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This week, readers are debating the UNESCO Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects by Diébédo Francis Kéré and BIG's designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera.

 

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Diébédo Francis Kéré designs UNESCO museum for stolen artefacts

"This feels like background noise while the world burns"

Readers are discussing the UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects by Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, which will showcase 600 missing or stolen artefacts.

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Herzog & de Meuron's Art Basel trophies are "different from anything that's ever been done"

"Each one being unique is a marvellous design strategy"

Commenters are reacting to Herzog & de Meuron's bubbly glass trophies for the Art Basel Awards, which aim to capture the shape of breath in glass.

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BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as "landscape of concentric terraces"

"If they can get this built cleanly it will be quite a building"

Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a "graceful and interesting" waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces.

What do you think? ›

 

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"Thatch-mud" scales cloak habitable bridge in India by Wallmakers

"Thank you for this – we need more stories about modernism"

Commenters are delighted by an interview with Balkrishna Doshi's granddaughter, Khushnu Panthaki Hoof, reflecting on how his time with Le Corbusier inspired a career of creativity and playfulness.

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Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator

"This is all very exciting and The Demonstrator is a nifty display design too"

Stone forms the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs of the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London's Design Museum encouraging the British construction industry to adopt the "ultra-low-carbon" material. Intrigued readers share their thoughts.

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Salone del Mobile to launch "fully-fledged" Saudi edition in 2026

"Design washing"

The world's most important furniture fair, Milan's Salone del Mobile, has announced plans to launch a satellite fair in Riyadh to "create a cultural and commercial bridge between Italy and Saudi Arabia". Commenters respond to the announcement.

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Wunder Werkz designs "raw" visual identity for brutalist restaurant Brutø

"Strange disconnect between the cool visual identity design and the interior design"

Readers are discussing the visual identity for Brutø, a Michelin-starred Denver restaurant that interprets Brutalism through food, created by studio Wunder Werkz.

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Frida Kahlo's family home in Mexico City opens as Museo Casa Kahlo

"Architecture celebrating context culture and artistry is food for the soul"

The museum dedicated to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has expanded into her sister's former home, with exhibitions by Rockwell Group offering glimpses into the artist’s private life. Commenters are in love.

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Apple and Issey Miyake create expandable "extra pocket" for iPhones

"Nice design but it costs way too much"

Readers are "disappointingly underwhelmed" by the iPhone Pocket, a stretchable wearable carrier for any iPhone, created in collaboration between Issey Miyake and Apple.

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