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This week, readers are discussing BIG's designs for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Centre in Nashville and handcrafted furniture by Issey Miyake made from salvaged, log-like rolls of paper, which is being revealed at Milan Design Week.

 

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BIG reveals Nashville performing arts centre wrapped in aluminium pipes

"The facade material and articulation could be quite interesting"

Commenters are debating BIG's designs for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, USA, which will be covered with a swooping curtain of metal pipes.

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Issey Miyake transforms "wafer-thin" layers of waste paper into marbled furniture

"Always great to see an effort to recycle and reuse"

Readers are intrigued by handcrafted furniture that Issey Miyake has made from compressed, log-like rolls of paper salvaged from the production of pleated garments, set to be unveiled at Milan Design Week.

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Art installations bring colour to Peter Zumthor's austere LACMA addition

"This is either a sign of Zumthor's genius or a sign of the lacking architecture"

Commenters are divided on the art added to the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA in Los Angeles, where colourful works enliven the massive concrete structure designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.

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V&A East Museum by O'Donnell + Tuomey unveiled in London

"The interior looks rather disappointing"

Readers are underwhelmed by the highly anticipated V&A East Museum in London, designed by Irish studio O'Donnell + Tuomey, with galleries by JA Projects and shops by Studio Mutt.

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Proposed SOM supertall skyscraper next to Grand Central Station advances

"Is there future demand for so much office space?"

The developers for the 175 Park Avenue in New York City have submitted permits for the proposed supertall skyscraper by SOM in Midtown Manhattan, which would become the third-tallest in the city if completed. Commenters share their thoughts.

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Dozie Kanu collaborates with Knoll on "animated" fringed furniture

"Oh! This is actually good"

Readers are in love with leather-fringed tables by Knoll and Texas designer Dozie Kanu, which combine motifs of African ceremonial dress with Texas cowboy culture for this year's Salone del Mobile.

What do you think? ›

 

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PPAA designs Mexico City concrete house to rest on metal base

"This one is a goodie"

Commenters discuss the "craftsmanship" of an off-grid minimalist concrete home in Mexico City by Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados, set on a metal base with reflective window shutters.

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Researchers create fireproof building material from sawdust

"Is there enough sawdust and watermelon seeds available to make this viable?"

Readers want to know more about a process developed by ETH Zurich and Empa that uses the mineral struvite to turn sawdust into a recyclable, non-combustible composite material.

What do you reckon? ›

 

Niall McLaughlin set to design new Sydney cathedral

"Splendid – very keen to see more of the project as the design develops!"

Niall McLaughlin Architects has unveiled its initial design for a cathedral in Sydney, Australia, which will form part of the country's first new cathedral precinct in over 100 years. Commenters are split.

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