To highlight sustainable and ethical substitutes for animal leather we've rounded up six materials that can rival its textural and performance qualities, from vegan pineapple leather to a leather alternative made of seafood shells. More about Six alternatives to animal leather made from plants and food waste
Steven Chilton Architects has revealed visuals of its Guangzhou Show Theatre, which is currently under construction in China. More about Steven Chilton Architects reveals visuals of silk-informed theatre in Guangzhou
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features architect Norman Foster, who says the coronavirus pandemic will not fundamentally change cities. More about Norman Foster's predictions on how coronavirus could change cities feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
American studio SHED referenced Japanese design and three-ring circus tents when creating the Me-Kwa-Mooks Net-Zero house in Seattle, Washington. More about Circus tents and Japanese architecture inform Seattle house renovation
Virgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG. More about BIG designs Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center for West Virginia
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has revealed its design for Le Mémorial des Martyrs, which is set to be built in Niamey, Niger. More about Adjaye Associates designs "labyrinth of abstraction" as martyrs' memorial in Niger
Dezeen Showroom: Andreu World's in-house design team has created the Status table collection, which features flat, "boat-shaped" tabletops supported by wide polyethylene legs. More about Status tables by Estudio Andreu for Andreu World
Neutelings Riedijk Architects and Bureau Bouwtechniek have converted a railway station in Brussels into a mixed-use development, which is the largest cross-laminated timber project in Europe. More about Gare Maritime in Brussels turned into a timber shopping centre
Tampons, matches and charging ports protrude from integrated openings in these Netina shoes, which Netha Goldberg designed to allow wearers to "assist while on the go". More about Netha Goldberg designs shoes with attachments for tampons and matches
Julia Koerner explains how she uses technology to apply architectural techniques to fashion and costume design in the first video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes. More about 3D-printed fashion has "no limitations of form and geometry" says Julia Koerner
Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. More about Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins
Dutch designer Richard Hutten worked with Lensvelt to create 27,000 new seats for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport that make use of the building's existing resources. More about Richard Hutten melts down airport's old chairs for "radical" new seating system
Architecture studio OODA has designed a cube-shaped office above a green-roof covered museum for the governing body of Portuguese football. More about OODA reveals football museum and HQ for Liga Portugal
São Paulo's Estudio Flume and architect German Nieva have refurbished and extended the Babassu flour factory in Serra, Brazil to create a better workspace for the quebradeiras who turn babassu nuts into oil and flour. More about Estudio Flume completes Babassu flour factory in Serra
Christopher Patten has redesigned the mail-in envelopes for North Carolina ahead this year's US presidential election to make them clearer so the chance of votes not counting is reduced. More about Good design can reduce voter errors says postal vote envelope designer
Dezeen promotion: art marketplace Fine Art America has curated a collection of photography by Slim Aarons and made it available to purchase as wall art and prints. More about Slim Aarons' photography made available as prints by Fine Art America
Seattle architecture studio Wittman Estes drew on ancient Chinese landscape paintings and principles of garden design for this black house in Washington. More about Gardens bookend Yo Ju Courtyard House in Washington by Wittman Estes
Voice-activated technology and space-saving furniture helped Sim-Plex Design Studio turn a two-bedroom home in Hong Kong into Smart Zendo, a four-bedroom apartment with hidden storage. More about Sim-Plex Design Studio creates a four-bedroom smart home in Hong Kong
Tactile bricks and pinewood partitions decorate the La Nave apartment, which Nomos has slotted into the concrete shell of a disused workshop in Madrid, Spain. More about Old Spanish workshop converted into tactile family home by Nomos
Pritzker Prize-winning architecture studio SANAA has unveiled its design for an extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which is currently under construction in Sydney. More about SANAA reveals Sydney Modern art gallery expansion