"Best-looking building on the block"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are debating a banned sex toy, a colossal new theatre building in Taipei and an ultra-high-resolution photo. Plus, we published our guide to the best architecture, design and technology events for 2019. Read on for more details...     "Taipei desperately needs high-quality architecture" Readers aren't balled over by images of the Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA, which is nearing completion in Taiwan's capital. Read more ›   "Almost everyone is on their phone" People taking selfies can be clearly seen in this ultra-high-resolution bird's-eye photograph of Shanghai, created by Bigpixel Technology. Read more ›   "When Scandinavian cool is loaded up with tactility, it suddenly gets a lot more interesting" Michelle Ogundehin's interior design trends for 2019 include tactile surfaces and humble materials, plus a splash of tangy mustard. Read more ›   "Best-looking building on the block" Foster + Partners has impressed with its Apple Store in Kyoto, Japan, which has translucent walls. Read more ›     "Magical to visit" Commenters are delighted by the Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects with an open-plan "book heaven" on top. Read more ›   "Shocking that high-profile tech organisations are still making gendered blunders" Awarding then banning a robotic sex toy at CES shows the technology industry's oblivious attitude towards women, says Holly Brockwell. Read more ›   "The robot was hardly killed" Not everyone is convinced that a video showing a humanoid robot being "hit and destroyed" by a self-driving Tesla is authentic. Read more ›   "Skateboarders are going to hit this building" Henning Larsen has completed a housing project on the Vejle Fjord in Denmark, which one reader thinks resembles a skate park. Read more ›     "Is this like a crappy calculator?" Readers are highly sceptical of the world's first quantum computer, created by Map Project Office and Universal Design Studio with IBM. Read more ›   "There's a reason things get tested" Some readers are defending the prototype for Donald Trump's Steel Slat Barrer wall, after images revealed it can be cut using a saw. Read more ›   "Something that could help solve the housing crisis" This "very likeable" extension to a stone cottage in the Cotswolds, England, could have other uses, says one commenter. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Interior designer at Studio David Thulstrup in Copenhagen, Denmark Digital communications coordinator/manager at Studio Gang in Chicago, USA Personal assistant at ACME in London, UK Experienced Part 2/3 architect at Coffey Architects in London, UK Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise