People have become more sensitive to noise during the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the importance of good sound design, according to sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki. More about "The responsibility of sound designers has increased" due to coronavirus lockdown says Yuri Suzuki
Daily data visualisations created by John Burn-Murdoch for the Financial Times have provided one of the most reliable pictures of the global coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Dezeen about how his charts allow people to be independently informed. More about FT coronavirus updates "allow people to make an informed decision" says data visualisation journalist
Coronavirus will lead to "value shift" in housing design according to architect Alison Brooks, who rejected the trend for micro-homes because "nobody wants less space". More about Housing after coronavirus should feature bigger spaces and more balconies says Alison Brooks
The Sidewalk Toronto smart city was scuppered by a combination of local opposition, excessive secrecy and the prioritisation of profit and technology over sustainability and community, according to architect Ben van Berkel. More about Doomed Sidewalk Toronto development "was not dealing with the urgent topics of today" says Ben van Berkel
Hospitals and universities are "dinosaurs" that need to be redesigned in the wake of coronavirus, according to architect Carlo Ratti. More about Carlo Ratti calls for redesign of "dinosaur" hospitals and universities for the post-coronavirus era
Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of Studio Drift speak to Dezeen in our latest Screentime interview at 5:00pm UK time, ahead of a secret performance that we will live stream as part of Virtual Design Festival tonight. More about Live interview with Studio Drift as part of Virtual Design Festival
Creating personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers fighting coronavirus is just like making sportswear for an athlete, says Nike's Michael Donaghu, who was part of the team that made face shields from the brand's supply chain. More about Health workers treating coronavirus are "frontline athletes who need equipment" says Nike PPE lead
Convention centres that have been rapidly turned into facilities for coronavirus patients should not be called hospitals, says Doug King, the healthcare principal of Stantec, which has overseen the transformation of Chicago's McCormick Place. More about "This is not a hospital" says architect behind conversion of McCormick Place
Production designer Lee Ha Jun created the house at the centre of the film Parasite based on a basic sketch drawn by director Bong Joon–Ho. In this interview, Lee explains how he designed the set that many people thought was a real house. More about Parasite house designed from "simple floor plan" sketched by Bong Joon-Ho
Face shields offer more effective protection against coronavirus than masks and should be worn by the public whenever they leave home, according to US physician and epidemiologist Michael Edmond. More about "Every person should have a face shield" says epidemiologist Michael Edmond
The coronavirus crisis offers a "great possibility" for community-led change, says MIT associate professor Sasha Costanza-Chock, whose new book Design Justice explores how design can help marginalised communities and promote equality. More about Designers should "seize the moment" to make positive change says Design Justice author Sasha Costanza-Chock
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
Infographics that reporter Harry Stevens created to explain how coronavirus spreads have become the most-viewed story ever published on The Washington Post. More about The Washington Post's "simple simulations" showing how to slow coronavirus is its most popular story ever
British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper explores all kinds of factories, from pork slaughterhouses to sex doll workshops. He says he isn't trying to shock or influence, just to show people where things come from. More about "I don't want my pictures to tell people what they should think" says Alastair Philip Wiper
Cities haven't been designed to suit the lives of women, according to British writer Caroline Criado Perez, whose book Invisible Women argues that much architecture and design does not work properly for females. More about Urban planning is "really very biased against women" says Caroline Criado Perez
Long-term relationships between designers and clients are vital to creating sustainable design projects says design studio Formafantasma. More about "It's not enough to ask designers to be sustainable" says Formafantasma
British architect Nicholas Grimshaw explains the impact that limited resources had on the housing block he designed with Terry Farrell, in this exclusive video interview created for our high-tech architecture series. More about "We were all broke" when we designed Park Road Apartments says Nicholas Grimshaw
American toy designer Cas Holman advocates "open-ended play". She tells Dezeen that with children's lives becoming increasingly regimented, we need to let them play more freely. More about "We don't give children the freedom to play" says designer Cas Holman
Indigenous communities are pioneers of technologies that offer solutions to climate change, according to designer and environmentalist Julia Watson. More about Indigenous technologies "could change the way we design cities" says environmentalist Julia Watson
Co-working office Fosbury & Sons has opened a series of hubs across the Belgian cities of Antwerp and Brussel in recent years. In this interview, founders Stijn Geeraets and Maarten Van Gool explain how they aim to create shared workplaces that move away from bean bags and ping-pong tables to offer a more "grown-up" take. More about Co-working spaces shouldn't be a "playground for kids" says Fosbury & Sons founders