Museum de Lakenhal, a 375-year-old building in the Dutch town of Leiden, has been given a contemporary extension and redesign by Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven and Julian Harrap Architects. More about Museum de Lakenhal given redesign and concertina-style pale brick extension
In the fifth week of the Virtual Design Festival, we interviewed Standard Architecture and Sauerbruch Hutton, as well as launching an exclusive series of videos about Archigram. More about This week's VDF highlights include Archigram, Faye Toogood, Ben van Berkel and an exclusive piano performance by Rosey Chan
Here are 10 of the best horror films and shows where the haunted house plays a starring role to watch while you're trapped at home during lockdown – if you dare. More about Ten horror films and television shows where the haunted house is the star
This week on Dezeen, architects and designers envisioned socially distanced offices, schools and planes, while a gridded social-distancing system was installed in an Italian piazza. More about This week, architects and designers looked to a socially distanced future
Furniture company IKEA has designed six play houses that can be built with its products to entertain children in coronavirus lockdown. More about IKEA designs forts for children in lockdown
Tom Kundig has selected his 10 favourite projects, including a house in Rio de Janeiro and a hillside winery in British Columbia, ahead of the release of a monograph detailing the American architect's work. More about Tom Kundig describes 10 highlights of his architecture career
As the final part of today's VDF x Rosey Chan collaboration, the musician speaks live to Dezeen and shares two exclusive improvised performances. More about Live interview followed by exclusive performance by musician Rosey Chan
VDF studio profiles: scientific research meets design at Studio ThusThat, a multidisciplinary practice whose work exposes the hidden potential in the material world. More about Studio ThusThat's work unearths potential of the material world
The Sidewalk Toronto smart city was scuppered by a combination of local opposition, excessive secrecy and the prioritisation of profit and technology over sustainability and community, according to architect Ben van Berkel. More about Doomed Sidewalk Toronto development "was not dealing with the urgent topics of today" says Ben van Berkel
Dezeen promotion: UK manufacturer Forbo Flooring has released its Tessera Earthscape carpet tile collection, which takes design cues from colours and textures found in nature in a bid to promote wellbeing. More about Forbo Flooring designs Tessera Earthscape carpet tile collection inspired by nature
VDF's collaboration with musician Rosey Chan continues with this video showing Chan's performance at the opening of Fredrikson Stallard's Hybrideae exhibition. More about Hybrideae exhibition by Fredrikson Stallard featured a live performance by Rosey Chan
Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton, of Berlin architecture practice Sauerbruch Hutton, speak to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with architecture studio Sauerbruch Hutton as part of VDF
Austin Maynard Architects has transformed the quality of light inside a narrow Melbourne house, by creating a greenhouse-like space at its centre. More about Austin Maynard Architects adds plant-filled conservatory in centre of Newry house
Architecture photographer Marc Goodwin has shared photos of architecture studios in Madrid taken just before the country went into lockdown along with messages from the studios now. More about Marc Goodwin photographs Madrid architects' studios before coronavirus lockdown
Composer and pianist Rosey Chan teamed up with architect Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects to create this short movie that sets parametric architectural imagery to music. More about Parametricism movie features architectural imagery by Patrik Schumacher set to music by Rosey Chan
Multidisciplinary design consultancy Matter has designed three conceptual cervical cancer examinations that women could carry out themselves at home to break the taboo of smear tests. More about Matter's Sukha concept enables women to carry out smear tests at home
Today VDF teams up with musician Rosey Chan, starting with this exclusive premiere of her collaboration with artist Eyal Gever and dancer and choreographer Sharon Eyal. Plus Chan launches a playlist of compositions intended to help listeners to cope with coronavirus lockdown. More about Water Dancer "explores the dynamic, complex and ever-changing relationships between man, nature and technology"
Influential design exhibitions platform Ventura Projects is to cease operating after ten years of organising exhibitions in Milan and other cities due to the impact of coronavirus. More about Ventura Projects ends operations after 10 years of promoting designers at Milan design week
A huge arched window punctuates the grey-brick exterior of an education centre built by Adam Richards Architects in the grounds of a 16th-century castle in the English town of Deal, Kent. More about Adam Richards Architects uses brick and black zinc for Walmer Castle learning centre
Dezeen promotion: decaying flowers, abstract blocks of colour and imaginary characters feature in Nanimarquina's latest rug collections. More about Nanimarquina unveils four new collections of rugs