Danielle Bowling . Articles Rant on An "embarrassing lump of sandstone", skylines like cities and the architectural conveyor belt feature in today's news digest. Rant on "Big mistakes" stack up in China and aesthetics take a back seat to green design, in today's news digest. Byron battles "party central" reputation Byron council and planning department are at loggerheads over whether homeowners should be allowed to holiday let their properties. Global round up China plans a "hairy building" for its Shanghai Expo pavilion, lacing horizontal towers create a new skyscraper for Singapore and Bauhaus turns 90, in today's international news. Building costs to rise in Melbourne, Brisbane Developers are being encouraged to lock in low construction costs before prices rocket, new research predicts. Global round up RIBA swears in its first female president, St Petersburg protests over Europe's highest skyscraper and Chicago's Old Main Post Office sells for $40 million, in today's international news.