Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our first video report from Singapore, Colin Seah of local architecture studio Ministry of Design tells us how the recent cultural shift away from mass-market shops and restaurants is helping transform attitudes towards design in the city. More about "Most of our parents wanted us to be lawyers or doctors. Not anymore."
World Architecture Festival 2013: the Auckland Art Gallery by Australian studio Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp has been awarded World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. More about Auckland Art Gallery wins World Building of the Year 2013
Inside Festival 2013: a Barcelona apartment renovation with triangular patterned floor tiles has been named World Interior of the Year at the Inside Festival in Singapore. More about Tiled Barcelona apartment wins World Interior of the Year 2013
Modular panels fold around the exterior of this electricity station in rural Denmark by Scandinavian firm CF Møller (+ slideshow). More about Switchgear Stations by CF Møller
Product news: Japanese design studio Nendo has launched a range of cutlery that looks as though it's been carved from flint like prehistoric tools. More about Sekki cutlery by Nendo
Zaha Hadid's Library and Learning Centre at the Vienna University of Economics and Business opens today and this animation by London visualisation firm Neutral gives a tour of the building. More about Movie: Library and Learning Centre in Vienna by Zaha Hadid Architects
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for architects at Herzog & de Meuron, whose M+ museum design in Hong Kong's new West Kowloon Cultural District is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Product news: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created this range of necklaces for a Parisian gallery. More about Perles necklace collection by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
This fly-through animation of Steven Holl's design for a new Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa was created by 3D design students at the school (+ movie). More about Movie: Iowa University Visual Arts Building by Steven Holl
News: Apple's retail presence is "not evolving as fast as it could be" and the company's "momentum has slowed down" since Steve Jobs died, according to the designer who developed the Apple Store concept with the brand's former CEO. More about Apple's "momentum has slowed down" says Apple Store designer
World Architecture Festival 2013: after day two at the World Architecture Festival, the final category winners for the awards programme have been revealed. More about World Architecture Festival 2013 day two winners announced
Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza has extended a house he completed 25 years ago in Madrid by adding a boxy white studio in the garden. More about Little White Box at Turégano House by Alberto Campo Baeza
News: leading figures from London's design institutions have warned that new immigration rules which make it harder for international students to stay in the UK after graduation could be a "disaster" for the city. More about New immigration rules are "hugely damaging" for design in London
Opinion: in his latest column, Sam Jacob argues that hyper-realistic environments created by digital games like The Room give us a new perspective on the history of design. More about "The digital is a lens through which we can view the entire history of design"
Dezeen Mail issue 172 leads with a facade that appears to have slipped into the front garden and includes all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Design Miami 2013: the entrance pavilion for the Design Miami collectors' fair in December will comprise a mound of sand with an aluminium roof perched on top. More about Design Miami pavilion to feature a pile of sand
Inside Festival 2013: two projects in Singapore and a house with triangular floor tiles (pictured) feature in the second group of category winners for the awards at this year's Inside Festival. More about Inside Awards 2013 day two winners announced
This museum in Warsaw, Poland, by Finnish studio Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects has a deep, cavernous entrance hall that cuts right through the building (+ slideshow). More about Museum of the History of Polish Jews by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
Fashion brand Topshop presented its Spring Summer 2014 collection on an indoor catwalk covered in real grass (+ slideshow). More about Topshop Showspace SS14 by Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio
Partitions that don't reach the ceiling create the illusion of a larger space in this renovated flat in Japan by Naruse Inokuma Architects (+ slideshow). More about Skyroom by Naruse Inokuma Architects