"Such bad taste it actually becomes attractive" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Dior's concept store in Bangkok, wrapped in golden facades modelled on the fashion brand's Paris headquarters. More
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"Social housing is not the place for minimalism" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a trio of buildings completed by David Chipperfield Architects that are part of a riverside development in Lyon, France. More
"Not a single step wrong" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a chapel in the Czech Republic made using medieval construction techniques by studio RCNKSK. More
"Innovative, original and very distinct – it's also an eyesore" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a museum in China with a peaked form clad in handmade ceramic tiles by Kengo Kuma and Associates. More
"Is it cake?" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a home in Kerala with curved walls formed of smooth layers of cement plaster, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. More
"Can't decide if it's out of place or fittingly random" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Melbourne with a curved roof and textured concrete walls designed by LLDS Architects. More
"Gorgeous and suitably brutish for the site" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house nestled into the rocky landscape of Rooi Els in South Africa by KLG Architects. More
"Simple, elegant and taut in form and detail" says commenter
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
"Gives off a cool Bond villain vibe" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a submerged concrete and glass house in California, designed by local studio Donaldson + Partners. More
"Nothing out of the ordinary here" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan created by Rafael Viñoly Architects using an "unconventional approach". More
"Holl showing again his mastery of residential housing" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a housing project with a snaking form called Meander, completed by US studio Steven Holl Architects in Helsinki, Finland. More
"All concept and no practicality" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a home in north London with a timber-slatted floor by local practice S2B Studio. More
"There is a tipping point of too much exposed concrete" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete completed by Spanish studio H Arquitectes. More
"Thank God for Heatherwick's sparkling creations" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing plans revealed by Heatherwick Studio for a glass shopping centre in Seoul with volumes that resemble "rippled hourglasses". More
"So much concrete to sell a few croissants" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a patisserie in Thailand with a design that references French cathedrals and pastries. More
"Dystopian ugly" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More
"Like a concrete shipping container" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Japan with thick walls of exposed concrete, completed by Studio Cochi Architects. More
"Kan-ye not?" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has gutted a Tadao Ando-designed home in California. More
"Thank God for the sexy cabinets" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an apartment in Porto with graphic metal facades, curving glass-brick walls and bespoke black and white cabinets. More
"Just another out-of-scale, look-at-me, ego-trip design" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Oklahoma City Council has approved an "unlimited height" for Legends Tower. More