In the second video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes, Exploration Architecture founder Michael Pawlyn explains how computational design tools allow architects to mimic the natural world. More about Biomimicry enables architects to make "positive impact" on the environment says Michael Pawlyn
Samsung has released LivingColour, a collection of six paints designed to provide harmonious backdrops to three of the company's television models – The Serif, The Sero and The Frame. More about Samsung launches range of paints to complement its TVs
In this live discussion for Dezeen x Dutch Design Week 2020, three emerging designers explored sustainable design and how to redefine our relationship with nature. More about Designers explore our changing relationship with nature in Dezeen x DDW2020 talk
Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine is developing a ship called Oceanbird, which could transport 7,000 cars and trucks across the Atlantic propelled only by the wind. More about Wallenius Marine develops world's largest wind-powered vessel to slash shipping emissions
Dezeen promotion: to mark 10 years since its launch, independent Chinese furniture brand Fnji added seven pieces to its Crest Line collection and held a theatrical show in Beijing. More about Gao Guqi's independent furniture brand Fnji launches 2020 collection
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A is partnering with Canadian energy company General Fusion to design a pioneering power plant that will use nuclear fusion. More about AL_A reveals plans for world's first magnetised fusion power plant
Daniel Libeskind's New York firm is designing a mixed-use development for a town in New Jersey that hugs the Delaware River. More about Daniel Libeskind to create waterfront neighbourhood on Delaware River
Dieneke Ferguson, the founder of Hackney non-profit and design organisation Hidden Art, has died from ovarian cancer at the age of 70. More about Hidden Art founder and "visionary" Dieneke Ferguson dies at 70
Dezeen promotion: the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in Thailand has launched an international campaign to showcase the country's products and brands. More about Thailand's government launches Thai Style Solutions campaign to showcase country's creatives
Luxury fashion label Dries Van Noten has opened its first US store in Los Angeles, which boasts interiors filled with artworks from creatives across the globe. More about Fashion meets art inside Dries Van Noten's inaugural US store
Projects by Viewport Studio, Suzanne Brewer Architects and 10 other studios have been chosen by Dezeen readers as winners of the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote for design. More about Design projects by Yuting Chang and Studio Curiosity among winners in inaugural Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote
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