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
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners' design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 7 April
As part of Virtual Design Festival, we're calling on readers everywhere to send us short video clips with their messages to the world. More about Send us a video message from lockdown for Virtual Design Festival and we'll publish the best ones
A survey conducted by the Royal Institute of British Architects has found that 45 per cent of architects have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic, while almost quarter are struggling mentally. More about Coronavirus "disaster" sees 45 per cent of architects lose income in UK
Concrete, plaster and tiled surfaces offer a "quiet" backdrop to the pieces on display in this pared-back rug showroom in Sydney, Australia, designed by Studio Goss. More about Studio Goss uses concrete and plaster for Armadillo & Co showroom in Sydney
Fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčic describes how she learned about dressmaking by slicing up her mother's designer outfits, in the latest episode of Dezeen's Face to Face podcast. More about "I think of my clothes as shelter" says Roksanda Ilinčić in Dezeen's latest podcast
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of handbags from single sheets of laser-cut leather that the buyer can assemble at home. More about Nendo creates Mai bag from single sheet of laser-cut leather
Dezeen promotion: UK manufacturer Forbo Flooring has launched a waterproof, hard-wearing flocked flooring range suitable for ski resorts. More about Forbo Flooring designs waterproof Flotex flooring for ski resort interiors
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has revealed its design for a pavilion on the site of the greenhouse in Brno where Gregor Mendel discovered genetics. More about Chybik + Kristof designs greenhouse-style pavilion for Czech abbey
Lindsey Adelman, Apparatus and Rich Brilliant Willing are among 40 design studios and makers in New York City that have put their work in an online charity auction, where all proceeds will support the city's battle during the coronavirus crisis. More about New York studios auction off designs to support city's battle with coronavirus