In a year when coronavirus restrictions were at the forefront of most minds, many designers focused their efforts towards creating safer environments. To continue our review of 2020, we've rounded up 10 of the most popular designs for social distancing. More about Dezeen's top 10 socially distant designs of 2020
A recently released feature film about Alvar Aalto presents the Finnish architect as an expert in self-promotion but Laura Iloniemi questions if this skill was the key to his success. More about "Can Aalto's international acclaim really be down to self-promotion?"
A new runway for London's Heathrow airport designed by architecture firm Grimshaw could go ahead after a ruling against it was overturned by the UK's top court. More about Climate change ban on Grimshaw's Heathrow airport expansion reversed
The scenic hills of Italy's Val Tidone are the setting for this modern larch-clad house, designed by Milanese architects Studio Koster. More about Studio Koster builds contemporary country house in the Val Tidone
Kamp C, a centre for sustainability and innovation in construction, has built what it claims is the first house to be 3D-printed in one piece in Westerlo, Belgium. More about Kamp C completes two-storey house 3D-printed in one piece in situ
President Donald Trump has passed an executive order stating new US government buildings must be "beautiful" just one month before Joe Biden takes office. More about Trump orders new government buildings must be "beautiful"
Rider Stirland Architects has remodelled the interiors of a Victorian terraced house in south London by adding a small rear extension clad in blackened wood and London stock bricks. More about Victorian townhouse in London remodelled with charred-wood extension
Artworks by Olafur Eliasson informed architect Ben Allen's revamp of his two-storey maisonette in London's Bethnal Green, which features mirrored furniture elements. More about Ben Allen completes overhaul of his own home in east London
Next up in our review of 2020 are Instagram posts, which this year included a pair of super-wide inflatable trousers and a pastel playground in China. Social media assistant Daria Casalini has picked out the 10 most popular. More about Dezeen's top 10 Instagram posts of 2020
British designer John Pawson has collaborated with architecture studio Thomas Ford & Partners on the sensitive refurbishment of the St John at Hackney church in London. More about John Pawson strips back 18th-century church in London to celebrate original features
The 19th-century equivalent of an activist's slogan tote and a portmanteau made from repurposed fire hoses feature in this roundup of V&A curator Lucia Savi's favourite pieces from the Bags: Inside Out exhibition. More about V&A curator picks five highlights from Bags: Inside Out exhibition
In our latest competition, we are giving readers the chance to win a BC21 digital wireless charging clock by Braun. More about Competition: win a BC21 digital wireless charging clock by Braun
Japanese studio Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates has built a house' in Japan with a cross-shaped plan and huge overhanging eaves that shelter four covered gardens. More about Katsutoshi Sasaki tops cross-shaped house with large overhanging roof
Curved seating, shelving and mirrors feature throughout Goodbody hair salon in Oakland, California, which design studio Homework has finished with salmon-pink accents. More about Homework creates curves inside GoodBody hair salon in Oakland
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has created a 16-metre-high bamboo dome for Vedana Restaurant, which is built over an artificial lake facing the mountains in Ninh Binh Province. More about Vo Trong Nghia Architects builds bamboo dome over lakeside restaurant
Continuing our yearly review, Dezeen has selected the top 10 home interiors of 2020 – including a rustic home in rural France and a multicoloured Tokyo apartment. More about Dezeen's top 10 home interiors of 2020
"Queer-oglyphs" and a "genderf*ck" colour palette feature in an installation designed by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Australian practice Sibling Architecture as part of the National Gallery of Victoria's NGV Triennial. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman and Sibling Architecture design "super-camp" Boudoir Babylon installation
Architecture studio Main Office has renovated a 1980s seaside holiday village with traditional thatch roofs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sayulita, Mexico. More about Outdoor bathing and a jungle yoga platform feature in Villa Pelícanos by Main Office
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Australian artist Geoff Nees have created a tactile, circular pavilion using timber collected from Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. More about Kengo Kuma designs tessellated Botanical Pavilion as "tridimensional puzzle"
For our 2020 review, we take a look at 10 of the best examples of carbon-neutral design, including zero-carbon and carbon-negative buildings, such as a floating off-grid office and a house made of hempcrete. More about Dezeen's top 10 carbon-neutral buildings of 2020