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Arrival launches modular electric bus with features to help people travel safely following pandemic

Electric vehicle brand Arrival has launched a zero-emissions bus aimed at making public transport viable in the coronavirus era.

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MAAT reopens with SO-IL's Beeline shortcut installed

The Amanda Levete-designed Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon has reopened following coronavirus lockdown with architecture studio SO-IL's Beeline installation creating a shortcut through the building.

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Manchester School of Architecture postgraduate show looks to the future of architecture and urbanism

Manchester School of Architecture gives an insight into the eight ateliers that make up its Master of Architecture course in this Virtual Design Festival school show.

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INAX reveals new bathroom collection in Dezeen video for VDF

This captioned video produced by Dezeen for INAX as part of Virtual Design Festival reveals the Japanese brand's new bathroom collection, which celebrates light and shadows.

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"Young designers have to understand they are practising art" says Gaetano Pesce

Gaetano Pesce implores young designers to consider how to address social issues through their work, which he says has a greater capacity to communicate with people than art, in our latest collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. Watch from 11:00am UK time.

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2LG Studio enlivens Louisville Road house in London with bright hues

In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry.

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"Education spaces will never be the same again" says Roar report

Dubai-based studio Roar has forecasted various ways that Covid-19 will impact the design of schools and colleges, including a rejection of "vanity projects" and the introduction of WeWork-style classrooms.

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Offset shed-like volumes form Casa Aguantao on Chile's Peninsula de Rilán

Santiago studio Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has separated a rural house near the ocean in Chile into a pair of elevated structures topped with grooved-metal roofs.

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"Architects aren't going to change it all but they can certainly help" say commenters

Readers are debating Michael Ford's statement that architects "who want to really impact the fight for racial equality" should stop designing jails and prisons, and sharing their thoughts on other top stories in this week's comments update.

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Band-Aid launches bandages to "embrace the beauty of diverse skin"

Band-Aid is launching a range of bandages in light and dark shades of black and brown to make its products more racially inclusive.

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DesignByThem presents three furniture collections at VDF products fair

Recycled plastic, clear acrylic and voluptuously layered foam feature in three texture-heavy collections by Sydney studio DesignByThem, which are being showcased as part of the VDF products fair.

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Fenster seating collection by Gibson Karlo for DesignByThem

VDF products fair: The Fenster seating collection by DesignByThem takes cues from traditional crittall windows and sees transparent acrylic offset against a metal frame.

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Sundae Lounges by Jason Ju for DesignByThem

VDF products fair: The Sundae seating collection, created by Australian designer Jason Ju for DesignByThem, features chubby, marshmallow-like curves that envelop its occupier.

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Confetti furniture collection by Gibson Karlo for DesignByThem

VDF products fair: Sydney studio DesignByThem is celebrating the natural texture of recycled plastic via a speckled, multi-coloured furniture collection called Confetti.

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Live interview with Lee Broom as part of Virtual Design Festival

Lee Broom spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime discussion as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with the British designer.

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