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Virtual Design Festival week three includes Chris Precht, Gary Hustwit, UNStudio, Paola Antonelli and more

Week three of Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival includes takeovers by Prague urbanism conference reSITE and design platform Ventura Projects, a new series of live architecture interviews, the launch of VDF's products fair and an interview with filmmaker Gary Hustwit. Plus we'll be streaming the entire Dezeen Day conference for those who missed it! More about Virtual Design Festival week three includes Chris Precht, Gary Hustwit, UNStudio, Paola Antonelli and more

Marcus Fairs | 27 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Design

Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening

To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. More about Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening

Tom Ravenscroft | 27 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Virtual Design Festival

This week's VDF highlights include Ron Arad, SO-IL, Kunlé Adeyemi, Nelly Ben Hayoun, Beatie Wolfe and Studio Drift

Week two of Virtual Design Festival came and went in a flash! Here's a day-by-day roundup of all the week's collaborations, interviews and video messages. More about This week's VDF highlights include Ron Arad, SO-IL, Kunlé Adeyemi, Nelly Ben Hayoun, Beatie Wolfe and Studio Drift

Marcus Fairs | 25 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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This week, BIG created a spiral-shaped museum and Dezeen released its latest podcast

This week, BIG completed a spiral-shaped museum in the Swiss mountains and John Pawson discussed the reasoning behind his characteristic minimalism in Dezeen's latest podcast. More about This week, BIG created a spiral-shaped museum and Dezeen released its latest podcast

Natashah Hitti | 25 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Serpentine Pavilion 2020 postponed until next year due to coronavirus

The opening of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, designed by South African architecture studio Counterspac e, has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Serpentine Pavilion 2020 postponed until next year due to coronavirus

Eleanor Gibson | 24 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 24 April

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

Tom Ravenscroft | 24 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Dezeen Weekly features highlights from week one of Virtual Design Festival

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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Karen Anderson | 23 April 2020
Architecture

OMA reveals updated design for Washington DC garden bridge

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

Kristine Klein | 23 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 23 April

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

Tom Ravenscroft | 23 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Architects Climate Action Network launches campaign to save structural timber

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

Tom Ravenscroft | 23 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 22 April

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes delays to work on Notre-Dame Cathedral and an intensive care unit in a shipping container. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 22 April

India Block | 22 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Comments

"Perfect timing for your parents. Stay home!"

This week, some readers are envious of architect Timothee Mercier's parents after he converted an unused farm building in France into a new home for them. More about "Perfect timing for your parents. Stay home!"

Karen Anderson | 21 April 2020
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Lack of design input in healthcare is putting both patients and doctors at risk, says physician

Hospitals "desperately need designers" to improve everything from the way they tackle coronavirus to the layout of operating theatres and the design of medical charts, according to a senior US doctor. More about Lack of design input in healthcare is putting both patients and doctors at risk, says physician

Marcus Fairs | 21 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 21 April

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a medical isolation hood, Milan's post-coronavirus plans and rainbow art to raise spirits. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 21 April

India Block | 21 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Design

Banksy reveals rodent-themed installation inside his own bathroom

A pack of mischievous rats cause chaos in this installation by graffiti artist Banksy who, like many, is working from home during the coronavirus lockdown. More about Banksy reveals rodent-themed installation inside his own bathroom

Natasha Levy | 21 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Dezeen becomes one of the top 3,500 most popular websites in the world

Dezeen hit a major milestone this week, becoming one of the 3,500 most-visited websites in the world, according to ranking service Alexa. More about Dezeen becomes one of the top 3,500 most popular websites in the world

Tom Ravenscroft | 20 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes the conversion of a Foster + Partners-designed college building, open-source hoods and optimism from Spain. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 20 April

Tom Ravenscroft | 20 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Design

Spanish design brands "optimistic" as factories reopen after lockdown

Manufacturers in Spain are reopening their factories after two weeks in total lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, with brands to promising to "bounce back". More about Spanish design brands "optimistic" as factories reopen after lockdown

India Block | 17 April 2020 | Leave a comment
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 17 April

Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes plexiglass beach cabins and free Zoom backgrounds from Studio Ghibli. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 17 April

Tom Ravenscroft | 17 April 2020 | Leave a comment
Architecture

AIA conference cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus

The American Institute of Architects has cancelled its annual conference, which was set to take place in a month, as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. More about AIA conference cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus

Eleanor Gibson | 16 April 2020 | Leave a comment

Studio Font perches cliffside home in Mexico on inhabitable concrete columns

Open Studio designs izakaya-style restaurant with "half-dipped dumpling" lamp

Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims

Fabio Fantolino looks to 1960s offices for interior of retro Turin bar

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