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This week, readers are discussing an interview with Patrik Schumacher on parametricism and the opening of the Mohammed VI Tower as Morocco's tallest building.

 

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Rocket-like skyscraper becomes Morocco's tallest building

"It looks proper sci-fi"

Readers are intrigued by the 250-metre-tall Mohammed VI Tower designed by architecture studios Rafael de La‑Hoz and Hakim Benjelloun, which has opened in Morocco as the country's tallest building and the third tallest in Africa.

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"I'm not happy" with how fast parametricism is being adopted says Patrik Schumacher

"Schumacher makes a strong point on the development past pure aesthetics"

Despite it being adopted more slowly than he anticipated, Patrik Schumacher believes parametricism will still become a universal architectural style, he tells Dezeen in this interview. Commenters share their thoughts.

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Gensler reveals design for Trump Tower skyscraper in Georgia

"Megalomania never looked so bland"

Readers are debating Gensler's designs for a Trump Tower development in Tbilisi, Georgia, which will contain "six architecturally distinctive towers".

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Iris van Herpen crafts "dissolving" Met Gala dress from 15,000 glass bubbles

"What an amazing dress, the tech interface was seamless"

Commenters are amazed by a metamorphic dress by fashion designer Iris van Herpen, covered in thousands of iridescent glass spheres that appear to gradually disintegrate, which debuted at this year's Met Gala in New York City.

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David Chipperfield creates freestanding plywood bathtub for Agape

"Oddly, I like it"

Readers are pleasantly surprised by a wooden bathtub created by David Chipperfield Design for Italian bathroom brand Agape, featuring a pared-back form with an integrated seat, shelf and washbasin.

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Isabel Strauss wins competition for public bathroom at Gropius House

"How could this possibly be the best of 280 entries?"

Architectural designer Isabel Strauss has designed a public bathroom for the grounds of German-American architect Walter Gropius's self-designed home in Massachusetts, USA, chosen from hundreds of submissions. Commenters aren't sold.

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Atelier Carle creates "unconventional layout" for hemlock-clad Quebec house

"It's too rustic and austere for my taste but it is pretty decent"

Readers are commenting on a mountainside house with wood and board-formed concrete finishes in Quebec, completed by Montreal-based studio Atelier Carle.

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Peter Arnell selected as America's first chief brand architect

"He'll have his work cut out for him with this administration"

Commenters are reacting to the appointment of American design executive Peter Arnell as chief brand architect of the newly formed National Design Studio, tasked with shaping the identity of a "different type of government".

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Olson Kundig installs double-decker elevators at the Seattle Space Needle

"Glad to see no architecture was harmed during this project"

As part of the ongoing renovations to the Space Needle in Seattle, American architecture studio Olson Kundig and engineering firm Otis Elevators have installed all-glass, double-decker elevators on the tower's exposed core. Readers are commending the design.

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