Thousands of ceramic poppies have been planted around the Tower of London for tomorrow's centenary marking the start of the First World War (+ slideshow). More about Porcelain poppies surround the Tower of London to commemorate World War I
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architect Pernilla Ohrstedt's stand design for the Dezeen and MINI Frontiers exhibition will visualise the 3D data driverless cars use to navigate, which she claims will gradually produce a "perfect" digital model of our cities. More about Driverless cars will "capture a virtual replica of the real world," says Pernilla Ohrstedt
This Barcelona apartment renovated by local firms Miel Arquitectos and Studio P10 contains two micro live-work spaces either side of communal kitchen facilities (+ slideshow). More about Miel Arquitectos and Studio P10 design Barcelona apartment for "shared micro living"
Italian studios ES-arch and Consalez Rossi Architetti Associati have added a timber guest house with an angular zinc roof to a villa in the Madesimo ski resort (+ slideshow). More about Faceted zinc roof connects uneven wooden gables of Casa FM guest house
A light source behind this mirror by graduate designer Hayo Gebauer is revealed through patterns on rotating disks that create a moiré effect. More about Hayo Gebauer's Moiré Mirror rotates to reveal changing patterns
This black-stained timber house in Auckland, New Zealand, by local studio Monk Mackenzie features a gridded plywood screen that allows filtered light to enter the interior (+ slideshow). More about Waiatarua House by Monk Mackenzie incorporates a wooden lattice
This space-efficient box by Swiss designer Till Könneker creates a separate sleeping area and compact storage solutions for studio apartments (+ slideshow). More about The Living Cube by Till Könneker saves space in micro apartments
Climbing plants grow across a steel trellis that fronts this renovated house in Hanoi by Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects (+ slideshow). More about Green Renovation by Vo Trong Nghia offers verdant urban living
Traditional black and white colonial houses influenced the monochrome palette of this private gallery and showroom in Singapore by London office CarverHaggard (+ slideshow). More about Black and White Gallery by CarverHaggard is based on colonial architecture
Israeli designer Roee Magdassi has abstracted the shapes of different animals and combined them to influence the forms of three furniture pieces (+ slideshow). More about Roee Magdassi abstracts animal forms to create furniture trio
Following the recent publication of a number of studios, we've created a new Pinterest board full of unique office spaces, artists' ateliers and designers' workspaces.
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A cantilevered glass-walled room lights up at night to create a beacon on top of this kindergarten in the Tuscan town of Sinalunga by Siena firm Studio di Architettura Andrea Milani (+ slideshow). More about Nursery school in Tuscany illuminates "like a lighthouse"
Israeli designer Dan Yeffet has paired a blown-glass top with a marble base to create this statuesque floor lamp. More about Dan Yeffet creates Torch floor light from marble and glass
Dezeen Music Project: director Hugo Arcier created the moving shapes in this music video for French band HNN by manipulating photo-realistic renders of human bodies. More about Human bodies are digitally deformed in Hugo Arcier's music video for HNN
Barcelona architect Sergi Pons has exposed stone walls and wooden beams during the renovation of this apartment in the city's Les Corts district. More about Sergi Pons uncovers stonework and ceiling vaults in renovated Barcelona apartment
A timber-clad box frames a new living area added to the heart of this house in Winchester, England, by local firm AR Design Studio (+ slideshow). More about Cedar cladding frames an extension to The Runners House by AR Design Studio
Italian designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso has designed a flexible flower pot that can double in capacity to accommodate plants as they grow and prevent the need for repotting (+ slideshow). More about Fold Pot by Emanuele Pizzolorusso expands around growing plants
Football players disappear beneath a grassy knoll to access hidden changing facilities at a sports ground in northern France by MU Architecture (+ slideshow). More about MU Architecture hides locker rooms under plant-covered mound
This week our MINI Frontiers movie about a man-made leaf that could enable humans to colonise space went viral and BIG unveiled a futuristic vision for zoos. Read on for architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Michael Sodeau has created a lightweight circular chair from Hypetex, a coloured carbon-fibre material developed by racing car engineers. More about Michael Sodeau uses Formula 1 engineering to create carbon-fibre Halo chair