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This week, readers are discussing the Donald Trump-backed plans to extend Eero Saarinen's terminal at Dulles airport and an optical illusion font that protects messages from being read by AI.

 

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Saarinen's Dulles terminal set to be enveloped by Trump-backed airport

"The cultural vandalism knows no bounds"

Commenters are disappointed by US president Donald Trump's conceptual renderings for a revamp of Dulles International Airport in Washington DC, which adds to architect Eero Saarinen's famous terminal building.

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Decoy Font protects messages from being read by AI

"What a time to be alive"

Made by the company Mixfont, Decoy Font layers two messages together, creating an optical illusion to avoid having artifical intelligence taking human data. Readers share their thoughts.

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Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi set to open in December

"What an astounding assemblage"

The long-awaited Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by the late architect Frank Gehry, is set to open its doors in December. Commenters are unsure about the design.

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"Human refrigerator" provides escape from deadly heatwaves

"The glass door allows you see if the light is on or not"

Readers discuss a human-sized, stainless-steel fridge designed by Japanese vending machine manufacturer SDRS to to stave off heatstrokes brought on by climate change.

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Charles Gillespie Architecture completes Somerset house with wildlife-friendly colonnade

"Love, love, love this house!"

British studio Charles Gillespie Architecture has completed a family house in rural Somerset wrapped by a deep concrete colonnade that provides sheltered nesting spaces for birds. Commenters weigh in.

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Why stadium design is getting more outlandish

"Anyone getting a whiff of Hogwarts Quidditch stadium from all those towers?"

As part of our Future Stadium series, we look at why stadiums are becoming more icon-focused and outlandish in design. Readers join the discussion.

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Two colours of brick give Quebec apartment building "painterly dimension"

"Is it 1960?"

Commenters are split over a rounded apartment building in Quebec, Canada by Montreal-based studio ACDF Architecture, that used a two-tone brick cladding system to create an interesting optical effect.

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Sinuous form of Shenzhen Natural History Museum emulates "a piece of landscape"

"Scandi design is eating itself. Same same but different."

Granite cloaks the sweeping form of Shenzhen Natural History Museum, completed in China by architecture studios 3XN, B+H Architects and Zhubo Design. Readers discuss.

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SPF Architects wraps Los Angeles house in asphalt shingles for fire protection

"Looks like snake skin"

Commenters are surprised by the fire-proofing methods taken by the husband-and-wife founders of California studio SPF Architects for the renovation of their octagonal house in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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