For her collaboration with VDF, singer-songwriter Beatie Wolfe has written an essay about the power of music to transform lives, particularly during difficult times. More about "Music is core to our humanity" writes Beatie Wolfe in an essay exploring tangible formats for music in the digital age
As part of the VDF collaboration with Beatie Wolfe, the singer-songwriter has shared this exclusive preview of From Green to Red, a forthcoming interactive environmental protest installation. More about From Green to Red is "part music video, part protest song and entirely a statement of our time" says Beatie Wolfe
Architecture students collaborated with a women's group in Morocco to design and build a community centre out of stone and earth in the village of Ouled Merzoug. More about Building Beyond Borders uses stone and earth to build Women's House Ouled Merzoug
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes coronavirus tartan and emojis. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 24 April
To kick off today's VDF collaboration with Beatie Wolfe, we're exclusively streaming the online premiere of the singer-songwriter's documentary Orange Juice for the Ears: from Space Beams to Anti-Streams. More about VDF premieres Beatie Wolfe's documentary Orange Juice for the Ears
Rust-red tiles completely cover the facade of these angular apartments in south London, which Tikari Works has designed to have a "sibling relationship" with neighbouring properties. More about Peckham apartment blocks by Tikari Works are covered in rust-red shingles
Ahead of today's VDF collaboration with Beatie Wolfe, the musician says that the coronavirus lockdown is a chance to celebrate "the little things that are so often overlooked" in this video message for Virtual Design Festival. More about Lockdown is an "exercise in presence and gratitude" says Beatie Wolfe
Chilean architect Mále Uribe Forés has turned salt into reactive wall tiles that will crystallise and grow over the course of her Salt Imaginaries installation. More about Mále Uribe Forés makes wall tiles from Chilean desert salt
Architecture studio Atelier Espaço P2 has refurbished this house in Ansião, Portugal, inserting wood-lined interiors into a building that has been in the owner's family for three generations. More about Atelier Espaço P2 remodels Portuguese home with wood-lined interiors
Jessica Walsh's creative agency &Walsh has designed emojis that detail life during the coronavirus pandemic, including hand sanitiser, a tin of beans and healthcare workers dressed as superheroes. More about Coronavirus-related emojis by &Walsh offer "comic relief" during pandemic
In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, video blogger Martin van der Linden uses some of his favourite architecture books to explain the order behind Tokyo's apparently chaotic urban landscape. More about Tokyo has cells for living, working, eating, entertainment and sex says Martin van der Linden
The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes a converted farmhouse in France, an impressive face mask designed to help protect against coronavirus and week one highlights from Virtual Design Festival. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Architecture firm OMA and landscape studio Olin have released updated visuals for 11th Street Bridge Park – a raised garden that will extend over Washington DC's Anacostia River. More about OMA reveals updated design for Washington DC garden bridge
VDF has teamed up with Terreform One to bring together authors Mitch Joachim, Julia Watson, Eran Chen and Paul Miller in a live discussion about sustainable design in a post-coronavirus world. More about Four authors including Julia Watson and DJ Spooky discuss environmental design live on VDF today
Ron Arad speaks to Dezeen in this live discussion as part of VDF's collaboration with the British-Israeli designer and architect. More about Live interview with Ron Arad as part of Virtual Design Festival
Raised mesh gables top Shaded Rooftop House in Seoul by BCHO Architects, so the occupants can enjoy a sheltered outdoor living space. More about BCHO Architects shades open-air top floor of house with mesh gables
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a design for safe flying, an opinion piece from Reinier de Graaf and the Coughvid app. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 23 April
The Architects Climate Action Network's Save Safe Structural Timber campaign urges the UK government not to ban the use of cross-laminated timber and glulam as it could have a serious environmental impacts. More about Architects Climate Action Network launches campaign to save structural timber
With only 40 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020, there is still time for you get your best work seen by our star-studded jury. More about 40 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020 with our stellar judges lineup
Today VDF teams up with Ron Arad for the video launch of a new series of sculptural chairs – including one that commemorates Brexit – followed by a live interview with the designer at 2:00pm UK time. More about VDF and Ron Arad present an exclusive video showing the development of Arad's Don't F**k With The Mouse chairs