Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More about Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice
Design platform Studio Curiosity worked with local residents in east London to wrap a bridge in a rainbow of ribbons as a "message of hope" during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Studio Curiosity covers bridge in ribbon rainbow to show support for NHS
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"
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
The coronavirus pandemic will not fundamentally change cities, but could lead to more sustainable buildings, a "renaissance" for urban farming and a "new future" for monorails, says Norman Foster. More about "Is Covid-19 going to change our cities? The answer is no," says Norman Foster
Croatian studio Boir has designed a conceptual tableware collection for dining during the coronavirus pandemic, featuring a series of steel and stone objects that enable food sharing at a safe distance. More about Studio Boir designs New Normal tableware for socially distant dining
Grafton Architects founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in a video ceremony held because the physical event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara awarded Pritzker Architecture Prize in video ceremony
Paris-based Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, the founder of the brand Kenzo, has died of coronavirus at the age of 81. More about Kenzo founder Kenzo Takada dies of coronavirus aged 81
Twenty architects and designers showcased designs they made at home during lockdown for the Design Trust's Critically Homemade exhibition in a live talk moderated by Aric Chen and Design Trust co-founder Marisa Yiu. More about Design Trust hosts live relay talk featuring participants of its Critically Homemade exhibition
The organisers of Expo 2020 Dubai have released images of buildings by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Grimshaw and Foster + Partners that will host next year's coronavirus-delayed event. More about Dubai Expo reveals main pavilions ahead of rescheduled event
All physical events at next month's Dutch Design Week have been cancelled due to a rise in coronavirus cases in the city. More about Dutch Design Week 2020 forced to take "unbelievably painful" decision to cancel physical shows
This year's Stirling Prize has been cancelled for the first time since it was created in 1996 due to "ongoing public health concerns" over in-person judging due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about RIBA Stirling Prize cancelled due to coronavirus
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has made the Open Restaurants Program, which allows restaurants in the city to extend seating onto streets, sidewalks and public spaces, permanent following the coronavirus pandemic. More about Outdoor dining on New York City streets becomes permanent
This week on Dezeen, the European Union unveiled plans to fund a Bauhaus-style design school as part of a €750 billion coronavirus recovery scheme. More about This week, the EU made plans for a new Bauhaus after coronavirus
This year's London Design Festival was a quiet affair with designers, brands and organisations combining modest physical presences with digital experiments amid the coronavirus pandemic. More about Designers and brands explore ways to "change things up" at low-key London Design Festival
Hyper-local materials and production processes take centre stage in (Un)finished, a showcase of work by 17 design graduates from the Royal College of Art that was created largely during the coronavirus lockdown. More about RCA students question "absurdity" of traditional supply chains in (Un)finished showcase
American architecture studio SOM has created a design for a ventilated, high-ceilinged, modular classroom for schools that need temporary accommodation. More about SOM unveils modular School/House classrooms in response to coronavirus
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to create a new Bauhaus modelled on the influential design school as part of the European Union's €750 billion coronavirus recovery plan. More about EC president announces "new European Bauhaus" to help Europe move to a circular economy
SO-IL and Michael Young are among over 130 architects and designers who have contributed to the Design Trust's exhibition of homemade designs produced during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Design Trust's Critically Homemade exhibition showcases prototype designs made during lockdown
French fashion house Louis Vuitton has designed a coronavirus face shield featuring its signature LV monogram, which can also be flipped up and used as a sun visor. More about Louis Vuitton unveils face shield that doubles as a cap