Students from the Royal College of Art have made fabrics from plants grown in seawater, providing a potential solution for the currently freshwater-intensive fashion and textile industries. More about RCA students develop SaltyCo sustainable fabrics using seawater plants
With our early entry discount ending tomorrow on 31 March at 23:59 UK time, here are some of the most frequently asked questions some of the Dezeen Awards 2020 entrants have been asking us this week! More about One day left to save 20 per cent on your Dezeen Awards 2020 entry
A chunky pink-plaster counter dominates the otherwise sparse interior of this cafe in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, which has been revamped by design studio Bone. More about Monolithic plaster counter centres La Petite cafe in Abu Dhabi
Dezeen promotion: Fentress Architects is inviting entries to its annual Fentress Global Challenge – a competition that tasks students with designing an airport terminal for the year 2100. More about Fentress Architects launches 2020 competition to design airport of the future
Decentralised local manufacturing could replace global supply chains as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to architects who collaborated on an open-source project to make face shields for hospital workers. More about Coronavirus reveals "the shortcomings of the traditional supply chain" says Bjarke Ingels
Dezeen Jobs has a number of promising architecture and design roles available right now, including positions at international studio White Red Architects and Chinese firm Superimpose Architecture. More about This week's top opportunities include White Red Architects and Superimpose Architecture
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV's mixed-use Shenzhen Terraces development will be built at the Shimao ShenKong International Centre in Shenzhen. More about MVRDV designs "urban living room" with stacked plateaus for Shenzhen
American firm Hendricks Churchill has rebuilt a house in Connecticut to merge the aesthetic of a traditional farmhouse and contemporary details. More about Hendricks Churchill builds "modern farmhouse" in Connecticut
A cylindrical, oak structure scales the dark interiors of this Japanese restaurant in Mexico City created by Hector Ewrawe's design studio. More about Samurai armour and Kanji characters inform Mexico City's Tori Tori restaurant by Esrawe Studio
Architects across America including BIG, KPF and Handel Architects have teamed up as part of an open-source project to manufacture face shields to protect hospital workers treating coronavirus patients. More about American architects mobilise to make coronavirus face shields for hospital workers
Five slim white volumes linked by glass corridors, open patios and a pool form this retreat on the Spanish island of Ibiza, designed by architecture studio Marià Castelló. More about Marià Castelló designs Ibiza retreat formed of five bright white volumes
Chinese 3D-printer manufacturer Creality is fabricating thousands of buckles that make face masks less painful to wear for medical workers treating coronavirus patients. More about Creality's 3D-printed buckle makes wearing face masks more comfortable
It's the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere, so here is a selection of plant-covered buildings from our Pinterest board featuring architecture decked in greenery. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. More about Mark the arrival of spring with our plant-covered buildings Pinterest board
Canadian firm Ancerl Studio has designed a pair of houses in Toronto to make them look like a single building. More about Ancerl Studio separates twin Toronto townhouses with a slender gap
Swiss architecture firm RDR Architectes chose corrugated metal to cover a sprawling agricultural complex in Patagonia where cows and sheep are reared.
More about RDR Architectes designs "compact village" for sheep farm in Patagonia
Customers can get a glimpse of gelato being made inside this ice cream shop in Melbourne, which local studio Ewert Leaf has completed in shades of blue and pink. More about Little Sky ice cream shop in Melbourne aims to capture the "theatre of gelato"
Steel stilts elevate Narula House, a British dwelling on banks of a River Thames tributary that has been designed by John Pardey Architects to endure flooding. More about John Pardey Architects raises house on stilts over River Thames flood plain
This week on Dezeen, Carlo Ratti designed an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients from shipping containers and Dyson prepared to provide 15,000 ventilators for the NHS. More about This week, designers created objects and structures to help fight coronavirus
Ukrainian design brand Faina looked to ancient depictions of the female form when creating this "cloud-like" armchair, which takes cues from archaeological finds. More about Faina's Domna armchair echoes the form of ancient goddess sculptures
The American Institute of Architects has launched a task force to consult on how to adapt buildings into healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. More about AIA task force to offer advice on converting buildings into healthcare facilities