Public Records has hosted an exhibition and event during NYCxDesign week to mark the launch of its in-house design service, which aims to "bridge that gap" between designers and developers. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/public-records-nycxdesign-event/

Promotion: architect Konrad W'ojcik has talked about how he used real-time 3D-rendering software Lumion to create a virtual, desert-proof glass bunker house informed by the Dune films' sets. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/lumion-3d-rendering-software-design-unparalleled-ease/

Dezeen Showroom: traditional Scandinavian craft techniques such as weaving and wood carving are referenced in this woollen blanket created by Norwegian design studio Plesner Patterns. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/heritage-throw-plesner-patterns-dezeen-showroom/

Architecture studio Cairn has used hand-poured hempcrete to form the rough textured walls at House Made by Many Hands, an extension of a Victorian home in east London. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/cairn-house-made-by-many-hands-hempcrete/

The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded architecture. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/car-branded-skyscrapers/

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects is designing a yacht club, nightclub and casino in the Bahamas as part of the Habacoa marina development. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/zaha-hadid-architects-yacht-club-nightclub-casino-bahamas-habacoa/

A breakroom for medical staff informed by Japanese tea rooms and playful tents made from waste materials are among six designs shortlisted for Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/forbo-flooring-marmoleum-design-challenge-shortlist/

UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its plans to transform the uninhabited Nodeul Island in Seoul into a public park called Soundscape. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/heatherwick-studio-soundscape-nodeul-island-park/

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, which will host the 2024 edition of the WOW!house design fair, is showcased in this video produced by Dezeen for the London-based interiors complex. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/design-centre-chelsea-harbour-wowhouse-2024/

A weathering-steel pavilion featuring fluid curves inspired by the movement of water formed the centrepiece of this garden presented by Studio Weave and landscape designer Tom Massey at the Chelsea Flower Show. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/studio-weave-and-tom-massey-design-wateraid-garden-with-rain-harvesting-pavilion/

German studio Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen has converted a former chocolate factory in Dresden into a youth club and assisted living centre for children. Read more

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/30/alexander-poetzsch-architekturen-factory-housing/