Dezeen Debate features Morocco's "proper sci-fi" tallest building

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the opening of Morocco's tallest building. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studios Rafael de La‑Hoz and Hakim Benjelloun recently unveiled designed the 250-metre-tall Mohammed VI Tower, which is now Morocco's tallest building.

Readers discussed the tower, with one saying "it looks proper sci-fi" and another commenting that it "reminds me of the alien spacecraft in Arrival".

Patrik Schumacher parametricism interview — "I'm not happy" with how fast parametricism is being adopted says Patrik Schumacher

Other stories in this week's newsletter included an interview with Patrik Schumacher on parametricism, Gensler's designs for a Trump Tower in Georgia and a metamorphic dress by fashion designer Iris van Herpen.

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