In this week's comments update, readers are irritated by Burberry's design for a reflective pop-up store in South Korea and discussing other top stories. More about Commenter questions why Burberry designed "a building that could destroy thousands of birds"
British fashion brand Burberry has installed a pop-up store that reflects a surrounding mountain range on Jeju Island, South Korea, for its latest outerwear clothing collection. More about Burberry creates mirrored pop-up store on Jeju Island
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has released more photos of its ST SongEun Building, a wedge-shaped art institute that is now open in Seoul, South Korea. More about ST SongEun Building by Herzog & de Meuron opens to public in Seoul
Here are the first images of the wedge-shaped ST/SongEun Building by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron, which has recently completed in Seoul, South Korea. More about Images of Herzog & de Meuron's wedge-shaped art institute in Seoul revealed
Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects have built a monolithic concrete art pavilion that will be used to display sculptures by Siza in an art park in South Korea. More about Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects place concrete art pavilion atop hill in South Korea
Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has converted an industrial building in Jeju, South Korea, into a new location for retailer D&Department, featuring a store, restaurant, gallery and hotel in which all of the furniture and even the plants are for sale. More about Schemata Architects completes South Korean hotel where all furniture is for sale
A skyscraper in the form of a doorway by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox that mimics a historic city gate has completed in Seoul. More about Kohn Pedersen Fox creates "gateway" Bundang Doosan Tower as portal to Seoul
Architecture studio Andrea Caputo has filled the Vans flagship store in Seoul with plywood modules for display and seating that reference the work of American artists Carl Andre and Donald Judd. More about Plywood modules informed by modern art decorate Vans store in Seoul
Symmetry and repetition distinguish the work of Subin Seol, who combines and contrasts the distinctive visual language of her native Korean with art deco to create unexpected furniture pieces. More about Subin Seol's furniture fuses art deco and traditional Korean aesthetics
Interior designer Ian Lee has lined the walls of the LIFE micro-apartments in South Korea with birch wood to offer tenants pared-back spaces that they can personalise. More about Minimalist micro-apartments in Seoul form "blank canvas for tenants"
A cluster of towers and timber buildings will be swathed by greenery in Seoul Valley, a mixed-use scheme that Danish studio Henning Larsen has proposed for South Korea's capital. More about Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea
The ascetic lifestyles and diets of Korean Buddhist monks influenced the interiors that Limtaehee Design Studio has created for DooSooGoBang restaurant in the city of Suwon, South Korea. More about DooSooGoBang restaurant in South Korea references Buddhist practices
Snøhetta has unveiled visuals of a landmark city hall for Cheongju, South Korea, which will incorporate public spaces and use the existing government building as its entrance. More about Snøhetta reveals plans for Cheongju New City Hall in South Korea
The Hanwha headquarters office tower in Seoul has been remodelled by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio, retrofitting its facade to hold solar panels. More about UNStudio renovates and reclads fully occupied Seoul office tower
Raised mesh gables top Shaded Rooftop House in Seoul by BCHO Architects, so the occupants can enjoy a sheltered outdoor living space. More about BCHO Architects shades open-air top floor of house with mesh gables
The concrete rooms of Jipyungzip, a guesthouse by BCHO Architects in South Korea, are sunk into a grassy slope with flat roofs that form terraces overlooking the sea. More about BCHO Architects merges seaside guesthouse with the landscape
Architecture firm OMA has completed the Galleria department store in Gwanggyo, South Korea, with a stone facade that has a multifaceted-glass passage cut into it. More about OMA wraps glass public walkway around Galleria department store in Gwanggyo
Design studio Z_Lab has included a huge porthole window and sunken bath inside this tiny guesthouse in northern Seoul, which measures under 30 square metres. More about Nuwa is a micro guesthouse in Seoul with just one room
AOA Architects has clad the stepped gables of a playful apartment block in South Korea with glossy red and white tiles in a reference to the video game Minecraft. More about Blocky Minecraft-themed apartment building in Seoul clad with pixel-like tiles
South Korean designer Shinkyu Shon created this furniture collection using split pine logs and stainless steel to highlight the differences between traditional Korean and more modern western materials. More about Shinkyu Shon's Split furniture contrasts wooden logs with mirrored steel