Japanese researcher Homei Miyashita has developed a lickable device that uses five gel nodules made of dissolved electrolytes to replicate different food tastes without the user having to ingest anything. More about Norimaki Synthesizer device uses electrically charged gel to simulate different flavours
British architecture studio Grimshaw and Dutch manufacturers Concrete Valley are developing Modular Water Dwellings that could be built in places at risk from climate change. More about Floating concrete houses proposed for areas at risk from rising sea levels
Architect Lalo Carrillo worked with firms Colombo and Serboli Architecture and SY Arquitectos to design this guesthouse for his family in Córdoba, Argentina. More about El Quincho guesthouse in Córdoba is designed for asado and family gatherings
Oklahoma artist Rachel Hayes stitched together colourful fabrics to create abstract representations of natural landscapes that hang in a Los Angeles gallery. More about Land Lines installation reimagines landscapes in hanging fabrics
In the second part of our VDF collaboration with film-makers Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson, we screen the first episode of the duo's Practice series, in which architect Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio explains why he built his own house in the woods. More about Invisible Studio "started as a voyage of self-build discovery" says Piers Taylor in film for VDF
Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast spoke to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with architect Kulapat Yantrasast as part of Virtual Design Festival
A board-marked concrete chimney raises this house designed by US architecture firm Olson Kundig to "hover" above its surrounding in the Brazilian rainforest. More about Olson Kundig Rio House is elevated on chunky concrete columns in Brazilian rainforest
Eleven award-winning projects completed by students across the four year groups on the BSc Architectural Design course at INDA feature in this Virtual Design Festival school show. More about INDA architecture students present award-winning projects from virtual end-of-year show
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Frida Escobedo, Stefano Boeri and others took part in this panel discussion about the relationship between art and architecture organised by Therme Art in collaboration with Virtual Design Festival today. More about Therme Art and VDF present a live panel discussion on the relationship between art and architecture
Paris architecture studio Ateliers O-S Architectes has added a concrete and weathering steel extension to a junior school in the village of Lugrin overlooking Lake Geneva. More about Corten and concrete school overlooks Lake Geneva
Loneliness, money worries and the stress of trying to juggle working from home with caring commitments has had a negative impact on architects' mental health, the RIBA has warned. More about Coronavirus pandemic causing "significant decline" in UK architects' mental health
A greenery-filled courtyard lies at the heart of this home that Keiji Ashizawa Design has created for a family of five in Tokyo's Yoga neighbourhood. More about Tree rises up through centre of House in Yoga by Keiji Ashizawa Design
As we count down the days to the Dezeen Awards 2020 deadline on 2 June, Steve Trstenjak of Woods Bagot, says that he's hoping to see an "emphasis on sustainability". More about "It's wonderful to see passion and creative energy," says Dezeen Awards 2020 judge Steve Trstenjak
Royal College of Art students Sandeep Hoonjan and Xianzhi Zhang have designed a pair of devices that allow people to physically experience conversations while apart during the coronavirus lockdown. More about RCA students design licking phones that turn speech into physical sensations
Architecture studio Smartvoll has preserved an old cottage in Klosterneuburg, Austria, enveloping it in three more buildings to create a spacious family home. More about Smartvoll builds timber-clad extensions around old cottage in Klosterneuburg
A screened porch is sandwiched between two cedar volumes to form this holiday home that the founders of Berman Horn Studio in New York built themselves on an island in Maine. More about Couple builds themselves cedar-clad retreat Little Peek on Maine island Vinalhaven
Design studio Vidivixi has teamed its furniture collection with works by US artists and designers to create a series of moody sets in its Mexico City showroom. More about Vidivixi turns "messy artist's studio" into Mexico City furniture showroom
Readers are debating architect Alison Brooks' claims that coronavirus will lead to a "value shift" in housing design and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about "Living in a small space with no garden is rarely a deliberate choice" say commenters
VDF studio profiles: Simone de Gale Architects is a London-based practice that works not just in building and interior design, but has also developed new material technology for the military and secured a masterplan project in Tbilisi, Georgia. More about Simone de Gale Architects explores "rhythm, pattern and repetition" in the built environment
Spanish practice Tuñón Arquitectos has added a white concrete extension to the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear in Cáceres, Spain. More about Tuñón Arquitectos adds white concrete gallery to Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear