Comments update: angry readers took to Dezeen's comments section this week after we reported on the Kardashians' penchant for Modernist architecture, but could exposure to wider audiences actually be a good thing for the profession"
Le Korbusier: reality stars the Kardashians revealed their fondness for the work of Le Corbusier by discussing a book featuring his projects on their TV show ? although family matriarch Kris Jenner accidentally called the architect "Le Courvoisier".
The story irritated some readers. "The quality of articles on [Dezeen] really is getting worse by the day," said an angry Jordan, while Dikkie encouraged us to "focus on interesting people" worthy of attention.
But others felt it was relevant for architects. "The Kardashians are a barometer of popular culture and taste, for better or for worse," wrote commenter HintOfBrain. "It really should get the attention of American architects, as they are rarely paid attention to otherwise." Read the comments on this story »
Building high: reports that North Korea was giving construction workers crystal meth to speed up progress on a skyscraper in Pyongyang quickly became one of this week's most-discussed stories.
"I can't even begin to imagine how many deaths related to work negligence take place on these construction sites," wrote Brennan Murray, but a guest commenter criticised the reports for being "anti-North Korea prop...