Dezeen Awards
Entries for Dezeen Awards 2020 close tomorrow
There is only one day left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020. Entries close tomorrow at 23:59 UK time. More about Entries for Dezeen Awards 2020 close tomorrow
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Virtual Design Festival
ArkDes, Ilse Crawford, Alcova and Farshid Moussavi feature at VDF this week
Week eight of the Virtual Design Festival starts this Monday with a collaboration with ArkDes, Sweden's national centre for architecture and design, taking visitors on a virtual 360-degree tour of the opening of its new exhibition, and much more. More about ArkDes, Ilse Crawford, Alcova and Farshid Moussavi feature at VDF this week
Design
Cardboard hospital beds that double as coffins developed as "worthy solution" to coronavirus crisis
A Colombian company has created a flatpack hospital bed made of cardboard that can be transformed into a coffin as healthcare services are overwhelmed by coronavirus victims. More about Cardboard hospital beds that double as coffins developed as "worthy solution" to coronavirus crisis
Architecture
Tracks Architectes creates colonnaded cinema in former French convent
French studio Tracks Architectes has built a cinema fronted by an irregular arched colonnade in the grounds of a former convent in the town of Riom, central France. More about Tracks Architectes creates colonnaded cinema in former French convent
News
Christo, the artist famous for wrapping buildings, dies aged 84
Christo, the Bulgarian artist best known for wrapping buildings including Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris, has died of natural causes at the age of 84. More about Christo, the artist famous for wrapping buildings, dies aged 84
Architecture
Studio Dwell stacks black volume onto brick structure to form top-heavy Hermitage Residence
US architecture firm Studio Dwell has stacked a rectangular volume clad with black zinc on top of a pale brick structure to form this residence on a corner lot in Chicago. More about Studio Dwell stacks black volume onto brick structure to form top-heavy Hermitage Residence
Interiors
Format Architecture Office imbues Manhattan office with "boutique sensibility" and cafe seating
Cafe-style seating and muted interiors outfit this New York office that local studio Format Architecture Office has designed with places to mingle, eat and work. More about Format Architecture Office imbues Manhattan office with "boutique sensibility" and cafe seating
Architecture
Cluster of hull-like roofs form The National Maritime Museum of China
Australian practice Cox Architecture designed The National Maritime Museum of China in Tianjin as four metal-clad wings that fan out to overlook Bohai Bay. More about Cluster of hull-like roofs form The National Maritime Museum of China
Interiors
Read and Rest Hotel in Beijing includes a library dedicated to print magazines
Guests can flick through a curated selection of contemporary publications in this Beijing hotel, which Office AIO has finished with minimal greyscale interiors. More about Read and Rest Hotel in Beijing includes a library dedicated to print magazines
Dezeen Awards
There are only two days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
With only two days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020, it's time to start finalising your entry. More about There are only two days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
Design
Mexican students build low-cost solar lamps from natural waste materials
Six students from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico have designed low-cost solar lamps made from mud, beans and cactus slime for people living in isolated rural areas with limited electricity. More about Mexican students build low-cost solar lamps from natural waste materials
Architecture
Faceted glazed courtyard pierces Oregon house by No Architecture
New York firm No Architecture has designed this house in Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country around a glazed garden filled with deciduous trees. More about Faceted glazed courtyard pierces Oregon house by No Architecture
Virtual Design Festival
This week's VDF highlights include Tom Dixon, Stefano Boeri, Counterspace and a Zaha Hadid film premiere
Week seven of Virtual Design Festival featured a video interview with Stephen Burks, an exclusive product launch by Tom Dixon and an all-star roundtable discussion with architects Junya Ishigami, Frida Escobedo, Counterspace and more. More about This week's VDF highlights include Tom Dixon, Stefano Boeri, Counterspace and a Zaha Hadid film premiere
Architecture
Undulating roof shades Bó Mon preschool by Kientruc O in rural Vietnam
Architecture studio Kientruc O built the Bó Mon preschool with a shady veranda for children living in Vietnam's mountainous Son La Province. More about Undulating roof shades Bó Mon preschool by Kientruc O in rural Vietnam
Design
V&A curator picks five objects that have taken on new meanings during the pandemic
An editorial project by London's V&A Museum reflects on objects that have been ascribed new meanings and functions during the coronavirus pandemic. Curator Brendan Cormier selects his highlights. More about V&A curator picks five objects that have taken on new meanings during the pandemic
Dezeen Awards
There are only three days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
There are only three days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020. For the project categories, judges are looking for entries that best fit the three judging criteria. Here's a reminder of what they are. More about There are only three days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
This week on Dezeen
This week, Adidas released a face mask and designers were accused of "coronagrifting"
This week on Dezeen, Adidas released a face mask, Waugh Thistleton Architects proposed creating mobile vaccination centres in shipping containers and designers were accused of "coronagrifting". More about This week, Adidas released a face mask and designers were accused of "coronagrifting"
Design
MASS Design Group outlines redesign strategies for restaurants following coronavirus
US architecture firm MASS Design Group has suggested that restaurants add barriers, remove bar seating and seek local produce sources to curtail the spread of infection and allow patrons to safely eat out following the coronavirus lockdown. More about MASS Design Group outlines redesign strategies for restaurants following coronavirus
Design
NASA revives "worm" logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
NASA will use the Danne & Blackburn-designed "worm" logo for the first time since 1992, while its astronauts will debut SpaceX spacesuits when the Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station launches tomorrow. More about NASA revives "worm" logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
VDF studio profiles
Ramona Albert Architecture creates technology-driven design that exists "in harmony with nature"
VDF studio profiles: Ramona Albert Architecture is a New York-based studio that specialises in building and product design, and is driven by nature and contemporary technologies. More about Ramona Albert Architecture creates technology-driven design that exists "in harmony with nature"