This week on Dezeen, we broke the news that Eva Franch i Gilabert had been fired as the director of London's Architectural Association.
Franch i Gilabert was dismissed by the prestigious London architecture school for "specific failures of performance", following a vote of no confidence in her leadership two weeks ago.
According to tutors and alumni, the firing of the Spanish architect ? who was the school's first female director ? amid allegations of bullying and sexism had left "a cloud over the school".
Petit Pli makes expandable and reusable face mask from recycled plastic bottles
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, wearable technology company Petit Pli created a washable face mask from recycled plastic bottles that could expand around the wearer's face. Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas gave his opinion on the pandemic, stating that the money governments have committed to use to support economies hit by coronavirus would have been enough to solve climate change.
Notre-Dame spire will be reconstructed "identically"
In Paris, French president Emmanuel Macron ended speculation over the future of Notre-Dame by stating that Eugène Viollet-le-Duc's 19th-centurty spire would be rebuilt.
"The president trusts the experts and approved the main outlines of the project presented by the chief architect, which plans to reconstruct the spire identically," said a statement from the Elysee Palace.
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