Architecture
Architecture
School in Lisbon by ARX Portugal features rooftop playground
Redbridge School in Lisbon by ARX Portugal is formed of two wood-framed buildings clad with metal, one featuring a playground on its roof. More
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Design
Design
Michael Mannhard proposes Burning Man installation that uses wind turbine blades
Blades taken from retired wind turbines form a sculptural playground in this conceptual Burning Man installation designed by American architecture firm Michael Mannhard Workshop. More
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Design
Design
Recycled plastic turned into face shields and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus
Recycling initiative Precious Plastic's open-source machines are being used to recycle plastic and turn it into face shields, respirator masks and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Birdseye Design integrates Bank Barn house into Vermont hillside
Weathered cedar covers this Vermont house, which local studio Birdseye Design built into a grassy slope to take cues from nearby barns. More
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Graphics
Graphics
Dylan Coonrad reimagines public street signs to reflect a world facing coronavirus
A crosswalk sign with the people standing apart and warnings not to shake hands are among the series of conceptual signs designer Dylan Coonrad reinterpreted to fit with the coronavirus' social distancing guidelines. More
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News
News
Nike designs personal protective equipment for Oregon hospitals
Nike has created face shields and lenses for air-purifying respirators with materials from the sportswear brand's footwear and clothing to help protect against Covid-19. More
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Promotion
Promotion
KOVA launches Compact Appliance collection for modern kitchens
Dezeen promotion: KOVA has launched a line of compact appliances including wall ovens, electric cookers and refrigerators. More
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Design
Design
Simple origami face shield can be folded from single sheet of plastic
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Queensland have created the HappyShield, an origami face shield that is made by folding a sheet of clear plastic. More
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News
News
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 8 April
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes quarantine trains, engineering challenges for children and a fundraising auction for a Milan hospital. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright sites offer virtual tours during pandemic
Fallingwater, Hollyhock House and Taliesin West are among the 12 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed properties opening their doors to virtual tours. More
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News
News
MVRDV's art depot for Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen nears completion
New photographs reveal that the MVRDV-designed Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is nearing completion in Rotterdam. More
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News
News
Arper founder Luigi Feltrin dies aged 85 from coronavirus
Luigi Feltrin, founder of Italian furniture brand Arper, has passed away near Venice at the age of 85 after contracting coronavirus. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Impress dental clinic in Barcelona features smile-shaped timber partitions
Pine-wood partition walls that curve upwards like smiles carve up the interior of this dental clinic in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Raúl Sanchez Architects. More
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News
News
Bompas & Parr forecasts post-coronavirus trends in Fluid Landscapes report
London studio Bompas & Parr has predicted design and lifestyle trends that will emerge during and after the coronavirus pandemic, including sanitiser party pieces and a museum dedicated to touch. More
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Design
Design
Dyson devises 44 engineering challenges for children during lockdown
Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Culdesac designs coherent interiors for Consum supermarket in Benicàssim
Creative consultancy Culdesac has designed a store for supermarket chain Consum in Benicàssim, Spain, with simple, stripped-back interiors to make the shop's arrangement understandable. More
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Comments
Comments
"Soon enough you'll be back roasting in your lovely parks"
This week, readers are debating whether closing parks is necessary in the fight against coronavirus. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Arched terracotta volume tops Delfino Lozano's Guadalajara apartment complex
Mexican architect Delfino Lozano has turned a family home in Guadalajara into four apartments detailed with blue-painted beams and arched doorways. More
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News
News
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 7 April
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners' design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. More
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Podcasts
Podcasts
"I think of my clothes as shelter" says Roksanda Ilinčić in Dezeen's latest podcast
Fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčic describes how she learned about dressmaking by slicing up her mother's designer outfits, in the latest episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. More
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Virtual Design Festival
Virtual Design Festival
Send us a video message from lockdown for Virtual Design Festival and we'll publish the best ones
As part of Virtual Design Festival, we're calling on readers everywhere to send us short video clips with their messages to the world. More
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News
News
Coronavirus "disaster" sees 45 per cent of architects lose income in UK
A survey conducted by the Royal Institute of British Architects has found that 45 per cent of architects have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic, while almost quarter are struggling mentally. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Studio Goss uses concrete and plaster for Armadillo & Co showroom in Sydney
Concrete, plaster and tiled surfaces offer a "quiet" backdrop to the pieces on display in this pared-back rug showroom in Sydney, Australia, designed by Studio Goss. More
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Design
Design
Nendo creates Mai bag from single sheet of laser-cut leather
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of handbags from single sheets of laser-cut leather that the buyer can assemble at home. More
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News
News
New York studios auction off designs to support city's battle with coronavirus
Lindsey Adelman, Apparatus and Rich Brilliant Willing are among 40 design studios and makers in New York City that have put their work in an online charity auction, where all proceeds will support the city's battle during the coronavirus crisis. More
