Italian curator and art critic Lea Vergine has died just a day after the death of her husband, Italian designer Enzo Mari, with the couple joining the growing list of iconic figures from architecture and design lost to coronavirus. More about Enzo Mari and his wife Lea Vergine died of "complications related to Covid-19"
Adidas has started a public trial of its endlessly recyclable UltraBOOST DNA LOOP trainer, created as part of the sportswear company's drive to conform to the principles of the circular economy. More about Adidas begins trial of recyclable trainer as part of its drive "to end plastic waste"
The value of personal data in today's society was the subject of this Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020 talk, featuring designers Julia Janssen, Isaac Monté and Lei Nelissen. More about DDW designers join Dezeen for live discussion about privacy and the value of data
Among the 74 projects that have been shortlisted for this year's Beazley Designs of the Year awards is Tik Tok's viral Renegade dance, a steak grown from the eater's own cells and a 3D graphic of the coronavirus particle. More about Designs of the Year 2020 nominees include a Tik Tok dance and the CDC's coronavirus render
Architecture photography studio Hufton + Crow has captured the chimney of Amager Bakke, a waste-to-energy power station covered by a ski slope designed by BIG, rising from the mist. More about BIG's Amager Bakke power station photographed by Hufton + Crow
Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled the first renderings of a museum dedicated to US Armed Forces Medal of Honor recipients in Arlington, Texas. More about Rafael Viñoly Architects reveals design of National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington
In this week's comments update, readers are debating visuals of the Guangzhou Show Theatre in China and sharing their thoughts on other top stories. More about Commenters praise "honest and dystopian depiction" of Guangzhou Show Theatre
Architecture studio Farrells has unveiled a group of six interconnected skyscrapers at the heart of the Qianhai district in Shenzhen. More about Farrells completes six interconnected skyscrapers in Shenzhen
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs has launched Delve, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to create "millions of design possibilities" for urban developments in minutes. More about Sidewalk Labs creates machine-learning tool for designing cities
Dezeen promotion: Vitra is offering a virtual tour of its Herzog & de Meuron-designed flagship store in Germany, revealing a new mural by Norwegian artist Oscar Grønner and a "surreal dream house" in the loft designed by Charlap Hyman & Herrero. More about VitraHaus celebrates its 10th anniversary with a virtual tour
Invisible Studio founder Piers Taylor has carried out an extensive retrofit of Moonshine – his own off-grid home near Bath in southwest England. More about Piers Taylor retrofits his own off-grid home "to banish the demons" of his youth
Projects by Adjaye Associates, OHLAB and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for interiors. More about Interiors by Esrawe Studio, Adjaye Associates and Freitag among Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote winners
Zellige is a social housing complex in Nantes, France, designed in a collaboration between French architecture studios Tectône and Tact Architectes. More about Spiral staircase twists through Zellige apartment complex by Tectône and Tact Architectes
A run-down barn that was once used for storing grain now houses additional office space for the Cotswolds-based staff of architecture practice Richard Parr Associates. More about Richard Parr Associates expands own office by converting 19th-century barn in the Cotswolds
Seetal Solanki, Christien Meindertsma and Aniela Fidler Wieruszewska joined Dezeen for the second talk in our collaboration with Dutch Design Week 2020. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week present live discussion about our relationship with products
Design studio March Gut has created a maple wood board for a hotel restaurant in the Austrian alps, which allows all dishes and cutlery to be served in one trip and while maintaining social distance. More about March Gut's socially distanced serving tray preserves the joy of eating out during the pandemic
Bolon's head of sustainability Håkan Nordin discussed ways of using plastic more sustainably in this live conversation produced by Dezeen for the Swedish flooring brand. More about Live interview with Håkan Nordin on rethinking the use of plastic in design
Dezeen's collaboration with Dutch Design Week 2020 launched today with a live panel discussion featuring designer Victoria Ayo and architects Mark van der Net and Ali Tal'at Ali As'ad on the event's main theme, The New Intimacy. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week host live panel discussion about The New Intimacy
Projects by Heatherwick Studio, Vo Trong Nghia Architects and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for architecture. More about Dezeen Awards 2020 architecture public vote winners include Snøhetta and Unparelld'arquitectes
South African designer Porky Hefer imagined how polluted oceans might force marine animals to mutate when designing his five fantastical creatures, including a giant octopus made from hand-felted cigarette butts. More about Porky Hefer creates mutant sea creatures to warn of ocean pollution for NGV Triennial