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This week, readers are discussing Herzog & de Meuron's overhaul of a former antenna tower in Switzerland and an upholstery material created by studio Other Matter made from recycled film.

 

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Herzog & de Meuron transforms mountain antenna tower into "iconic sculpture"

"This is the best thing H&dM has done"

Readers are discussing a "contextually respectful and structurally artistic" tourist destination transformed by Herzog & de Meuron, featuring dramatic cantilevers and a panoramic viewpoint.

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Other Matter launches bio-leather made from single-use signage

"Fantastic. Scale it up!"

Commenters are inspired by Other Matter Leather, an upholstery material created by Other Matter from recycled petrochemical-free signage film, which was revealed at this year's 3 Days of Design.

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Overhanging balconies to unite Albanian housing blocks by Zaha Hadid Architects

"Not that bad for a ZHA project, but not good either"

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled visuals of Nest and Cascades, a housing development in Tirana that will have overhanging balconies and a colour palette informed by its surroundings. Readers are split.

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"Future challenges" lie ahead at Sagrada Familia says lead architect Mauricio Cortés

"What in the world is taking so long to complete this project?"

To mark the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia, we spoke to its lead architect on how modern technology helped reach this monumental milestone, but how work on the church is far from finished. Readers share their thoughts.

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Morrama designs recording device as alternative to AI "ghost bots"

"The biggest flaw in this kind of tech, to me, is that it tries to replace the real remedy for grief"

Design studio Morrama has developed a recording device that can be used to replay conversations with a loved one after they die. Readers think it is "a solution looking for a problem".

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"Opportunity missed" as Coventry's post-war swimming pool set for demolition

"It is a shame to lose such a fine building"

Commenters are disappointed by the UK's governments approval of plans to demolish the Grade II-listed Coventry Central Baths, a 1960s building in Coventry.

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RSHP arranges convention centre in China around mile-long walkway

"It seems clumsy to me, not like their usual uplifting expressiveness"

Commenters aren't sold on a vast convention centre in Zhengzhou, China, by British architecture studio RSHP.

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PAU designs Penn Station revamp to meet "political realities of the moment"

"An upgrade to the existing, but still a bit dry"

Readers react to architecture studio PAU's proposal for New York's Penn Station renovation, which adds a new colonnade, integrates Madison Square Garden and brightens the station's crowded interiors.

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"The Obama Presidential Center unquestionably breaks free of tired precedent"

"The quality and use of the material of the small rechargeable portable really struck me"

With the gap between cheap and expensive furniture wider than ever, IKEA's new PS collection is a timely reminder that affordable design can also be joyful, writes Debika Ray. Commenters "highly recommend" the collection.

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