Comments update: readers have described OMA's new arts centre in Milan, which is partially clad in 24-karat gold leaf, as "sublime" and "ridiculous" this week – read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More about "This is not a refurbished building, this is Goldfinger's mansion"
Comments update: news that 3D-printing pioneer MakerBot was laying off staff and closing stores became one of this week's biggest talking points – read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen. More about "To describe 3D printing as a fad is ridiculous"
Comments update: readers thought Apple's temporary space in Milan – designed to showcase its new smartwatch – looked "shoddy". Read on for more on this and the other most commented stories on Dezeen this week. More about "Steve Jobs would never have allowed the pavilion to look like this"
Comments update: what's the point in using 3D printing technology to create "impractical and uncomfortable shoes?" Read on for more on this and other most commented Dezeen stories this week. More about "Just because you can 3D-print something, doesn't mean you should"
Comments update: is Richard Rogers right to gift his seminal Wimbledon home to the Harvard Graduate School of Design? Read on for more on this and other most-commented Dezeen stories this week. More about "Thanks for supporting British architecture schools, Richard"
Comments update: Plans to construct Europe's tallest skyscraper next to Peter Zumthor's world-famous spa building in a tiny Alpine village attracted over 140 comments this week. More about "Architects today have lost their courage"
Comments update: Dezeen readers have been discussing design's role in challenging idealised perceptions of the female body this week. More about "Design has an important role to play in changing people's view of what women should look like"
Should we redesign animals to save them from extinction? This week readers have been discussing the ethics of a synthetic biology project that proposes doing just that. More about "This doesn't seem ethical"
Comments update: Apple's newly launched MacBook computer and Will.i.am's comments on 3D-printing human bodies were the most discussed stories this week. More about "Apple is putting form over function"
Comments update: trend forecaster Li Edelkoort's declaration of the death of fashion led the debate this week. More about "Fashion is not dead. Mainstream fashion is dead"
Comments update: a fire that ripped through one of the world's tallest residential skyscrapers dominated the conversation this week, as readers discussed the safety features of tall buildings. More about "Great architects, engineers and designers make the 21st century a safer place"
Comments update: Kanye West's Yeezy collection for Adidas – described by the rapper himself as the world's "first solutions-based" clothing line – was the most commented story this week. More about "Paying a lot of money to look poor is just silly"
Comments update: readers were quick to pass judgement on Frank Gehry's newly opened business school in Sydney this week, which had been described as "the most beautiful squashed brown paper bag". More about "Like it or not, it's an impressive feat to build a paper bag out of bricks"
Comments update: the debate over copyright for furniture designs raged on this week, after the managing director of replica company Voga argued that his firm was making good design affordable for the masses. More about "Why should the rich be the only people to enjoy style and design in their home?"
Comments update: inequality in architecture was back on the agenda this week, as readers responded to Dezeen columnist Alexandra Lange, who argued that sexism and prejudice were still a deep-rooted problem within the industry. More about "Giving a prize to a woman purely because she is female is insulting"
Comments update: could Google's modular smartphone prototype topple the market dominance of Apple's iPhone? More about "I can see this knocking Apple off its perch"
Comments update: Tony Ash, managing director of furniture brand Vitra, says designers need protecting from copycats – but readers aren't sure that cheap rip-offs are the design industry's biggest problem. More about "I don't expect a bargain for good design, but fair prices would be a nice change"
Comments update: a top heavy concrete house beside a Chilean lagoon proved unexpectedly divisive this week, with readers describing it as both "beautiful" and a "brick sh*thouse". More about "If you need to live in a nuclear shelter this is it"
Comments update: with Christmas just a couple of days away, readers have been scouring the pages of Dezeen for gift ideas – including this all-white Lego kit for architects that was released in Europe this year. More about "Lego for architects? Yes please Santa"
Comments update: a concept for a modular hotel on the banks of the Seine got readers fired up this week, with one describing it as among "the ugliest, most useless" projects we've published. More about "I need this as much as I need Ebola"