American studio ISA has used a range of strategies to maximise space, light and views in the metal-clad Signal House, which rises from a slender urban lot. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/isa-skinny-metal-apartment-building-philadelphia/

Studio Mike and Maaike has worked with California start-up Quilt to create a design-led heat pump system, to make it more appealing for people to switch their homes to low-carbon heating and cooling. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/mike-and-maaike-quilt-heat-pump-thoughtful-design/

An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/the-portal-shut-down-poor-behaviour/

British designer Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University, which aims to challenge conventional architecture education. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/thomas-heatherwick-humanise-campaign/

Dezeen Showroom: German brand Parador has introduced a herringbone variation of Modular One, its eco-focused vinyl flooring. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/modular-one-herringbone-flooring-parador-dezeen-showroom/

A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/bacalan-block-colboc-sachet-architects-bordeaux/

French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/heams-michel-architectes-7-kiosks/

Chairs with high heels for feet feature in this seating collection from French designers Pierre Yovanovitch and Christian Louboutin, meant to reflect "female individuality". Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/pierre-yovanovitch-christian-louboutin-chairs/

Each year at DesignMarch, Iceland sets out to prove that being a remote island with a tiny population isn't a barrier to having a thriving design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up the highlights of the 2024 festival. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/designmarch-2024-iceland-highlights/

In this talk filmed by Dezeen for The Dalmore, Zaha Hadid Architects director Melodie Leung explains how she worked with the Scottish distiller to create a rare edition of its single malt whisky. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/zaha-hadid-architects-the-dalmore-melodie-leung-whisky-talk/