Highlights
Neri Oxman’s Mediated Matter Group reveals pavilion spun by 17,532 silkworms
Existing trees left to grow up Guadalajara House by Alejandro Sticotti
Seven Santorini island retreats by Kapsimalis Architects
“Hire black designers first and foremost,” say organisers of Where are the Black Designers? anti-racism conference
Martin Skoček contrasts contemporary facade of House V with rustic brick interiors
HEMAA updates mid-century Sierra Negra house in Mexico City
Atelier Caracas models Venezuelan day spa on 2001: A Space Odyssey
Eight products by African designers selected by Africa by Design
Kengo Kuma builds blackened-wood chicken coop at Casa Wabi artist retreat
Flying Gherkin stars in Foster + Partners’ children’s book
Curved pedestrian bridge links two riverfront parks in Providence
Pandemic an opportunity to “accelerate the shift” towards circular economy says IKEA head of circular design
Aino and Alvar Aalto’s Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years
Milton Glaser, designer of the “I ♥ New York” logo, dies aged 91
I/thee builds prototype papier-mache home on Texas cattle farm
Safdie Architects reveals “horizontal skyscraper” at Raffles City Chongqing
“Travel as we knew it is over” says Airbnb co-founder
Snøhetta perches pentagonal hiking cabins alongside Norwegian glacier
Goldsmith unveils design for urban floating chicken farm in Rotterdam
Atelier Dialect places mirrored tub in minty green bathroom of Apartment A
PriestmanGoode’s Neptune balloon will fly passengers to the edge of space
Sandy Rendel Architects slots narrow house into Peckham alley
Physical workplaces important for “preventing the loneliness epidemic in an increasingly digital world” says Vitra