In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More about "Simple, elegant and taut in form and detail" says commenter
Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More about Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington
New York architecture studio WORKac has completed an office building with a white, layered facade at the Mission Rock development in San Francisco. More about WORKac completes San Francisco offices with "dynamic sense of topography"
Promotion: office brand Mute has rebranded its workplace configuration system, formerly known as OmniRoom, as Mute Modular, and launched a supporting architect-led consulting service. More about Mute rebrands adaptable workspace system OmniRoom as Mute Modular
Local studio Anttinen Oiva Architects has designed the mass-timber Katajanokan Laituri building in Helsinki as the headquarters for timber supplier Stora Enso. More about Anttinen Oiva Architects "sets an example" with Finland's largest mass-timber building
French studio Atelier du Pont has completed an office building for the operating teams of Parc de la Villette in Paris, with an exposed, gridded timber frame designed to lend its interiors a woodland feel. More about Atelier du Pont creates "woodland atmosphere" for timber office at Parc de la Villette in Paris
American studios Neil M Denari Architects and HLW have created an office structure in Beverly Hills equipped with solar panels and a distinctive "aubergine"-coloured facade. More about Neil M Denari Architects aims for "immediate singularity" with purple LA office building
Belgian studio EVR Architecten has renovated an office campus in Ghent, wrapping a new central building with rotating wooden louvres that allow sun-shading to be controlled throughout the day. More about EVR Architecten wraps office in Belgium with movable wooden louvers
Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed Scenic City, its design for the headquarters of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, which will feature facades designed to resemble waterfalls. More about Ole Scheeren reveals plans for Shenzhen skyscrapers with "waterfall" facades
Architecture studio Corstorphine & Wright has completed The Scoop, an office extension in London named after the gouge in its white-brick facade. More about Corstorphine & Wright carves scoop into office facade to celebrate neighbouring church
London studio SPPARC has overhauled a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia to create a homely four-story office featuring a honeycomb-shaped roof. More about SPPARC transforms London townhouse into office with "honeycomb" roof
French architecture studios Calq and Bond Society have transformed a high-rise office building in Paris into the Pong co-working and co-living space. More about Calq and Bond Society convert 1970s office into co-working and co-living space
US studio Olson Kundig has shaded a boxy, glass office complex with aluminium screens near Atlanta's BeltLine and included a glass-clad volume to connect the buildings and frame the pedestrian paths. More about Olson Kundig uses glass bridge to connect office buildings near Atlanta's BeltLine
French architecture studio Dream has completed an office building in Paris, which is clad with terracotta tiles to "evoke the history" of the industrial site in the Saint-Ouen district. More about Dream completes mass-timber office building for Athletes' Village in Paris
Pops of colour and a bar with an entrance hidden by a bookcase have been installed in a software company's office interiors, recently completed in downtown Austin by Seattle-based architecture studio Mithun. More about Mithun completes airy, colourful interior for office in Austin
London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. More about Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber
Arkansas has claimed its first bikeable structure – a ramped office building in Bentonville designed by Michel Rojkind, Callaghan Horiuchi and Marlon Blackwell Architects. More about Team of Arkansas designers creates ramped bikeable office building
Architecture studio A6A has converted a former model-making workshop in Bordeaux into a studio for itself that is defined by pared-back materials and spaces. More about A6A creates "haven in the middle of the city" for its Bordeaux studio
Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London, which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. More about dMFK Architects restores CFA Voysey's Arts and Crafts factory to its "former glory"
Dutch architecture firm UNStudio has unveiled plans for The Kyklos building, a mixed-use office building in Belval, Luxembourg, designed in collaboration with local studio HYP Architects. More about UNStudio uses 'carbon builder' tool to reduce footprint of Luxembourg office building