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“Cities that phase out cars will die” says commenter

January 18, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece by Phineas Harper that argues “cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure”. Harper suggests that instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable. Many

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Dezeen commenters of the year 2022

December 30, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

After architecture, design and interiors again ignited plenty of debate this year, Dezeen’s digital team looks back on their favourite comments and commenters from the past 12 months as part of our review of 2022. Dezeen’s digital team is tasked with moderating our busy comments section, which received thousands of comments in 2022. One commenter who

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“A remarkable benchmark for future conservation” says commenter

December 21, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing how Mikhail Riches has restored the “original beauty” of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield. A palette of green, blue and purple animates the latest phase of the redevelopment of Park Hill estate in Sheffield, recently completed by Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches. The London architecture studio created 195 contemporary homes

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“The first BIG design I like” says commenter

December 14, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing BIG’s completion of the tallest building in Quito, Ecuador. A facade of cascading balconies defines the concrete IQON tower near La Carolina park in Quito, which is Danish architecture studio BIG’s first completed project in South America The 133-metre-high skyscraper is now the tallest building in Ecuador’s capital. Comprising 20 residential

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“You don’t hire SANAA to make a form-based landmark” says commenter

December 7, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing SANAA’s Sydney Modern art museum in Australia. Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio SANAA has extended the Art Gallery of New South Wales with a series of pavilions that step down towards Sydney Harbour. The building, called Sydney Modern, is powered entirely by renewable energy. The £191-million project has been

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Monumental Damien Hirst sculptures feature inside Bacchanalia London restaurant

December 6, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

Interior architect Martin Brudnizki Design Studio has created a classical Greek and Roman mythology-informed restaurant complete with sculptures by British artist Damien Hirst in Mayfair, London. Named Bacchanalia London, the restaurant is located on a corner site of 1 Mount Street in Mayfair that was previously a Porsche showroom. Opened 1 December, the restaurant has an opulent interior designed by

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“Perfect setting for a quasi-religious sect” says commenter

November 16, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Denizen Works’ house with “a sense of drama” that overlooks a Scottish loch. Recycled and crushed TV screens cover the external walls of the large seven-bedroom house, creating a low-maintenance, grey pebbledash-like finish. The focal point of the interior is a central, double-height hall designed to accommodate

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“How on earth does this work in section?” says commenter

November 9, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Wood Marsh’s sinuous, curved Melbourne apartment block. Commenters were curious about architecture studio Wood Marsh’s six-storey apartment block in a Melbourne suburb, which features protruding floorplates and mushroom-like columns. “There are structural engineers’ tears somewhere in this” “Beautiful building, and nice floor plans”, commented Kevin Perera. “If

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Fourteen Stones Design revamps Tokyo warehouse into “coffee gastronomy” cafe

November 9, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

Tokyo-based Fourteen Stones Design has designed the Koffee Mameya Kakeru cafe for barista Eiichi Kunitomo in a former water transportation hub in Kiyosumi Shirakawa. Set in the Kiyosumi Shirakawa area of Tokyo, the coffee shop occupies a warehouse where Kunitomo’s previous coffee shop was located. Fourteen Stones Design renovated and extended the space “to preserve the appearance of the old warehouse

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“Wait, this wasn’t a joke?” says commenter

October 26, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing drone footage that has revealed The Line megacity is under construction in Saudi Arabia. Comments exploded underneath last week’s story showing drone footage of work beginning on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. In the video, numerous excavators can be seen digging a wide linear trench in the

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