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This week, readers are enchanted by a wooden pavilion in Bruges and discussing Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees development, which has partially opened in Shanghai. Read on for more…

 

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PARA Project designs surreal pavilion floating on a Belgian canal

"Astoundingly simple, elegant and appropriate"

Commenters are amazed by this wooden pavilion, which American studio PARA Project has designed for a canal in Bruges, Belgium.

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Claywood by Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt is a wheelchair-friendly house in disguise

"Great designers create around any given challenge"

Readers are debating Claywood, a Hampshire house that Ayre Chamberlain Gaunthas designed for a client who is a wheelchair user.

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DUST designs Marfa ADU for isolated desert living in Texas

"The meandering wall creates the feeling of space"

One commenter is impressed by DUST's design for this accessory dwelling unit in Marfa, Texas, made from compressed earthen blocks.

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Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees opens in Shanghai

"Like the trees were retrofitted onto a 1970s hotel"

Heatherwick Studio has sparked debate with its design for the plant-covered 1,000 Trees development, which just opened in Shanghai.

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Hacker Architects overhauls Oregon residence with colourful interiors and natural pine finishes

"What a gorgeous house. I would love to live like this"

Readers are swooning over Hacker Architects' renovation of a 1970s house in Oregon, USA, with natural pine interiors.

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Framework develops modular laptop that users can fix and upgrade themselves

"Excellent. This should be encouraged"

Framework has been given the thumbs up for designing a laptop with modular components that can be repaired and replaced.

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Twelve architecture projects to look forward to in 2022

"Looks and feels like the end of an era"

We picked 12 architecture projects slated for completion in 2022, but one reader has dubbed them "the same old tricks" by "tired architects".

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SANAA's courtyard-filled campus for Bocconi University is informed by Milanese palazzi

"The undulating facade works wonderfully here"

Curved forms clad in perforated metal wrap green courtyards at this campus for Bocconi University in Milan by Japanese practice SANAA.

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Koto designs twisted holiday home overlooking the Cotswolds

"A tad severe"

Commenters are torn over the twisted, stacked form of this black timber holiday home in the Cotswolds. It was designed by Koto.

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CCD designs hotel within Dongfengyun's unique brick architecture

"Amazing project"

Cheng Chung Design has used soft-hued materials for the interiors of Dongfengyun Hotel Mi'Le, which is part of an art installation in China.

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Educan is a multicoloured school "for dogs, humans and other species"

"Bats are visually impaired"

Readers think it's ironic that this bold canine training centre near Madrid is also home to bats, despite their difficulty in seeing colour.

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Apparata designs affordable housing development A House for Artists in London

"Seen better looking multi-storey car parks"

Apparata has completed a community-oriented housing development for artists, catalysing conversation on the future of affordable housing.

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Adjaye Associates completes rose-hued culture hub in Florida

"The nostalgia is strong in this one"

Adjaye Associates has designed a collection of pigmented-concrete pavilions in Winter Park, Florida, to house a library and events centre.

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Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects

"This architect is a breath of fresh air"

Koichi Takada Architects has amazed commenters with its design for a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland's Gold Coast.

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K Architectures creates trio of permanent circus tents for theatre in Béziers

"What a showpiece"

K Architectures has received a standing ovation for its circus-tent-informed design for the Domaine de Bayssan Theatre in France.

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Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City

"Great scale and color. And surrounded by plants"

Architects Ana Nuño de Buen and Luis Young used a green metallic frame to form the structure of an airy apartment in Mexico City.

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