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This week, readers are discussing Pantone's 2026 colour of the year and the passing of Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry.

 

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"The greatest architect" Frank Gehry dies aged 96

"We lost a big one today"

Readers are saddened by the passing of Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, known for his deconstructivist Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

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Es Devlin erects monumental rotating library on Miami beach

"I'm a big fan of Es Devlin's stage designs, but this could have been a Goodreads list"

British designer Es Devlin has created Library of Us, a massive rotating library for books that have informed her work over the years at Miami art week. Commenters aren't sold.

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"Lofty white" Cloud Dancer named Pantone Colour of the Year 2026

"Hmmm... when ya can't think of anything just stay in the fog"

Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer as its 2026 colour of the year – an understated, greyish white hue chosen to signify a yearning for "a future free from toxicity and excess". Readers share their thoughts.

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Foster + Partners unveils long-awaited Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island

"I don’t detect any great 'connection' to the location"

Commenters are debating the Zayed National Museum, completed by Foster + Partners on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.

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"What to do with the TV is among the most challenging design problems in today's American home"

"TV's have always been a challenge...not just today"

Open-plan living rooms and swelling televisions pose an interior-design headache but dens and snugs may be the answer, writes Claire Keane. Readers are sharing their solutions to the issue.

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Donald Trump removes James McCrery as White House ballroom architect

"Nothing will get built there for 10 years!"

Commenters are unsurprised by US president Donald Trump's decision to dismiss James McCery as lead architect for his White House ballroom, with Shalom Baranes Associates now taking over the project.

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Office S&M takes aim at "generic suburbia" with powder blue mews block in Kent

"I love that shade of blue, it's depressing seeing it be used in such bad fashion"

Architecture practice Office S&M has completed an infill housing block in Kent, featuring blue fibre-cement weatherboarding and porthole windows. Readers think it's "mediocre".

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Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen named Scotland's best new building

"I hope Aberdeen takes good care of maintaining the space"

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has named a public park, renewed by studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, as the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award for 2025. Commenters are praising the project.

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Donald Trump calls for "redesign" of Saarinen-designed Dulles Airport

"Such a shame"

US president Donald Trump has called for the Eero Saarinen-designed Dulles Airport near Washington DC to be redesigned, with the Department of Transportation announcing plans to "replace or build on" the existing main terminal. Readers respond.

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