Coronavirus lockdowns will have a profound impact on how creative businesses work in future, according to architects and designers including Carlo Ratti Associati, BIG, Snøhetta and Pearson Lloyd. More about Working from home "the new normal" for architects and designers
In this week's comments update, readers are debating how homes will change after the coronavirus pandemic ends and are divided over the Galleria department store in South Korea. More about "We should use this time to think about how to build a better future"
The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects has temporarily stepped down from his role due to personal reasons. More about RIBA president Alan Jones unexpectedly steps down
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes news on Dubai Expo 2020, how Covid-19 hospitals are built, Sam Jacob's design academy and an F1 team making a breathing aid. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 31 March
Architect Jaimie Shorten will install six singing shark sculptures in a London canal after winning this year's Antepavilion competition organised by the Architecture Foundation. More about Jaimie Shorten wins Antepavilion competition with "anti-authoritarian" shark installation
The United Nations has launched an open competition for creatives to design informative works that accurately communicate public health messages in a bid to "flatten the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Daily coronavirus briefing: today Dezeen is launching a new daily briefing, rounding up news about the coronavirus pandemic that is relevant to the global architecture and design community. Read our first briefing below and keep up to date with our coronavirus coverage here. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 30 March
Decentralised local manufacturing could replace global supply chains as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to architects who collaborated on an open-source project to make face shields for hospital workers. More about Coronavirus reveals "the shortcomings of the traditional supply chain" says Bjarke Ingels
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV's mixed-use Shenzhen Terraces development will be built at the Shimao ShenKong International Centre in Shenzhen. More about MVRDV designs "urban living room" with stacked plateaus for Shenzhen
This week on Dezeen, Carlo Ratti designed an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients from shipping containers and Dyson prepared to provide 15,000 ventilators for the NHS. More about This week, designers created objects and structures to help fight coronavirus
The American Institute of Architects has launched a task force to consult on how to adapt buildings into healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. More about AIA task force to offer advice on converting buildings into healthcare facilities
Flat-pack startup Jupe has unveiled the "world's first standalone intensive care unit" and several other pop-up care facilities to help hospitals under pressure due to coronavirus. More about Jupe designs flat-pack intensive care unit to bolster hospitals impacted by coronavirus
The 2020 edition of Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and will next take place from 13 to 18 April 2021. More about Salone del Mobile cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus
Prada, COS and Louis Vuitton are among the leading fashion brands that are retooling to manufacture surgical face masks in response to the shortage caused by Covid-19. More about Fashion brands pivot to making face masks as coronavirus spreads
The coronavirus pandemic will eventually lead to higher quality, more sustainable products, according to Italian design brands that were forced to temporarily close their factories this week. More about "Challenging situations spark human innovation" say Italian design brands hit by Covid-19
Spanish brand Nagami Design has switched the use of its robotic arm from making furniture to 3D-printing face shields for medical staff treating coronavirus patients. More about Nagami Design 3D-prints face shields to protect medical staff from coronavirus
Tributes have poured in for architect and critic Michael Sorkin, who has died aged 71 of complications caused by Covid-19. More about "Fierce and brilliant" architect and critic Michael Sorkin dies of coronavirus
Self-employed designers impacted by coronavirus will be eligible for grants worth up to 80 per cent of their average monthly earnings from June, the UK government has announced. More about UK government announces financial support for freelancers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic
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British technology company Dyson has designed a ventilator and is primed to produce 15,000 units in the coming weeks to help meet the demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. More about Dyson designs ventilator in 10 days to supply NHS