"Unsettling yet splendid" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are dissecting a pair of inclined skyscrapers in Paris, designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel. More
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"Charles spoke for the majority" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the impact King Charles III had on British architecture while he was the Prince of Wales. More
"People should start living differently" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kate Treggiden's opinion piece on solar and renewable energy and other top architecture and design stories. More
"Paint out that green" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating David Kohn's Red House in Dorset, which celebrates English eccentricities. More
"Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating architecture studio ZN Era's proposal for a skyscraper called Downtown Circle, which would be built around the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. More
"The world at large doesn't value architecture in the slightest" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Andrew Daley's opinion piece which argued that "architects must reject the 'follow your passion' narrative and see themselves as workers". More
"Limiting any experimental city model is a mistake" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating two stories we published further exploring plans for the 170-kilometre-long Saudi city The Line. More
"Nothing about skyscrapers has anything to do with nature" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a proposal for a London skyscraper designed by Arney Fender Katsalidis, which the studio said "takes inspiration from nature". More
"Humanity isn't a guinea pig" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a video of The Line, a 500-metre-tall, mirror-clad skyscraper that was designed to house nine million people in Saudi Arabia and other top stories. More
"If this gets built I will eat everybody's hat" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the recently unveiled visuals of a 500-metre-tall linear city named The Line, which will be built in Saudi Arabia and other top stories. More
"This is the craziest thing I've ever heard," says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Happy Cow collection of conceptual sex toys as well as other top architecture and design stories. More
"Fake fruit is just as absurd as fake meat" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a low-impact alternative to "unsustainable" avocados and other top stories. More
Marcus Fairs was a "true visionary and will be sadly missed" say commenters
In this week's comments update, readers are paying tribute to Dezeen's founder Marcus Fairs following his unexpected death last week, as well as discussing top architecture and design stories. More
"Burger King must be talking to Brad Pitt as we speak," says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West's redesign of fast-food chain McDonald's packaging and other top stories. More
Commenter calls proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements to UK "utter madness"
In this week's comments update, readers are talking about the UK government's proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements and other top stories. More
"Architectural education has always been contentious" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are talking about the culture of harassment at the Bartlett School of Architecture and other top stories. More
"Shiny buildings are always a bad idea" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the newly revealed visuals of Frank Gehry's tallest-ever residential skyscrapers and other top stories. More
Commenter says school shootings "are not a design problem"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating US senator Ted Cruz's suggestion that redesigning schools could prevent mass shootings, and discussing other top stories. More
"Sensible proposals that are not adopted indicate a failure of design thinking" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating an opinion piece by urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti on the global housing problem and discussing other top stories. More
"This is Frank's best work" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Frank Gehry's housing development at Battersea Power Station in London and discussing other top stories. More