, which is summarised in our latest comments update. More about "What's architecture without utopia?"
A conceptual New York skyscraper, imagined as "the longest building in the world", had some readers exercising their imagination in this week's comments update. More about "Captures my attention and imagination in a way I can't quite explain"
Nike's decision to unveil its new Pro Hijab for female Muslim athletes on International Women's Day provoked a mixed response from readers in this week's comments update. More about "There is nothing oppressive about women choosing what they'd like to wear"
Underwhelmed by BIG and Heatherwick's latest plans for Google's new California headquarters, readers are describing the design as "dystopian" and "oppressive" in this week's comments update. More about "Like an armadillo trying to cross the road during rush hour"
Nokia is exerting its nostalgia power with the return of the iconic 3310 mobile phone, but are readers enthusiastic about owning a 17-year-old handset? Find out in this week's comments update. More about "Too alien from the original Nokia 3310"
Are the designs for a "restrained" Beijing skyscraper a step in the right direction for Zaha Hadid Architects? In this week's comments update, readers are claiming the firm is better when it tones down the curves. More about "Zaha Hadid Architects is a lot more successful when more restrained"
Sexism in the architecture profession leads this week's comments update, following outrage at the AIA's lack of female speakers at the upcoming Orlando conference and research showing widening pay disparity between men and women. More about "Donald Trump's cabinet has better gender representation than the AIA"
Readers are discussing satirical designs created in response to Donald Trump's presidency – including a flat-pack border wall and a logo based on the Nazi swastika – in this week's comments update. More about "Let's hope Trump doesn't use a nuclear launch key instead of the Allen key"
Readers are debating whether a new Holocaust memorial for London is necessary – after David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid Architects and Daniel Libeskind revealed competing designs – in this week's comments update. More about "How many Holocaust memorials does the world need?"
Has OMA lost its edge? Readers are wondering if the Dutch architecture firm led by Rem Koolhaas has run out of ideas in this week's comments update. More about "Who's gonna make OMA great again?"
Readers are debating how Herzog & de Meuron's revamp of Chelsea FC's London stadium holds up to previous stadiums by the Swiss firm in this week's comments update. More about "Herzog & de Meuron is easily the most influential practice of the last 20 years"