This week on Dezeen: this week Moby slammed the ergonomics of a Zaha Hadid-designed hotel room, while Nicholas Serota waded into the feud between Neo Bankside residents and Tate Modern.
Musician Moby hit out at architects who prioritise aesthetics over comfort, claiming that "sleeping in a dumpster would be more comfortable" than staying in the room designed by Zaha Hadid inside the Puerta America Madrid hotel.
Neo Bankside residents should add net curtains to stop gallery visitors spying says Tate director
Tate galleries director Nicholas Serota said concerned residents of the luxury Rogers Stirk Harbour-designed development should add blinds or net curtains to stop visitors to Tate Modern's new observation platform from looking into their homes. The dispute broke out after residents of Neo Bankside threatened legal action, accusing museum visitors of spying on them.
Norway moves to scrap plans for controversial Utøya memorial
The Norwegian government offered to abandon plans for the proposed Utøya memorial after protesting local residents described the project as a "rape of nature", a "tourist attraction" and a "hideous monument".
Peter Zumthor to extend Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler art museum
In other architecture news, it was announced that Peter Zumthor will extend Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler art museum, and BIG, MVRDV and Snøhetta unveiled competing designs for the new San Pellegrino headquarters.
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