Interlocking hexagonal pieces make up Flyt, a permeable paver system developed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta as an easy-to-use water management solution for urban areas around the world. More about Snøhetta creates hexagonal paver system for urban landscapes
Promotion: the need for well-considered focus spaces will come to the fore in workplace design in 2024, driven by the uptake of artificial intelligence, according to office pod brand Framery. More about Framery predicts focus spaces to be key office design trend in 2024
Australian architect John Ellway has renovated an early 20th-century cottage in Queensland into an open family home intended to encourage indoor-outdoor living. More about John Ellway staggers series of indoor-outdoor spaces at Cascade House
Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. More about Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia
Neom in Saudi Arabia has registered a series of trademarks including Treyam, Aquellum and Jaumur, which could hint at the names of future developments in the region. More about Neom registers trademarks for Treyam, Aquellum and Jaumur real estate projects
Creative studio The Unlimited Dream Company is behind the show design for the Dezeen Awards 2023 party. Here, co-founders Harrison Smith and George Thomson select five projects that best reflect their work. More about Five key projects by Dezeen Awards 2023 party creative directors The Unlimited Dream Company
German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile-industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. More about Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary design studio iart have created the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland, which is wrapped in an energy-neutral media facade. More about AMDL Circle and iart wrap Basel pavilion in energy-neutral media facade
Design studio Kin has created the Edinburgh office interior for global law firm Dentons, featuring a communal rotunda with no doors and an open-plan bar. More about Kin designs Dentons law firm office interior for more than "just a business meeting"
Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing, China, designed by AIM Architecture, which takes cues from the city's underground network of factories. More about Chongqing's hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store
Promotion: the idea that the optimal seated posture is a straight back with elbows and knees bent at 90 degrees is one of the "biggest myths in ergonomic design," according to global brand Secretlab. More about Ergonomic chair design should "support natural movements" says Secretlab
The process of using bacteria to colour textiles has been brought to a commercial scale by British company Colorifix, which hopes to cut the fashion industry's use of toxic chemical dyes. More about Colorifix harnesses bacteria for non-toxic clothes dyeing
We've selected five opportunities in the education sector that are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at University of Oregon, Cardiff University and the University of Hong Kong. More about Five job opportunities in the education sector
International architecture studio NBBJ has proposed a conceptual design for lab buildings that features a modular interior layout as one solution to underutilized infrastructure in cities. More about NBBJ releases concept for modular mass-timber lab building
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features London mayor Sadiq Khan's decision to refuse plans to build the MSG Sphere in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Sadiq Khan's "good" call to reject MSG Sphere London plans
Mexican architecture studio Lucio Muniain has created Casa HMZ, a brutalist house with raw board-formed concrete walls in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. More about Lucio Muniain designs Mexican concrete house as "habitable sculpture"
Dezeen School Shows: a San Francisco fish market transformed into a bathhouse is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Academy of Art University in California. More about Ten architecture and landscape projects by Academy of Art University
Promotion: colour communication brand NCS Colour has updated its NCS System with 100 low chromatic colours to offer users pale pastel colours and hues that aim to evoke the Nordic light. More about NCS Colour launches new Standard colours for first time since 2004
Belgian architecture studios Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Hoeilaart, stripping away previous extensions to celebrate the "spirit and quality" of its original design. More about Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx restore 1960s home in Belgium
Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo, which is defined by curving roofs topped with greenery. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils undulating district designed as "one of Tokyo's greenest urban areas"