Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes AirAsia's PPE cabin crew uniforms, a "bubble shield" and the UN's coronavirus posters. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 28 April
Zaha Hadid Architects has warned architecture practices to be vigilant after hackers held its server to ransom while the company works remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Zaha Hadid Architects suffers cyber attack during coronavirus lockdown
Today marks 35 days to go until the Dezeen Awards 2020 entry deadline on 2 June. We've put together a list of the most frequently asked questions we've been getting over the last few weeks to help you with your entry! More about There are just 35 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2020
Straight lines and geometric symbols feature inside and out this longliner tuna fishing ship, which Nendo designed to relieve the mental and physical stress imposed on its crew when out at sea. More about Nendo adorns tuna fishing ship with graphic patterns to recall life on land
Dezeen promotion: Italian flooring manufacturer Marazzi has released its Crogiolo ceramic and stoneware collection with four new series, including designs based on majolica pottery and tiles with a brush-stroke effect. More about Marazzi reveals new Crogiolo tile collection with designs that celebrate ceramic Italian tradition
Studio Edwards has turned the simple A-frame cabin into a mobile home with a sleek rubber skin. More about Studio Edwards designs minimal house on wheels Base Cabin
A modernist housing development in Detroit designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is captured in photographs by architect and local resident Julio Alberto Cedano. More about Mies van der Rohe's Lafayette Park in Detroit captured in new photographs
Architects Robert Arlt and Charles MacBride and a group of students in South Dakota have completed an experimental gabled Passivhaus, which they claim is the first in the area to "sell energy back to the grid". More about Architecture students complete Passivhaus in South Dakota
Convention centres that have been rapidly turned into facilities for coronavirus patients should not be called hospitals, says Doug King, the healthcare principal of Stantec, which has overseen the transformation of Chicago's McCormick Place. More about "This is not a hospital" says architect behind conversion of McCormick Place
The fifth and final part of VDF's collaboration with reSITE sees London architecture studio WallaceLiu discuss working in China and the West with MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza in a talk moderated by Yoko Choy, editor of Wallpaper* China. More about Development in China is about decongesting and depopulating cities, says Beatrice Leanza
Open-government advocate Bianca Wylie discusses her concerns over smart-city project Sidewalk Toronto in the fourth VDF talk in collaboration with reSITE. More about "Corporations are beginning to sound a lot like governments" says Bianca Wylie at reSITE conference
The third lecture from today's collaboration between VDF and reSITE sees Chris Precht of studio Precht explain his mission to design buildings that serve both environmental and emotional needs. More about The building of the future will be "an ecosystem by itself" says architect Chris Precht
For the second lecture screened exclusively for the VDF x reSITE collaboration, Marianthi Tatari of Dutch architect UNStudio talks about how technology can help architects design neighbourhoods that serve people better. More about Marianthi Tatari explains how UNStudio designed "the smartest neighbourhood in the world"
Architectural photographer Simone Bossi has created a new image series exploring the curved concrete of a tiny building by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Tadao Ando's Meditation Space captured in new photographs by Simone Bossi
Daily coronavirus briefing: today's architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes hacks for hands-free door opening, the Serpentine Pavilion postponement and the widths of New York's sidewalks. More about Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 27 April
VDF teams up with reSITE today, with the Prague conference sharing five lectures from its 2019 conference starting with Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo's talk about the South African design platform he founded in 1995. More about "Creativity is the ultimate renewable energy" says Ravi Naidoo in the first reSITE lecture shared with VDF
A spinning porthole offers shifting views of living spaces inside this London apartment, which Surman Weston has finished with bespoke decor elements. More about London apartment by Surman Weston features porthole and custom-made details
Week three of Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival includes takeovers by Prague urbanism conference reSITE and design platform Ventura Projects, a new series of live architecture interviews, the launch of VDF's products fair and an interview with filmmaker Gary Hustwit. Plus we'll be streaming the entire Dezeen Day conference for those who missed it! More about Virtual Design Festival week three includes Chris Precht, Gary Hustwit, UNStudio, Paola Antonelli and more
To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. More about Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening
RX Architects incorporated part of an unfinished building into this house with a cantilevered upper story on the Rye Nature Reserve in East Sussex, England. More about Larch-clad house by RX Architects cantilevers over landscape