Dezeen promotions: US flooring designer Shaw Contract has announced the winners of its 2020 Design Awards, which include an office for Adidas in Hong Kong and a school for homeless children in the USA. More about Shaw Contract announces winners of its 2020 Design Awards
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the trend away from open-plan living as people seek greater privacy at home, according to Albert Hill, co-founder of design-led estate agent The Modern House. More about Homebuyers "moving away from open-plan spaces" says Albert Hill of The Modern House
London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a public garden in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that will honour victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK capital. More about Garden to commemorate coronavirus victims to be planted in London's Olympic Park
Dezeen promotion: Europe's largest roofing and waterproofing company BMI Group produces numerous products that help architects to create more sustainable buildings. More about BMI Group produces roofing solutions for more sustainable buildings
Steven Chilton Architects has designed a theatre in Guangzhou, China, which has a shape informed by the city's historical connection to silk and is imprinted with patterns that represent its current tattoo culture. More about Steven Chilton Architects wraps Guangzhou theatre in tattoo-imprinted cladding
Continuing our review of 2020, we spotlight 10 of the most interesting bridges unveiled this year, including Renzo Piano's Genoa bridge, a curved cycling bridge in Copenhagen and the world's longest glass-bottomed bridge. More about Dezeen's top 10 bridges of 2020
Dezeen Showroom: Polish designer Oskar Zieta of Zieta Studio has developed an ultra-light chair by welding together aluminium sheets and blowing them up as if they were balloons. More about Oskar Zieta's Ultraleggera is an inflated metal chair that weighs less than two kilograms
Cloud-print floors and glow-in-the-dark walkways are some of the fun features art director John Pentassuglia has included in Defhouse, a home in Milan designed for young social media influencers. More about Defhouse in Milan is a home for Italy's up-and-coming influencers
Dezeen teamed up with Carl Hansen & Son for a live talk in which CEO Knud Erik Hansen told the story of the brand's 110-year history. More about Carl Hansen & Son's CEO Knud Erik Hansen discusses the global impact of Danish design
Balenciaga has released its Fall 2021 fashion collection in the form of a video game, which sees players travel through a wonderland-style future world, passing avatars dressed in ripped jeans and metal-armour boots on the way. More about Balenciaga's Afterworld video game takes players to a secret rave in the forest
Australian architecture studio Wood Marsh has designed the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club to emerge from the surrounding sand dunes on the southern coast of Australia, near Melbourne. More about Wood Marsh derives form of surf club "directly from its location" on Australian coastline
Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has completed a forest retreat in southeastern Quebec, which is raised up on stilts to meet the level of the rocky landscape. More about Natalie Dionne raises Forest House I on three-metre stilts for better light and views
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Foster + Partners withdrawing from climate change action group Architects Declare and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Refusing commissions on purely environmental grounds cannot be the answer" says commenter
Local architecture studio Hooba Design Group has completed an office building for the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, which features a smart brick facade that adapts to different times of the day. More about Hooba Design Group clads Tehran office building in brick panels that adjust to the sunlight
Continuing our review of 2020, we've rounded up 10 standout projects created by design and architecture students this year, from a high-altitude lavatory to ramen packaging that dissolves to flavour the broth. More about Dezeen's top 10 student and graduate projects of 2020
For the third consecutive year, an audit by environmental initiative Break Free From Plastic has found The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé to be the companies creating the most plastic pollution. More about Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named world's worst plastic polluters for third year running
Swedish studio Front has collaborated with Italian brand Moroso to translate elements in nature into amorphous furniture items using 3D-scanning technologies. More about Front and Moroso's Design by Nature furniture imitates mossy rock formations
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with glassware brand LSA to curate a gift guide for the festive season, featuring a decanter inspired by Battersea Power Station and vases designed in partnership with the Eden Project. More about LSA's Christmas gift guide features 15 contemporary glassware designs
Architecture firm Farrells has overhauled a 19th-century building in London's Belgravia neighbourhood to create a shopping and dining destination that spotlights both Japanese and Nordic craft. More about Pantechnicon store in London infuses Japanese and Nordic culture
South African designer Ricky Stoch has created a scratch-card-style sticker for medicine bottles that "gamifies" taking medication in order to encourage patients to remember to take their daily dose. More about FebriSol is a scratch-card-style sticker that helps people remember to take their medication