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
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
Amsterdam arts centre Mediamatic has set up a socially-distanced dining experience where guests sit in their own greenhouse and hosts wear face shields. More about Individual greenhouses let guests dine at a distance during pandemic
Californian firm Ryan Leidner Architecture has used bright white paint and lush greenery to refresh a mid-century modern Eichler home in Silicon Valley that was completed in the 1960s. More about White Twin Gable House by Ryan Leidner Architecture is a remodeled Eichler
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a roundup of houses designed to showcase their owners' beloved cars. More about Eight houses designed to showcase cars feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Standard Architecture spoke to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Standard Architecture as part of Virtual Design Festival
Board-marked concrete and warm wood are contrasted in this synagogue in Asunción, Paraguay, which has been renovated by local studio Equipo de Arquitectura. More about Equipo de Arquitectura updates synagogue in Paraguay with board-marked concrete
Weston Williamson + Partners has outlined its plans for a social-distancing workplace, with transparent screens around desks, hands-free doors and a barista, to allow employees to safely return to its office following the coronavirus lockdown. More about Weston Williamson + Partners envisions social-distancing office
The Chinese government has issued a decree "strictly prohibiting" the plagiarism of buildings in the country and severely limiting the construction of supertall skyscrapers. More about China bans copycat architecture and restricts supertall skyscrapers