In this week's comments update, plans for a pair of skyscrapers caused a debate on the merits of the stacked-box aesthetic.
Stacking up: Büro Ole Scheeren's plan for Barclay Village in Vancouver, which will be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes, caused readers to question the merits of stacking volumes into a tower.
"Jenga on the mind"" asked Hikoo.
A disappointed Tyrannosaurus lamented: "I'd hoped we'd moved on from the jumbled stack of boxes style by now."
Howard Cosell defended the design: "Jumbled" I think they are rather neatly stacked. But you can change my mind if you can give me a much better alternative""
A particularly frustrated Karl Diskin had a different issue with the project: "This infuriating doublespeak use of the word 'village' in relation to skyscrapers needs to end. The idea that a skyscraper whose facade is articulated as an assemblage of smaller volumes can thus be described as a village is an entirely erroneous one." The other commenters were impressed by the strength of Karl Diskin's reaction to the word village.

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Loud and proud: ahead of London's Pride parade that took place at the weekend, Dezeen took a look at nine LGBT+ design projects including a rainbow font and a sex toy for gender-transitioning men. However, not all readers were impressed.
"Just plain embarrassing. I'm gay, always...