As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the globe, art directors and artists are using magazine covers as a visual commentary on the crisis. More about Ten magazine covers that offer creative takes on the coronavirus crisis
Apple has unveiled its design for a face shield to protect health workers fighting coronavirus, which it is producing in the millions. More about Apple reveals its coronavirus face shield design
Redbridge School in Lisbon by ARX Portugal is formed of two wood-framed buildings clad with metal, one featuring a playground on its roof. More about School in Lisbon by ARX Portugal features rooftop playground
Blades taken from retired wind turbines form a sculptural playground in this conceptual Burning Man installation designed by American architecture firm Michael Mannhard Workshop. More about Michael Mannhard proposes Burning Man installation that uses wind turbine blades
Recycling initiative Precious Plastic's open-source machines are being used to recycle plastic and turn it into face shields, respirator masks and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus. More about Recycled plastic turned into face shields and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus
Weathered cedar covers this Vermont house, which local design-build studio Birdseye Design built into a grassy slope to take cues from nearby barns. More about Birdseye Design integrates Bank Barn house into Vermont hillside
Nike has created face shields and lenses for air-purifying respirators with materials from the sportswear brand's footwear and clothing to help protect against Covid-19. More about Nike designs personal protective equipment for Oregon hospitals
Dezeen promotion: KOVA has launched a line of compact appliances including wall ovens, electric cookers and refrigerators. More about KOVA launches Compact Appliance collection for modern kitchens
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Queensland have created the HappyShield, an origami face shield that is made by folding a sheet of clear plastic. More about Simple origami face shield can be folded from single sheet of plastic
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes quarantine trains, engineering challenges for children and a fundraising auction for a Milan hospital. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 8 April
New photographs reveal that the MVRDV-designed Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is nearing completion in Rotterdam. More about MVRDV's art depot for Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen nears completion
Luigi Feltrin, founder of Italian furniture brand Arper, has passed away near Venice at the age of 85 after contracting coronavirus. More about Arper founder Luigi Feltrin dies aged 85 from coronavirus
Pine-wood partition walls that curve upwards like smiles carve up the interior of this dental clinic in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Raúl Sanchez Architects. More about Impress dental clinic in Barcelona features smile-shaped timber partitions
London studio Bompas & Parr has predicted design and lifestyle trends that will emerge during and after the coronavirus pandemic, including sanitiser party pieces and a museum dedicated to touch. More about Bompas & Parr forecasts post-coronavirus trends in Fluid Landscapes report
Creative consultancy Culdesac has designed a store for supermarket chain Consum in Benicàssim, Spain, with simple, stripped-back interiors to make the shop's arrangement understandable. More about Culdesac designs coherent interiors for Consum supermarket in Benicàssim
A crosswalk sign with the people standing apart and warnings not to shake hands are among the series of conceptual signs designer Dylan Coonrad reinterpreted to fit with the coronavirus' social distancing guidelines. More about Dylan Coonrad reimagines public street signs to reflect a world facing coronavirus
This week, readers are debating whether closing parks is necessary in the fight against coronavirus. More about "Soon enough you'll be back roasting in your lovely parks"
Fallingwater, Hollyhock House and Taliesin West are among the 12 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed properties opening their doors to virtual tours. More about Frank Lloyd Wright sites offer virtual tours during pandemic
Mexican architect Delfino Lozano has turned a family home in Guadalajara into four apartments detailed with blue-painted beams and arched doorways. More about Arched terracotta volume tops Delfino Lozano's Guadalajara apartment complex
Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home during the coronavirus pandemic, from making a balloon-powered car to building a bridge from spaghetti. More about Dyson devises 44 engineering challenges for children during lockdown