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Dezeen's review of the year: September 2013
Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London stole the limelight when it reflected the September sun onto cars parked nearby and caused them to melt.
![CGI artist predicted](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Fizz-200.jpg)
Walkie Scorchie
The tower was re-nicknamed the Walkie Scorchie for this "death-ray" effect, which a CGI artist declared he predicted a year before it struck.
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Viñoly himself then admitted he knew the problem would occur, but said he didn't realise the beam would be so hot.
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Kanye West
In an interview on BBC Radio 1, Kanye West revealed he is frustrated he's not taken seriously as a "real designer" and that he plans to move into architecture.
![Peter Saville to design identity for Kanye West](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Global-Design-Forum-competition_1.jpg)
Peter Saville announced he is working with West to create a new visual identity for the rapper, who asked Saville to "do a YSL" for him.
![Paul Smith Albemarle Street store facade by 6a Architects](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Paul-Smith-Albemarle-Street-store-facade-by-6a-Architects_1sq.jpg)
Most popular
The cast-iron facade of Paul Smith's Albemarle Street store in London received the most views in September.
![Khopoli House by SPASM Design Architects](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Khopoli-House-by-Spasm-Design-Architects_sq.jpg)
Also popular was a holiday home in India constructed from concrete with local basalt stone mixed in.
![Small House by Unemori Architects](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Small-House-by-Unemori-Architects_0sq.jpg)
Paper-thin shutters fold out from the walls of the narrow timber house in Tokyo that was in third place.
![Serpentine Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Serpentine-Sackler-Gallery-by-Zaha-Hadid_1sq.jpg)
Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Sackler Gallery extension in London's Kensington Gardens also got a lot of hits.
![Forest House in the City by Studio Velocity](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/08/dezeen_Forest-House-in-the-City-by-Studio-Velocity_1asq.jpg)
A bright white house in Japan designed with a squashed diamond shape to maximise space without overlooking the neighbours finished off the top five.
![Endless Stair by dRMM](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Endless-Stair-by-dRMM_1.jpg)
Dezeen's month
The London Design Festival took place in our home city, so we were out and about reporting from the various exhibitions and installations like the Escher-style staircases outside the Tate Modern gallery.
![3D-printed gun at the V&A museum](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/dezeen_Can-all-these-parts-go-together-and-kill-someone-The-answer-is-yes_10.jpg)
The installation's designer Alex de Rijke explained the project in a movie we filmed for our Dezeen and MINI World Tour, for which we also spoke to Kieran Long about why the V&A museum acquired the first 3D-printed gun.
![Dezeen's responsive site is live!](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2013/09/Dezeen-mobile-site-3.jpg)
Long joined our list of Opinion columnists along with Dan Hill, Alexandra Lange and Justin McGuirk in September, and we also launched a mobile-friendly responsive version of our site.
See all our stories from September 2013 »