Experience designer Bompas & Parr has launched a design competition to rethink hand sanitisers to encourage hand-washing during the coronavirus pandemic while raising money for charity. More about Fountain of Hygiene competition calls on designers to rethink hand sanitisers amid coronavirus pandemic
NYCxDesign and Chicago's NeoCon furniture fair have been postponed due to the US outbreak of coronavirus. More about NYCxDesign and NeoCon 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
Madrid-based designer Jorge Penadés has designed and fabricated a colourful shop for Spanish footwear brand Camper from simple perforated metal profiles. More about Jorge Penadés fabricates Málaga Camper store from materials that match the brand's warehouse
Dezeen's Face to Face podcast series continues with an interview with designer Thomas Heatherwick, who talks about his childhood fascination with engineering, his distaste for architectural discourse and how he completed his first building while still a student. More about "My studio is a giant version of my bedroom when I was nine years old" says Thomas Heatherwick in Dezeen's latest podcast
Architcture practice. LUO Studio has extended the abandoned foundations and concrete columns of a residential project with a timber-framed upper storey to create a community centre in Yuanheguan, China. More about LUO Studio turns abandoned concrete foundations into community centre
The Creative Industries Federation has criticised the UK government's decision not to ban group gatherings due to coronavirus, as it could restrict the ability of creative organisations to claim compensation. More about Government's coronavirus advice "crippling blow to the UK’s creative industries" says Creative Industries Federation
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has been paused because attendees would be at "unacceptable risk" from coronavirus. More about Coronavirus social distancing sees Grenfell Tower Inquiry suspended
The small piece of plastic that saves a pizza from being touched by its box has been made into a human-sized table by IKEA in collaboration with restaurant chain Pizza Hut. More about IKEA and Pizza Hut collaborate to create full-size version of pizza box table
WOHA has revealed its plans to overhaul a polluted wasteland in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to create a public park and facilities for BRAC University. More about WOHA to transform Bangladesh wasteland into BRAC University campus
There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2020. Enter your project or studio now from just £80 per category entry. More about Two weeks left to save 20 per cent on Dezeen Awards 2020 entry fees
TV-free guest suites and an in-house yoga studio are some of the ways that hotelier Charlotte Gomez de Orozco has tried to channel a sense of serenity inside this Parisian hotel, which is decked out in natural hues. More about Hoy hotel is designed to be a calming refuge at the heart of Paris
Clerkenwell Design Week in London has been postponed from May until July, becoming the latest architecture and design event to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. More about Clerkenwell Design Week postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
New York architect Marc Thorpe has developed a prototype house made from earth bricks, to house the makers of Moroso's M'Afrique furniture collection. More about Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal
The American Institute of Architects' annual conference, which was set to feature Virgil Abloh as keynote speaker, has been postponed this year following US outbreaks of coronavirus. More about AIA postpones 2020 architecture conference due to coronavirus
British designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled plans to build a cross-laminated timber bridge across the Liesbeek River in Cape Town. More about Paul Cocksedge to install CLT bridge over Cape Town river
Vittorio Gregotti, the Italian architect who designed Palermo's ZEN neighbourhood and the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, has passed away at the age of 92 from coronavirus. More about Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti dies of coronavirus
Pinkish cement covers the exterior of this dwelling in Mexico, which architecture firm PPAA designed for an experimental housing initiative led by the federal institute Infonavit. More about PPAA designs pink prototype for Mexican low-cost housing initiative
Design writer Anna Winston selects 10 of the names to know from this year's Collectible design fair, which took place last week in Brussels. More about Ten young designers to watch from Collectible 2020
Multi-coloured walls, geometric floors and a seesaw feature in this west London fashion store, which Yinka Ilori has designed to match the playful nature of the brand's clothing collections. More about Yinka Ilori applies joyful hues to London's Mira Mikati store
With 15 days left to take advantage of reduced early-entry rates for Dezeen Awards 2020, here are 15 reasons why architects, interior designers and designers should enter now. More about 15 reasons to enter Dezeen Awards 2020 and save 20 per cent on entry fees