In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's winning proposal for social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about "Is this the death certificate of architecture?" says commenter
US studio Manica has unveiled the design for a 70,000-seat stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team, which will be topped with a transparent dome. More about Manica unveils Kansas City Chiefs stadium topped with transparent dome
Architecture studio MVRDV has been revealed as the winner of social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about MVRDV wins competition for "new world wonder" in the Netherlands
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Stadiums are no longer just being designed for matchdays, with architects boldly pursuing novelty to create distinctive year-round landmarks. For our Future Stadium series, we look at 10 of the most offbeat examples currently in development. More about Ten stadiums of the future that rewrite the playbook
Rows of steeply gabled cabins clad in black timber and copper define this nature therapy retreat, created in a woodland in Lithuania by architecture studio Arches. More about Black timber and copper cloaks Sanctum nature retreat in Lithuanian woodland
Icelandic studio Terta has transformed the site of the historic Elliðaárstöð power station in Reykjavík into a hub for learning, culture and play, restoring and updating its existing buildings with colourful accents. More about Terta transforms decommissioned power station in Iceland into colourful site for "learning by playing"
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has transformed the industrial structure of the Titlis Tower in the Swiss Alps into a sculptural tourist destination with dramatic cantilevers and a panoramic viewpoint. More about Herzog & de Meuron transforms mountain antenna tower into "iconic sculpture"
UK studio Tim Ronalds Architects has converted a series of 17th- and 18th-century buildings in Clerkenwell, London, into the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. More about Historic windmill and engine house transformed into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Icelandic studio T.ark Architects has completed Laugarás Lagoon, a geothermal spa topped by a grass-covered roof with large parabolic archways that reference the region's ancient cave dwellings. More about T.ark architects cloaks Laugarás Lagoon in Iceland with "grass tent"
UK architecture firms Pearce+, Invisible Studio and Lean Structures have completed the Silk Wood Playscape in Gloucestershire, using oak from the surrounding forest to create "informal, unprogrammed" play structures. More about Woodland playscape in Gloucestershire crafted from surrounding trees
Zigzagging eucalyptus poles and sandstone offcuts form the stands of this 1,280-seat football stadium, designed and built by not-for-profit enterprise Rise International in Lesotho, southern Africa. More about Eucalyptus poles outline Stadium of Life for footballers in Lesotho
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled plans to transform a historic transportation depot into a greenery-covered public space in Rome's Della Vittoria neighbourhood. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti to convert depot into community hub in Rome
Local studios Svendborg Architects and Wohlert Arkitekter have completed Ishøj Theatre in Denmark, designing a timber-clad facade with curved openings that evokes stage curtains. More about Timber wraps around "magical and out-of-the-ordinary" children's theatre in Denmark
Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang has created Prairie Ark, a public gallery resembling a flying saucer that has touched down on grassland in Inner Mongolia, accompanied by a viewing tower. More about Büro Ziyu Zhuang creates UFO-shaped gallery in grassland in Inner Mongolia
Japanese studio Atelier Write has transformed a warehouse in Tokyo into a hair salon, suspending mirrors, shelves and curtains from a series of industrial rails that allow the entire space to be reconfigured. More about Atelier Write converts Tokyo warehouse into reconfigurable hair salon
Danish architecture studios Arcgency and MAST have completed Bedding 1 in Copenhagen, a floating community space and guesthouse that is moored alongside the artificial island of Christiansholm. More about Floating community space in Copenhagen by Arcgency and MAST "makes water an active part of everyday life"
US studio Safdie Architects has released designs for an interconnected set of pavilions in Oklahoma, USA, to serve as a cultural campus for the Cherokee Nation. More about Safdie Architects designs monumental Cherokee Heritage Center in Oklahoma
Italian architecture studio STARTT has used a series of "micro-architectures" to open up a previously inaccessible archaeological site behind the Pantheon in Rome to the public. More about STARTT opens up concealed ruins behind Pantheon in Rome
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the renovation of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France, unifying its performance spaces around a tilted glass hall that overlooks a landscaped plaza. More about Snøhetta transforms Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France into "urban lantern"