"I presumed that 'Pope' was some new hip, high-tech designer"
In this week's comments update, readers are suspicious of the intentions of wearable praying technology and in agreement that sustainable design terminology needs more scrutiny. More
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"Plebs shouldn't be able to own their own homes"
In this week's comments update, readers disagree with Vivienne Westwood that there should be a ban on private land ownership. More
"Shame on them for turning a tragedy into an ego trip"
In this week's comments update, readers are frustrated with design proposals for a memorial to honour victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. More
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"We live in a finite world with finite resources"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Phineas Harper's claims that the pursuit of infinite economic growth is driving climate breakdown. More
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"What a self-centred bridge"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether The Twist art gallery by BIG is silly or sophisticated. More
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"As a vegan, this saddens and repulses me"
In this week's comments update, some readers are upset to learn that discarded cow intestines are being used by designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen for her lighting installations. More
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"A perfect place for a person with lots to think about"
This week, commenters are debating if John Pawson has taken minimalism too far in an apartment interior and think designers' role in improving safety needs defining. More
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"No way am I going to wear boat shoes in space"
In this week's comments update, readers are struggling to take comparisons between the first space hotel and cruise ships seriously. More
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"Sort of like a high-maintenance partner"
In this week's comments update, readers are amused by the care instructions accompanying Apple's new credit card. More
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"What next? A yacht to the UN covered in pot plants?"
In this week's comments update, readers are unsure if MVRDV's plan to cover the walls of a Dutch housing development in potted plants is wise. More
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"How about gun control legislation instead?"
In this week's comments update, readers are saddened after self-defence brand Guard Dog suggested that children should start wearing bulletproof backpacks. More
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"We need more of this and less venom"
In this week's comments update, readers are touched by Rael San Fratello's idea to install seesaws on the US-Mexico border wall. More
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"The hypocrisy is astonishing"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether a chair designed to prevent "manspreading" provokes healthy discussion or encourages gender discrimination. More
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"Seriously consider whether architecture is worth it"
In this week's comments update, readers are questioning whether architecture students are under too much pressure after revelations from some that they have felt suicidal. More
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"Schumacher is so spot on"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Patrik Schumacher's suggestion that architecture teachers use students to advance their own agendas rather than teach skills for the real world. More
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"Like mopping a floor while the tap is still running"
In this week's comments update, readers are in disagreement over Christine Murray's statement that designers have a responsibility to help prevent a myriad of issues facing society. More
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"Killing the job of a designer"
In this week's comments update, readers are wondering whether a new design tool for "drawing" floor plans will make architects redundant. More
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"Seems like the emperor's new clothes to me"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether a fashion student who deliberately failed to present a collection at her graduate show deserves to pass. More
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"Another to join the long list of doomsdayers"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Jack Self's statement that humans are "unlikely to survive this century" without radical changes to housing. More
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"Can we put sharks in it?"
In this week's comments update, readers are pondering the possibility of adding a pool bar, water slide and sharks to an infinity pool on top of a skyscraper. More
