The National Organization of Minority Architects has called on the architecture profession to "condemn racism and take an active role in eliminating racial biases" following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More about National Organization of Minority Architects demands end to "deadly and pervasive virus called racism that has plagued America"
Readers are debating Kate Wagner's coining of the term "coronagrifting" to describe outlandish coronavirus-related proposals and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about "Even a frivolous design can generate serious thinking" say commenters
Architecture firm Dialog has revealed plans for a cross-laminated timber higher education building in Canada, which it says will be the first of its kind. More about Dialog designs mass timber net-zero carbon community college building for Canada
Grohe's Patrick Speck discusses the potential of touchless bathroom and kitchen products in light of the coronavirus pandemic in this video produced by Dezeen as part of our VDF x Grohe collaboration. More about "Consumers want touchless products to limit spread of germs" says Grohe's Patrick Speck
Architects and designers have joined over a million people around the world in posting a black square to Instagram in solidarity with those protesting for racial equality following the death of George Floyd in police custody. More about Architects and designers post black squares on Instagram in support of racial equality
Perforated metal screens decorate this residential extension built by architecture studio Welsh + Major in a three-metre-wide gap next to a converted grain mill. More about Welsh + Major uses patterned window screens for residential extension in Sydney
Feminist collective Rebel Architette has created the Women Architects World Map as a tool to "detox" architecture from its dependence on "boys' clubs". More about "No more excuses for male-only panels" says Rebel Architette
Paul Flowers, chief design officer of water technology brand LIXIL, discusses the latest trends in bathroom design including touchless products and diagnosing toilets in this talk produced by Dezeen for today's Grohe x VDF collaboration. More about "The bathroom is slowly changing" says Paul Flowers in Grohe talk for VDF
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti and Albanian architecture studio SON-Group have revealed Tirana Riverside, a district in the capital of Albania designed to respond to post-coronavirus needs. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti designs coronavirus-resilient neighbourhood in Tirana
Entering Dezeen Awards 2020? Begin your entry before midnight tonight and you can complete it by 9 June and avoid paying the late entry fee. More about Start your Dezeen Awards entry today to avoid late entry fees
Bathroom and kitchen brand Grohe takes over Virtual Design Festival today, with a talk about the latest trends in bathroom design at 12:00pm and video about the brand's hands-free and 3D-printed products at 3:00pm UK time. More about Headline sponsor Grohe takes over Virtual Design Festival
Caesar Ceramics has introduced four new porcelain surfacing collections at VDF products fair, including a range of tiles called Enchant that evoke aged and painted wood. More about Caesar Ceramics' latest surfacing collections include wood-like porcelain tiles
Dezeen Showroom: Enchant is a porcelain surfacing collection by Caesar Ceramics USA that is designed to evoke wood and recreate "the feeling of a real walk through nature". More about Enchant surfacing by Caesar Ceramics USA
Dezeen Showroom: Meet is a porcelain surface collection with a wood-like finish, developed by Caesar Ceramics to suit both contemporary and classical interiors. More about Meet surfacing by Caesar Ceramics
Dezeen Showroom: Stoneways is a series of pared-back porcelain surface tiles by Caesar Ceramics USA that take cues from rocks and their mineral veins. More about Stoneways surfacing by Caesar Ceramics USA
Dezeen Showroom: The use of stone in Italian art and architecture informed the Shapes of Italy porcelain surface tile collection by Caesar Ceramics. More about Shapes of Italy surfacing by Caesar Ceramics
London-based designer Freyja Sewell has created eight decorative face masks, made from commonplace objects including felt, yoghurt pots and pool table triangles, in honour of coronavirus key workers. More about Freyja Sewell's Key Workers masks take design cues from science fiction and Buddhism
In this Virtual Design Festival school show, architecture and design graduates from Spain's IE University share projects ranging from a delivery robot to the branding for a fictitious dictatorship. More about Ten projects from IE University's design and architecture graduates
Spanish architecture practice Studio Wet has built a linear house behind a ceramic brick facade and under a single mono-pitched roof in the village of Alosno. More about Studio Wet creates 40-metre-long linear house in Spanish village of Alosno