Video
Dezeen's video guide to high-tech architecture
Dezeen has created a short video guide to high-tech architecture from A to Z as the final part of our high-tech architecture series. More about Dezeen's video guide to high-tech architecture
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Design
Dezeen announces Virtual Design Festival starting 15 April
Dezeen announces Virtual Design Festival, the world's first online design festival, taking place from Wednesday 15 April onwards. More about Dezeen announces Virtual Design Festival starting 15 April
Architecture
ExCel centre "obvious choice" to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
Converting convention centres into coronavirus hospitals is the most efficient way to increase intensive-care capacity, according to James Hepburn of architecture and engineering firm BDP, which helped convert London's ExCel centre into the 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale. More about ExCel centre "obvious choice" to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
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Mintchi Croissant is a São Paulo bakery filled with pastry-inspired details
The interior of this São Paulo patisserie is designed by Dezembro Arquitetos to answer the question, how does it feel to be inside a croissant? More about Mintchi Croissant is a São Paulo bakery filled with pastry-inspired details
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Heliograf makes playful lamps in the shape of sushi soy sauce bottles
Australian studio Heliograf's glass Light Soy lamps are designed to emulate the fish-shaped soy sauce bottles found in sushi shops, as a comment on the damaging effects of single-use plastic. More about Heliograf makes playful lamps in the shape of sushi soy sauce bottles
Architecture
Basic House in Bangkok exhibits owner's car collection
A glass-walled garage and courtyard form the focal point of Basic House, a residence by Brownhouses in Bangkok that is designed to be deliberately simple. More about Basic House in Bangkok exhibits owner's car collection
News
Opposite Office proposes converting Berlin's Brandenburg airport into superhospital
German studio Opposite Office has proposed creating a temporary Covid-19 superhospital inside Berlin's unfinished Brandenburg airport during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Opposite Office proposes converting Berlin's Brandenburg airport into superhospital
Design
Bowen Liu Studio designs furniture collection for imaginary painter
A rust-coloured leather nightstand and desk with looping wooden legs are among the furniture pieces in this collection by Brooklyn's Bowen Liu Studio. More about Bowen Liu Studio designs furniture collection for imaginary painter
Architecture
Angular "boulders" form Amanali house in Mexico by Rojkind Arquitectos
Mexico City's Rojkind Arquitectos has designed a weekend home near a lakeside town in Mexico to comprise five prismatic volumes covered in dark stone. More about Angular "boulders" form Amanali house in Mexico by Rojkind Arquitectos
Interiors
Los Angeles church transformed into The Ruby Street co-working and event space
Stained glass windows feature alongside contemporary furniture in this multipurpose space in Los Angeles designed by Francesca de la Fuente and Working Holiday Studio. More about Los Angeles church transformed into The Ruby Street co-working and event space
Architecture
Daydreamers Design creates flame-coloured pavilion from recycled plastic bricks
Dezeen promotion: Hong Kong studio Daydreamers Design has reinterpreted a traditional Chinese burning tower as a spiralling pavilion made from recycled plastic around a geometric flame sculpture. More about Daydreamers Design creates flame-coloured pavilion from recycled plastic bricks
Architecture
UNStudio creates pixelated facade for Louis Vuitton store from glass and steel bricks
Dutch architecture practice UNStudio has recreated a typical Dutch townhouse's facade in bricks made from stainless steel and glass for Louis Vuitton's store on Amsterdam shopping street PC Hooftstraat. More about UNStudio creates pixelated facade for Louis Vuitton store from glass and steel bricks
News
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 1 April
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a low-cost ventilator, a hospital in Central Park, Salone del Mobile mask collection and brands including IKEA promoting staying at home. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 1 April
News
Working from home "the new normal" for architects and designers
Coronavirus lockdowns will have a profound impact on how creative businesses work in future, according to architects and designers including Carlo Ratti Associati, BIG, Snøhetta and Pearson Lloyd. More about Working from home "the new normal" for architects and designers
Design
Pierre Augustin Rose designs Eole Suspension light to "retain traces of the sculptor"
Paris design atelier and gallery Pierre Augustin Rose has developed a sculptural pendant light featuring a curvaceous shade rendered in rough plaster. More about Pierre Augustin Rose designs Eole Suspension light to "retain traces of the sculptor"
Interiors
Anne Claus Interiors uses natural materials and earth tones for beach restaurant De Republiek
Sand-coloured walls serve as a backdrop to the linen, cane and teak wood furnishings inside this beachside restaurant and bar near Amsterdam, designed by Anne Claus Interiors. More about Anne Claus Interiors uses natural materials and earth tones for beach restaurant De Republiek
Design
Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records
Japanese designer and sound artist Yuri Suzuki has created a machine that can be used to make and play records. More about Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records
Architecture
Riverside visitor centre in China built around existing trees
A visitor centre for the village of Xiahuangyu, China, is formed of interconnected pavilions built around existing pine trees by DnA_Design and Architecture. More about Riverside visitor centre in China built around existing trees
Architecture
Lever Architecture designs CLT extension for The Nature Conservancy's Portland office
Weathered steel and juniper siding clad the cross-laminated timber community centre that Lever Architecture has added to the Oregon outpost of The Nature Conservancy. More about Lever Architecture designs CLT extension for The Nature Conservancy's Portland office
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"We should use this time to think about how to build a better future"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating how homes will change after the coronavirus pandemic ends and are divided over the Galleria department store in South Korea. More about "We should use this time to think about how to build a better future"