Global architecture firm SOM's "stunning" restoration of the Art Deco Waldorf Astoria in Midtown Manhattan has drawn praise from Dezeen commenters.

Global interest in South Korean culture is helping Hyundai make more unusual cars, Hyundai Design Center head Simon Loasby tells Dezeen in this interview. One reader commented, "we are due cool car designs people can afford".

Readers are underwhelmed by Finnish studio JKMM Architects' winning design for a Helsinki museum, which features sloped facades made from recycled brick.

Technology brand Apple has unveiled the iPhone Air, just 5.6 millimetres thick, making it the company's thinnest iPhone ever. Readers say, "who cares if their phone is thin – it will break way faster".

Readers discuss the entrance to Monte Sant'Angelo Subway Station in Naples, completed by sculptor Anish Kapoor in collaboration with London studio AL_A.

Readers are stunned by a coastal home near Barcelona, designed by UK studio Ström Architects, which features a fully glazed corner offering panoramic views.

BIG, Gensler, and KPF are among the architecture studios bidding for three casino licenses in New York, with several proposals including skyscrapers. Commenters express disappointment at the plans.

Readers are intrigued by a prototype clay-based construction method that emulates cast concrete, created by material research studio Matter at Hand, founded by Assemble co-founder Lewis Jones.

The Texas studio and living space of American designer Donald Judd will reopen later this month following a seven-year restoration by architects Troy Schaum and Rosalyne Shieh, including repairs after a 2021 fire. Commenters commend the architects' "first-rate work."