Converting convention centres into coronavirus hospitals is the most efficient way to increase intensive-care capacity, according to James Hepburn of architecture and engineering firm BDP, which helped convert London's ExCel centre into the 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale. More about ExCel centre "obvious choice" to convert into coronavirus hospital says BDP
The interior of this São Paulo patisserie is designed by Dezembro Arquitetos to answer the question, how does it feel to be inside a croissant? More about Mintchi Croissant is a São Paulo bakery filled with pastry-inspired details
Australian studio Heliograf's glass Light Soy lamps are designed to emulate the fish-shaped soy sauce bottles found in sushi shops, as a comment on the damaging effects of single-use plastic. More about Heliograf makes playful lamps in the shape of sushi soy sauce bottles
A glass-walled garage and courtyard form the focal point of Basic House, a residence by Brownhouses in Bangkok that is designed to be deliberately simple. More about Basic House in Bangkok exhibits owner's car collection
German studio Opposite Office has proposed creating a temporary Covid-19 superhospital inside Berlin's unfinished Brandenburg airport during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Opposite Office proposes converting Berlin's Brandenburg airport into superhospital
A rust-coloured leather nightstand and desk with looping wooden legs are among the furniture pieces in this collection by Brooklyn's Bowen Liu Studio. More about Bowen Liu Studio designs furniture collection for imaginary painter
Mexico City's Rojkind Arquitectos has designed a weekend home near a lakeside town in Mexico to comprise five prismatic volumes covered in dark stone. More about Angular "boulders" form Amanali house in Mexico by Rojkind Arquitectos
Stained glass windows feature alongside contemporary furniture in this multipurpose space in Los Angeles designed by Francesca de la Fuente and Working Holiday Studio. More about Los Angeles church transformed into The Ruby Street co-working and event space
Dezeen promotion: Hong Kong studio Daydreamers Design has reinterpreted a traditional Chinese burning tower as a spiralling pavilion made from recycled plastic around a geometric flame sculpture. More about Daydreamers Design creates flame-coloured pavilion from recycled plastic bricks
Dutch architecture practice UNStudio has recreated a typical Dutch townhouse's facade in bricks made from stainless steel and glass for Louis Vuitton's store on Amsterdam shopping street PC Hooftstraat. More about UNStudio creates pixelated facade for Louis Vuitton store from glass and steel bricks
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes a low-cost ventilator, a hospital in Central Park, Salone del Mobile mask collection and brands including IKEA promoting staying at home. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 1 April
Coronavirus lockdowns will have a profound impact on how creative businesses work in future, according to architects and designers including Carlo Ratti Associati, BIG, Snøhetta and Pearson Lloyd. More about Working from home "the new normal" for architects and designers
Paris design atelier and gallery Pierre Augustin Rose has developed a sculptural pendant light featuring a curvaceous shade rendered in rough plaster. More about Pierre Augustin Rose designs Eole Suspension light to "retain traces of the sculptor"
Sand-coloured walls serve as a backdrop to the linen, cane and teak wood furnishings inside this beachside restaurant and bar near Amsterdam, designed by Anne Claus Interiors. More about Anne Claus Interiors uses natural materials and earth tones for beach restaurant De Republiek
Japanese designer and sound artist Yuri Suzuki has created a machine that can be used to make and play records. More about Yuri Suzuki's Easy Record Maker lets you engrave your own records
A visitor centre for the village of Xiahuangyu, China, is formed of interconnected pavilions built around existing pine trees by DnA_Design and Architecture. More about Riverside visitor centre in China built around existing trees
Weathered steel and juniper siding clad the cross-laminated timber community centre that Lever Architecture has added to the Oregon outpost of The Nature Conservancy. More about Lever Architecture designs CLT extension for The Nature Conservancy's Portland office
In this week's comments update, readers are debating how homes will change after the coronavirus pandemic ends and are divided over the Galleria department store in South Korea. More about "We should use this time to think about how to build a better future"
Mexico City studio Goko has topped this music studio with a large "skyspace" to flood it with natural light. More about Goko converts 1920s house in Mexico City into recording studio
The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects has temporarily stepped down from his role due to personal reasons. More about RIBA president Alan Jones unexpectedly steps down