Dezeen Debate features Anish Kapoor's "utterly irrational" New York sculpture

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features newly released images of artist Anish Kapoor's mirrored New York artwork. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Photographer Iwan Baan has released images of Kapoor's highly-anticipated balloon-like sculpture, which sits at the base of Herzog and de Meuron's 56 Leonard Street skyscraper and is the artist's first permanent sculpture in New York City.

Readers were thrilled by the installation. One loved "the utter irrationality of it" and felt that it "kicks you in the frontal cortex", whilst another said the sculpture "feels like a special piece of work".

Urb has proposed a 93-kilometre cycling and walking highway

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section include plans for a covered highway in Dubai by architecture studio Urb, an exclusive opinion piece for Dezeen by OMA founder Reinier de Graaf and a cedar-clad alpine house in the Catskills by Elizabeth Roberts Architects.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "treeless treehouse"

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a pyramidal timber playhouse in a London garden. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Readers are swooning over a "treeless treehouse" named Penfold, which architecture studio De Matos Ryan created for a London garden.

Accessible only by crawling beneath it, Danger Mouse is a 4.1-metre-high structure featuring triangular windows that frame views of its surroundings.

One commenter said: "I could live in this playhouse!"

David Chipperfield adds vaulted arcades to revamped office complex in Paris

Other stories in this week's newsletter include David Chipperfield Architects' transformation of a 20th-century office block in Paris, Heatherwick Studio's sculpture containing 350 trees and an apartment block in Veracruz, Mexico.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features a minimalist New York home

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a restrained New York home designed by Magdalena Keck. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Interior designer Magdalena Keck has curated an eclectic mix of furnishings to fill a glass-and-steel home in Westchester County, New York.

Drawing upon her penchant for "warm minimalism", Keck chose a range of pieces that complemented the architecture and the existing finishes, including wood flooring and vanilla-hued window drapes.

Commenters are divided. One said: "Minimalism is so over".

Kappa House by Archipelago Architects Studio uses staircases as surfaces and partitions

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a Japanese house featuring a series of staircases that divide the spaces, our latest lookbook, which showcases ten kitchens where wood panelling and wooden cabinetry create warmth and Snap's launch of a pared-back and pocket-sized drone designed for taking selfies.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features a supertall skyscraper in China

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features plans for a 350-metre-high skyscraper in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has designed Nanjing Nexus, a supertall skyscraper that is set to be built near the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China.

Commenters are impressed. One called it "innovative and attractive".

Cosmic ADU is a "self-powered home" that uses no fossil fuels

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a solar-powered accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that uses no fossil fuels, a London Balenciaga store that has been covered in pink faux fur and Dezeen's new deconstructivist series, which takes a look back at one of the most significant architecture styles of the 20th century.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features Buckingham Palace sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features Thomas Heatherwick's design for a tree-covered sculpture at Buckingham Palace. ****Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

British designer Heatherwick is set to create a 21-metre-high sculpture named Tree of Trees at Buckingham Palace.

Erected as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations, the sculpture will contain 350 types of trees found in Britain.

Commenters aren't sold on the idea. One called it, "another colossal waste of resources".

DnA_Design and Architecture transforms Chinese quarries into cultural spaces

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a series of stone quarries in China that DnA_Design and Architecture has transformed into cultural spaces, Norman Foster's plan to "rehabilitate" the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following the Russian invasion and news of Japan's tallest tower topping out in Tokyo.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features a community centre by Sou Fujimoto

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Sou Fujimoto's design for a community centre in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Sou Fujimoto has revealed the design for the Hida Furukawa Station Eastern Development, a community centre topped with a bowl-like roof in the town of Hida in Japan.

The multi-purpose building will be set alongside the main railway station in the town, which is located in the mountainous Gifu Prefecture.

Commenters approve. One called it "a future award winner".

Jean Verville lines Montreal row house with sculptural plywood interiors

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a residence in Montreal where nearly every surface is made of plywood, Schmidt Hammer Lassen's design for what will be the world's tallest timber building and Oscar Niemeyer's final building, which has opened at the Château La Coste vineyard.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features Thomas Heatherwick's "volcanic" performing arts centre in China

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Heatherwick Studio's design for a performing arts centre planned for Hainan, China. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Set to be built in the city of Haikou on the island province of Hainan, the Hainan Performing Arts Centre will form part of a large-scale master plan to create a new cultural area in the Jiangdong district.

Its design draws on the island's volcanic landscape and Hainanese opera costumes.

Commenters are wowed. One said, "Starchitecture at its finest".

Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter apologise for "high-pressure office culture" after being suspended by SCI-Arc

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a discussion about students working long hours for little pay after SCI-Arc faculty members condoned the "high-pressure office culture", our roundup of six unusual erotic toys and Norman Foster's curation of cars for the Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features Thomas Heatherwick's "volcanic" performing arts centre in China

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Heatherwick Studio's design for a performing arts centre planned for Hainan, China. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Set to be built in the city of Haikou on the island province of Hainan, the Hainan Performing Arts Centre will form part of a large-scale master plan to create a new cultural area in the Jiangdong district.

Its design draws on the island's volcanic landscape and Hainanese opera costumes.

Commenters are wowed. One said, "Starchitecture at its finest".

Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter apologise for "high-pressure office culture" after being suspended by SCI-Arc

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a discussion about students working long hours for little pay after SCI-Arc faculty members condoned the "high-pressure office culture", our roundup of six unusual erotic toys and Norman Foster's curation of cars for the Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture exhibition at Guggenheim Bilbao.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features the world's skinniest skyscraper

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a supertall skyscraper in New York City. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

SHoP Architects has completed 111 West 57th Street in New York City, which is now both the world's skinniest skyscraper and the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

It was announced last week that the 1,428-foot-tall (435-metre) tower is ready for residents to move in.

Commenters aren't sure why it was built. One called it, "An awkward splinter in an otherwise graceful setting".

OSO to suspend Boeing 747 jumbo jet aircraft between two buildings in Seattle

Other stories in this week's newsletter include OSO's decision to suspend a Boeing 747 aircraft between two towers in Seattle, Dyson's headphones designed to filter air pollution and reduce unwanted noise and plans for Foster + Partners to renovate the iconic Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features Giuseppe Zanotti's digital trainers

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Giuseppe Zanotti's digital Cobras trainers designed to be worn in the metaverse. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now!

Luxury footwear brand Giuseppe Zanotti has released a digital edition of its Cobras trainers to coincide with Metaverse Fashion Week.

The trainer, which features a bright green fashion shoe with a 3D snake detail that wraps around its body, was released in the metaverse and as NFTs.

Commenters aren't convinced. One said, "Get back in the real world people".

Solar Greenhouse is a prototype for "zero kilometre" food production and energy generation

Other stories in this week's newsletter include a Solar Greenhouse designed by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia for energy generation and food production, 10 highly-insulated Passivhaus homes that are designed to minimise energy consumption and the longest suspension bridge in the world.

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