Recent weeks have seen a period of big plans in the architectural world, with Dubai planning another show-stopping skyscraper, this time by Santiago Calatrava, and Paris looking to ?reinvent? itself with a variety of entries to its government-led design competition. Naturally, such big proposals attracted the attention of ArchDaily?s commenters - read on to find out what they had to say.

Recent weeks have seen a period of big plans in the architectural world, with Dubai planning another show-stopping skyscraper, this time by Santiago Calatrava, and Paris looking to ?reinvent? itself with a variety of entries to its government-led design competition. Naturally, such big proposals attracted the attention of ArchDaily?s commenters - read on to find out what they had to say.New DebatesSantiago Calatrava?s Dubai Skyscraper
© Santiago Calatrava

In response to the news that Santiago Calatrava has been selected to design a significant new skyscraper in Dubai, user Ali Javedani took to the comment section to make an argument that is often leveled at both Calatrava and indeed anyone else who builds in Dubai: Arrogant megalomaniac architecture for a pro-capitalist oil-based economy. Great "revolutionary" architecture Santiago! Well done! And the best part: "we have united local traditional architecture with that of the 21st century." The most simple thing that a student can say to her/his teacher to convince him to accept his/her proj...