"Space is not a place for romancing"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are trying to see the similarities between a space hotel and a cruise ship, and are underwhelmed by John Pawson's latest project. We also announced the first speaker for Dezeen Day and the shortlists for Dezeen Awards 2019. Read on for more...     "Space is not a place for romancing" Readers aren't convinced that visiting a space hotel will be similar to holidaying on a cruise ship, as its architect suggests. Read more ›   "These are amazing" One reader is thrilled that the Dezeen Awards 2019 shortlists for architecture, interiors, studio and design have been announced.  Read more ›   "There is minimal and then there is boring" British designer John Pawson has applied his signature minimalist aesthetic to a Barbican flat, but not everyone is inspired.  Read more ›   Paola Antonelli of MoMA to give keynote speech at Dezeen Day – limited early-bird tickets available now Paola Antonelli will give a keynote speech at Dezeen Day, taking place in London on 30 October. Buy early-bird tickets and save 20 per cent. Read more ›     "IKEA is to be commended for taking this initiative" Readers are impressed with IKEA's head of sustainability Lena Pripp-Kovac and her commitment to creating a circular business by 2030. Read more ›   "Great interior design, great Scotland!" Groves-Raines Architects has converted a former clergy living-quarters into an intimate guesthouse in the Scottish highlands. Read more ›   "Looks like a hotel that's been shrunk down" A four-storey dwelling in New Delhi, designed by Anagram Architects, looks more like a mini hotel than a home says one reader.  Read more ›   "The congregants will have to don Kleenex boxes" One reader is worried about keeping the interior of a former church in Italy clean, after it was renovated by Luigi Valente and Mauro Di Bona. Read more ›     "I can accept pie in the sky, but bamboo on Mars?" Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar have envisioned using bamboo grown and harvested on Mars to build the first colony on the red planet. Read more ›   "The rapid deterioration of Earth's biodiversity could be reversed equally quickly if we find new ways to design our cities" Architects must act quickly and cooperatively to change cities and make their environmental good intentions reality, says Doug Voigt. Read more ›   "Brought to mind a mausoleum" One reader thinks the flagship shop for fashion brand Juun.J, designed by Korean practice WGNB, resembles a burial chamber. Read more ›   "Preposterous staircase" Chunky black steelwork frames the sparsely furnished spaces inside this house in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil designed by Estúdio BG. Read more ›   "Love the colour in these surroundings" Bornstein Lyckefors chose an unusual shade of green for the exterior of Granholmen, a humble cabin on the Swedish island of Kallaxön. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Workshop model-maker at BIG in Copenhagen, Denmark Part-time studio manager at Alma-nac in London, UK Part 1 architectural assistants at John McAslan + Partners in London, UK Principal/senior associate – commercial architecture at Hassell in Brisbane, Australia  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