Seven graduate students studying adaptive reuse at RISD have reimagined uses for the art-deco Superman Building in Providence, Rhode Island. More about Providence's art-deco Superman Building reimagined as vertical farm and senior housing
Slovenian furniture brand Rex Kralj is unveiling four furniture series at the VDF products fair, all based on the work of late midcentury architect and designer Niko Kralj. More about Rex Kralj revives modernist furniture designs in VDF products fair showcase
Sonia Boyce, Elvira Dyangani Ose, David Kohn and others took part in a panel discussion about the role of art and culture in shaping the built environment, as part of Therme Art's collaboration with Virtual Design Festival today. More about Therme Art and VDF present a talk on the role of art and culture in the built environment
Designer Piet Hein Eek spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival. More about Live interview with Piet Hein Eek as part of Virtual Design Festival
Bruny Island Cabin is a wood-lined off-grid holiday home in Tasmania designed by architecture studio Maguire + Devin featuring only built-in furniture. More about Maguire + Devin builds minimalist off-grid cabin retreat on Bruny Island
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that City Hall may be relocated from its Foster + Partners-designed home alongside the Thames to the docklands area of the city as part of coronavirus cost-cutting measures. More about London mayor to vacate Foster + Partners-designed City Hall
The University of Huddersfield's School of Art, Design and Architecture presents the work of 10 of its award-winning interior design graduates in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. More about Ten interior design projects by University of Huddersfield graduates that offer a "glimpse at the future"
Staff at University of Technology Sydney in Australia have designed a drive-through coronavirus testing centre in a converted shipping container, which is being hosted at the university. More about Shipping-container coronavirus testing centre trialled in Australia
Siufan Adey and Thomas Aquilina of Afterparti present the architecture collective's manifesto in the second part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture. More about "We want to tackle the uncomfortable subjects," says Afterparti in London Festival of Architecture film at VDF
Undulating chainmail curtains lend a stage-like quality to the open kitchen of this Mumbai restaurant designed by Serie Architects. More about Bronze chainmail curtains add drama to Qualia restaurant in Mumbai
Dezeen promotion: these visuals by Italian brand Arper show how its modular furniture and room dividers could be used to promote social distancing in offices and airports amid the coronavirus crisis. More about Back to our Spaces by Arper reimagines airport and office designs after pandemic
Old church buildings in the Czech Republic have been converted into a modern primary school with brightly coloured interventions by architecture studios Public Atelier and FUUZE. More about Public Atelier and FUUZE transform rectory into colourful school
Texas architecture firm Omniplan has topped the Holocaust museum in Dallas with a copper crown to represent "the strength of those who have stood up to injustice". More about Copper panels adorn Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
In this week's comments update, readers are envious of the chickens who get to call a Kengo Kuma-designed chicken coop in Mexico home. More about "We need more of this in our lives" say commenters
Mexican architecture studio HEMAA has renovated a dark grey house in Mexico City designed by modernist Mexican architect Augusto H Álvarez in the 1950s. More about HEMAA updates mid-century Sierra Negra house in Mexico City
A crystal-like table lamp that is modelled on Kryptonite, a fictional material featured in the Superman comics, is among the products that Lasvit is presenting at VDF products fair. More about Lasvit collection at VDF products fair features table lamp modelled on Kryptonite
Marta Giralt investigates how nanotechnology could make the fashion industry more environmentally friendly for this Virtual Design Festival collaboration. More about Marta Giralt explores how graphene could make fashion industry more sustainable for VDF and Design Museum
The travel and tourism industries will be changed forever by the coronavirus pandemic with less focus on major tourist destinations, says Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky. More about "Travel as we knew it is over" says Airbnb co-founder
Designer Robert Johnson presents a panel discussion around his Fatconomy system, which explores using London's wastes a sustainable material, as part of VDF's collaboration with the Design Museum. More about Robert Johnson discusses how to use waste fat as a sustainable material in talk for VDF and Design Museum
Designer Sebastian Cox spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival today. More about Live interview with Sebastian Cox as part of Virtual Design Festival