VDF studio profiles: Studio Vincent Eschalier is a French architecture practice that prides itself on its diverse portfolio that features a range of bold housing projects. More about Studio Vincent Eschalier "stands out for its daring housing" schemes
Teresa van Dongen spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime interview sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Teresa van Dongen as part of Virtual Design Festival
Bayalpata Hospital is a medical complex in Achham, Nepal, built from rammed earth by American architecture office Sharon Davis Design. More about Sharon Davis Design builds rammed-earth hospital in Nepal
Alberese stones and Carrara marble are some of the Italian materials architects Emanuela Frattini Magnusson and Pietro Todeschini used for the interiors of this Tuscan holiday home. More about Holiday home in Tuscany decked out with Italian stone and marble
Five interior design students from Regent's University London present proposals for the overhaul of a once-vacant Woolworths department store in Margate, UK, in this VDF school show. More about Regent's University London interior design students reimagine former department store in Margate
Designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful artwork that states "Better days are coming I promise" in support of the work the UK's National Health Service is doing to fight coronavirus. More about Yinka Ilori creates message of hope in support of NHS
Dezeen promotion: New Zealand-based brand Resident has released the minimal Jiro Swivel Chair by British designer John Tree, which aims to challenge the norms of workplace seating. More about John Tree and Resident challenge conventional office design with Jiro Swivel Chair
The Australian Institute of Architects has awarded John Wardle its 2020 Gold Medal. Here he picks 12 key projects that have defined his career. More about Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal winner John Wardle names 12 key projects from his career
Aluminium modules form display cases for this clothing store in London's Covent Garden, which Paris studio Laurent Deroo Architecte designed for French clothing brand APC. More about Laurent Deroo Architecte furnishes APC London store with aluminium "cabin modules"
Readers are debating Herzog & de Meuron and Quadrangle's plans for a super-skinny skyscraper in Toronto and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update. More about "The novelty of extremely slender structures is wearing off" say commenters
Architects should stop designing jails and prisons, which are representations of systemic racism in the US, if they want to really impact the fight for racial equality, says Michael Ford. More about "Stop working on spaces which disproportionately impact African Americans" says architectural designer Michael Ford
Designers Ini Archibong and Chrissa Amuah spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Ini Archibong and Chrissa Amuah as part of Virtual Design Festival
US architecture firm William Kaven Architecture has stepped a black house with expansive balconies down a wooded ground to overlook an Oregon forest. More about Black wood and glass volumes stagger down Oregon woodland to form Royal house
Architecture students in four different year groups at the University of Kentucky College of Design present projects in this VDF school show. More about University of Kentucky College of Design spotlights 12 student architecture projects from across the school
H&P Architects has designed the AgriNesture house in Vietnam to have a large space for agriculture so that its owners can grow their own food. More about H&P Architects tops Vietnam house with plantable roof to create "cube of earth"
A century-old tree soars up through the roof of this restaurant in Beijing, which C+ Architects has decked out with rammed-earth tiles, travertine and timber. More about C+ Architects mingles old and new inside Restaurant Ya in Beijing
Over a quarter of black architects in the UK deal with racism in the workplace as discrimination becomes "widespread", a survey from the Architects' Journal has shown. More about Racism increasing in UK architecture industry finds AJ survey
Rod White, chief designer at Philips TV & Sound, discussed the electronics brand's new collection of portable audio accessories with Georg Jensen in this talk produced by Dezeen for the brand's collaboration with Virtual Design Festival. More about Philips TV & Sound's portable audio range with Georg Jensen "enhances on-the-go experience"
This Virtual Design Festival school show features work by nine design students from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, including an AR headset that gamifies everyday life and an aluminium light that embodies fairytale narratives. More about Cranbrook graduates explore connections between design, art and craft
A "bed-cabinet", kitchen island and boxed-in bathroom help organise the floor plan of the Spinmolenplein penthouse in Ghent designed by Jürgen Vandewalle. More about Jürgen Vandewalle arranges Ghent penthouse around three blocks of furniture