This week on Dezeen, we highlighted 22 inspirational women architects and designers and marked the anniversary of WHO declaring the coronavirus a pandemic.
To mark International Women's Day, we asked 22 of the world's most inspirational women architects and designers to nominate another woman who should be better known for their work.
Several chose to shine a light on historic figures who did not receive full recognition in their lifetimes, like Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak, Minnette de Silva and Lin Huiyin. While others took the opportunity to draw attention to a contemporary woman like Unscene Architecture, Taller Comunal, and Marie-José Van Hee.
Norman Foster, Virgil Abloh and more share their thoughts on the global impact of Covid-19
This week also marked a year since the World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus a pandemic. To mark the anniversary we asked twenty of the world's leading designers, including Norman Foster, Virgil Abloh, Kelly Hoppen and Sevil Peach, their views on how it has changed the world. Alongside these interviews, we spoke to trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, and White Arkitekter CEO Alexandra Hagen highlighted six ways Covid-19 will change cities forever.
First space hotel set to open in 2027
As space tourism begins to become a reality, the Gateway Foundation announced that it intends to open the first hotel in space in 2027.

In an interview with Dezeen, the space hotel's senior design architect Tim Alatorre explain...