Nike's controversial Vaporfly shoe has been permitted for use in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but the shoe Eliud Kipchoge wore to break the two-hour marathon record is banned. More about Nike avoids Vaporfly running-shoe ban ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. More about Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days
This week on Dezeen, China began rapidly constructing quarantine hospitals and postponed several design shows in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. More about This week, China took action against the coronavirus outbreak
The first images taken by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) latest solar telescope show the cell-like structures "the size of Texas" that cover the sun's surface. More about Inouye Solar Telescope takes most detailed images of the sun to date
Organisers of the Design Shanghai trade fair and the Festival of Design architecture conference have postponed their March 2020 events as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts travel and business in China. More about Design shows in China including Design Shanghai and Festival of Design postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
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Architecture firm Morphosis has designed a 15-storey mixed-use development in Los Angeles comprising an angular white structure cradling a plant-covered glass tower. More about Morphosis unveils contrasting towers for Viper Room nightclub site in Los Angeles
Apple has filed a patent for a desktop computer that would integrate both its keyboard and screen into a single pane of bent glass. More about Apple patents iMac housed in single sheet of curved glass
The UK government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has recommended urban orchards and incentivising developers by fast-tracking planning for attractive housing. More about Housing commission final report recommends fruit trees and "fast track for beauty"
Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, has been awarded the Jane Drew Prize 2020 for raising the profile of women in architecture. More about Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari wins the Jane Drew Prize 2020
Architect Ben Aranda has described the closing of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin as a "tragedy" and demanded more information. More about Shutting the School of Architecture at Taliesin is "an assault on Wright's legacy," says architect Ben Aranda
Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects has revealed a new building for Ottawa's public library system, featuring a curvilinear roof and glass walls that offer expansive views of the city. More about Diamond Schmitt Architects designs Ottawa public library and archive centre with wavy roof
UK charity Art Fund has released photos of filmmaker Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, England, as part of its fundraising campaign to prevent the renowned house and garden from being sold. More about Art Fund campaigns to save Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage from private sale
Work has halted on the 45 Broad Street skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan by New York architecture firm CetraRuddy, which was expected to become the second tallest building in the area. More about Construction on CetraRuddy's supertall tower in Downtown Manhattan is postponed indefinitely
More than 40,000 jobseekers from over 130 countries are now signed up to Dezeen Jobs – and to celebrate, we're offering companies a free company profile when they book a package of job ads. More about Dezeen Jobs now has over 40,000 jobseeker accounts!
The School of Architecture at Taliesin, which Frank Lloyd Wright established nearly 90 years ago, will shut in June, after failing to come to a financial agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin to close after 88 years
In this week's comments update, readers are divided over China's decision to rapidly build a hospital for the treatment of patients with suspected coronavirus. More about "The Great Ward of China"
Italian architect and co-founder of radical design collective Superstudio, Adolfo Natalini, has passed away at the age of 78. More about Superstudio co-founder and radical architect Adolfo Natalini dies at 78
Colorado architect Renzo Verbeck and artist Sylvia Adrienne Lisse have designed an eight-pointed angular structure to serve as the temple at the 2020 Burning Man Festival. More about Burning Man reveals 2020 temple design
Demolition has started again on Paul Rudolph's Shoreline Apartments in Buffalo, New York after it was halted two years ago when a resident refused to move off the premises. More about Demolition restarts on Paul Rudolph's brutalist Shoreline Apartments in Buffalo