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This week, readers are discussing a feature on the timeline for construction on the East Wing grounds of the White House and a 40-piece furniture collection designed by Canadian-American actor Pamela Anderson.

 

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Black concrete defines "strong and monolithic" Casa Mavra in Mexico

"Pretty badass"

Commenters are discussing a home in Mexico featuring angular black-concrete volumes punctured by small, tree-filled patios, designed by architecture studio Taller Alberto Calleja.

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BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan

"BIG's take on Japanese vernacular isn't very good"

BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. Readers are split.

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Pamela Anderson releases rattan furniture line informed by seaside childhood

"Waiting for a celebrity to reinvent a wheel..."

Readers are inspired by a 40-piece furniture collection designed by Canadian-American actor Pamela Anderson with Los Angeles furniture company Olive Ateliers.

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How long will the White House have a "hole in the ground"?

"Use the funding to build back what was demolished as historically accurate as possible"

With an injunction halting the construction of the White House ballroom and the Trump administration appealing, it is unclear how long the East Wing grounds will remain a massive construction site. Commenters share their thoughts.

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Replus Bureau avoids "nostalgic reconstruction" in Ukrainian villa renovation

"Maybe they should have embraced what they avoided"

Readers are debating a 20th-century villa in Lviv, renovated by Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau, which contrasts the exposed surfaces of its historic shell with contemporary extensions and finishes.

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Toronto completes one of largest North American underground rail lines in decades

"Toronto has significant transit problems even when this line becomes operational"

The 19-kilometre metro Line 5 – Eglinton has opened in Toronto, with 15 underground stations integrated into the urban landscape of the city's Midtown section. Commenters discuss the network.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater completes years-long renovation

"I would love to see this house, read about it many times"

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has announced the completion of a three-year Fallingwater conservancy plan led by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio. Readers praise the "massive effort".

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Smaller-wheeled Lime bike aims to "get more people cycling"

"Are they any easier to step over when they're discarded in the street?"

Micromobility company Lime is rolling out a new design of its rental electric bikes in the UK that it hopes will be more appealing to women and older riders. Commenters analyse the updated version.

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"We have to grow up as an industry" says Reinier de Graaf

"I think this might be a useful critique of the kind of architecture industry OMA is part of"

Reinier de Graaf wants architects to admit they have lost all credibility. But, the OMA partner tells Dezeen in this interview, his new book is not looking to pick a fight. Readers weigh in.

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