In this week's comments update, readers are critiquing Kanye West's latest prototype for his low-cost housing for the homeless and sharing their views on other top stories. More
A historic waterfront building in San Francisco that weighs 2,075 tons, the equivalent of 20 space shuttles, will be hoisted up over three metres above ground to protect it from flooding caused by climate change. More
Products fair: Humanscale is introducing three collections for the workplace, including desk equipment that aims to boost wellbeing and the ergonomic Freedom Headrest office chair. More
Dezeen Showroom: WellGuard Separation Panels are desk dividers designed by furniture brand Humanscale to offer visual and acoustic privacy in open-plan offices. More
How do you launch a product where there are no design fairs? Virtual Design Festival provided a new digital platform for brands to unveil their latest collections. Here's a roundup of some of its best brand collaborations and product launches. More
Dezeen Showroom: the Freedom Headrest was developed by the late American industrial designer Niels Diffrient for Humanscale as a "truly ergonomic task chair" that automatically adapts to its user. More
Dezeen Showroom: the QuickStand Eco by Humanscale is an adjustable computer stand that allows users to quickly move between sitting and standing positions while working at a desk. More
London-based designer Yinka Ilori has applied his signature vibrant style to the Colorama skate park within the La Condition Publique cultural centre near Lille, France. More
Beta(MSK) by Petit Pli is a washable fabric face mask for the coronavirus pandemic made from recycled plastic bottles with pleats that adjust around the wearer's nose and chin. More
Climate change network Architects Declare has stated that it will not denounce founding signatory Foster + Partners, which has come under fire for designing a new airport in Saudi Arabia. More
Interior designers Sophie Ashby and Alexandria Dauley have set up United in Design, an organisation that aims to increase racial diversity within the interiors industry. More
Borrowing aesthetics from a range of cultures masks the lack of racial diversity in interior design and it is now time to change this says Bhavin Taylor. More
Students from the PXL-MAD School of Arts merged traditional craft techniques and new manufacturing technologies to create the eight jewellery collections featured in this VDF school show. More
Artists Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella used the coronavirus lockdown to design architectural models of fantastical cities, made from paper and tools they had at home. More
German aerial-taxi company Lilium has unveiled its design guidelines for modular vertiports that could be placed on top of office blocks, car parks or shopping centres. More
