Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival has won two major awards, claiming both the digital initiative of the year and the special coronavirus response prizes at the Professional Publishers Association's annual awards for independent publishers. More about Dezeen's "inspirational" Virtual Design Festival named digital initiative of the year and best response to coronavirus
Barcelona's city council has announced its plans to transform one in three streets in its Eixample district into green, car-free public spaces to tackle air pollution. More about Barcelona to convert a third of central streets into car-free green spaces
Demolition has begun on a wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, which forms part of Japanese architect Tadao Ando's only building in the UK. More about Demolition of Tadao Ando-designed wall in Manchester begins
In this week's comments update, readers are choosing their favourites from our round-up of 30 kitchens designed by architects, debating the ethics of lab-grown meat made from human cells and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Browsing our kitchens round-up "too much fun" says commenter
An outdoor auditorium will top the student centre that Adjaye Associates is developing for Rice University's forested campus in Houston, Texas. More about Adjaye Associates to create student hub for Rice University in Texas
Milan's Salone del Mobile could move from its regular April slot and take place in September next year, Dezeen has learned. More about Salone del Mobile set to move to September 2021 due to coronavirus concerns
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has revealed its concept for a museum dedicated to west African art, which will be built in Benin City, Nigeria. More about Adjaye Associates reveals vision for Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria
Bollywood posters and fluorescent effigies of Hindu deities have been superimposed on Tate Britain's portico, as part of an installation designed by artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman for the museum's fourth annual winter commission. More about Chila Kumari Singh Burman overwrites Tate Britain's neoclassical facade with neon Diwali installation
This week on Dezeen, passengers travelled in Virgin's levitating Hyperloop capsules for the first time, as the company carried out a 15-second-long test trip in the Nevada desert. More about This week Virgin Hyperloop welcomed its first human passengers
The winners of the AHEAD Europe hospitality awards will be announced on Monday in a virtual ceremony broadcast on Dezeen. More about AHEAD Europe hospitality awards winners to be announced in virtual ceremony
Architecture firm Foster + Partners has employed a robot dog named Spot, designed by Boston Dynamics, to oversee construction at Battersea Power Station in London. More about Foster + Partners adopts Spot the Boston Dynamics robot dog
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features 10 kitchens by designers experimenting with bright tiles and coloured cabinets. More about Ten colourful kitchens and Tesla tequila feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches has unveiled details of the low-rise Passivhaus housing it is designing in York, UK, which will be net-zero carbon when in use. More about Mikhail Riches releases visuals for carbon-neutral housing scheme in York
These photographs by architect Alessandra Cianchetta capture the construction of the tilted and patterned walls of the extension OMA has designed for a Jewish temple in Los Angeles, California. More about Photographs capture OMA's Jewish temple extension taking shape in LA
The increase in people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic risks a housing emissions crisis unless the government takes urgent action, says the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about RIBA warns of housing emissions crisis from surge in home working
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has developed a free tool called FCBS Carbon to help architects estimate and reduce the whole-life carbon emissions of a building proposal. More about Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios launches tool to help architects achieve carbon-neutral buildings
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the homes David Adjaye and Aston Martin have designed for a New York skyscraper and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Luxury these days has become tiresome" says commenter
Feilden Fowles and J & L Gibbons have unveiled plans to overhaul the gardens at London's Natural History Museum to create a hub for education and biodiversity called the Urban Nature Project. More about Feilden Fowles to redesign gardens at London's Natural History Museum
UK company Metalysis has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to develop technology that turns lunar rock into oxygen and building materials, which could enable astronauts to set up a base on the moon. More about Metalysis to extract oxygen from moon rock to support future lunar habitation
RIBA has announced that Hugh Pearman, editor of architecture magazine The RIBA Journal, will be stepping down from the role in December 2020 after 14 years. More about Hugh Pearman to retire as The RIBA Journal editor