"There's a certain magic to this"

This week's best stories and comments from Dezeen View online This week, readers are in awe over a guesthouse in Kyoto, and questioning the usefulness of a robot dog. We also launched a design competition in collaboration with LG Display. Read on for more...     "There's a certain magic to this" Japanese architect Uoya Shigenori has impressed readers with a tranquil transformation of this 100-year-old townhouse in Kyoto. Read more ›   "Most builders would just kick it over" Readers are questioning the usefulness of a robot dog tasked with overseeing construction at Battersea Power Station in London. Read more ›   LG Display and Dezeen launch design competition Dezeen has teamed up with LG Display to launch a global design competition seeking innovative designs that showcase OLED technology in new and creative ways. Read more ›     "The most important social space in any home" Our round-up of 30 architect-designed kitchens has readers debating splashbacks and the pros and cons of kitchen islands. Read more ›   Dezeen Awards 2020 virtual ceremony The winners of Dezeen Awards 2020 will be announced in three video shows streamed on Dezeen from 23 to 25 November. Read more ›   "Things start to go very wrong when money is limitless" We should applaud social housing projects, but resist the rhetoric that sees council housing as the only solution, says Owen Hopkins. Read more › Latest Dezeen Showroom products Thomas Bentzen's Linear System Series for Muuto Camira launches Sumi and Kyoto fabric collections Highline pendant light by Archier Giro Soft sofa by Alfredo Häberli for Andreu World   "Finally, we can have our steak and eat it, too" A group of scientists and designers have intrigued readers with a concept for a grow-your-own steak kit that uses human cells. Read more ›   "Looks like a Louis Vuitton store" New photographs show the ongoing construction of an OMA-designed extension for a Jewish temple, but readers are unimpressed so far. Read more ›     "Nature and man in harmony is expressed well" Chicago art space Wrightwood 659 is presenting a showcase of works by Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, to the delight of commenters. Read more ›   "Sublime in a good way" A modest exhibition centre for an organic farm in China, designed by SHAW Architecture & Design Studio, has inspired one reader. Read more ›   "Can't wait to visit!" Readers are impatient for a closer look at the vaulted red-brick structures of Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum by Studio Zhu-Pei. Read more ›   "Studio Gang always know what they're doing" Commenters are praising US firm Studio Gang for transforming a coal-burning power plant into a wellness-focused student union. Read more ›   This week's top jobs on Dezeen Jobs Junior IT manager at BIG in London, UK Architectural assistant/intern at DaeWha Kang Design in London, UK Senior FF&E designer at Martin Brudnizki Design Studio in London, UK Design technology manager at PLP Architecture in London, UK Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Weekly. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise