News: buildings can be "more beautiful than nature" according to the UK's planning minister, who is calling for an area of countryside twice the size of Greater London to be built on in order to solve the housing crisis. More about "Built environment more beautiful than nature" – UK planning minister
Californian firm amphibianArc was inspired by images of spacecrafts to come up with two different skyscraper proposals for the headquarters of a Chinese machinery company in Changsha (+ slideshow + movies). More about Zoomlion Headquarters International Plaza by amphibianArc
Dezeen promotion: the Design Industry ceramic tile collection by Italian company Refin features two ranges of tiles that resemble metallic surfaces and cement finishes. More about Design Industry ceramic tiles by Refin
The new Tokyo flagship store for Japanese fashion brand Takeo Kikuchi has been specifically designed by Schemata Architects to offer a richer experience than online shopping, with spaces for relaxation as well as display (+ slideshow). More about Takeo Kikuchi Shibuya by Schemata Architects
Product news: this lamp by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders for his design brand Moooi looks like a car headlamp but with floral patterns in the glass. More about Valentine by Marcel Wanders for Moooi
Polish studio Mode:lina Architekci built a tank out of cardboard tubes to make this pop-up shop for Swedish watch brand TRIWA (+ slideshow). More about Tube Tank TRIWA pop-up shop by Mode:lina Architekci
Portuguese architect Miguel Marcelino has completed a rural family house with red concrete walls and three separate terraces. More about Three Courtyards House by Miguel Marcelino
Hong Kong-based designer Michael Young talks about his MY03 Hacker watch, designed for watch brand ODM and available from Dezeen Watch Store, in this movie filmed by Dezeen. More about "I wanted to capture the beauty of 1950s engineering" – Michael Young
Every day this week Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs is selecting an extract from our Dezeen Book of Ideas. The second project is a competition-winning proposal to add a temporary platform to the Eiffel Tower that turned out to be a fraud. More about Dezeen Book of Ideas: Eiffel DNA by Serero Architects
Car brand MINI has launched the Paceman: a cross between a sports activity vehicle and a coupé (+ slideshow). More about Paceman by MINI
Herzog & de Meuron's 1111 Lincoln Road multi-storey car park in Miami Beach also plays host to parties, yoga classes and weddings, explains proprietor Robert Wennett in this movie produced by filmmaker Elizabeth Priore (+ photographs by Hufton + Crow). More about Movie: 1111 Lincoln Road by Herzog & de Meuron
This weather-forecasting lamp creates an indoor cloud to warn of grey skies outside (+ movie). More about Nebula 12 by Micasa LAB
Mexican firms Shine Architecture and TA Arquitectura have converted an unused building at the Monterrey Institute of Technology's León campus into a 24-hour studio for art and design students (+ slideshow). More about Talleres de Diseño by Shine Architecture and TA Arquitectura
Product news: New Zealand design studio Timothy John has created a cork and steel stool inspired by the glass beakers used in science experiments. More about Sidekick Stool by Timothy John for Thanks
Spectators at the stadium of Greek football team Olympiacos can dine overlooking the pitch at a restaurant with an undulating ceiling and a bar made from cooking pots (+ slideshow). More about V'ammos Restaurant by LM Architects
News: social responsibility has fallen down the agenda of today's designers and design schools, according to the author of a new history of Ulm School of Design, the German institution that reshaped design education in the 1950s and 1960s. More about "Social responsibility has been forgotten" - author of book on Ulm School of Design
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, British designer Benjamin Hubert explains why he placed a double-length second hand over the pleated face of Plicate, his first watch for Italian accessories brand NAVA. More about "The second hand is a real piece of sculpture moving around the watch" – Benjamin Hubert
Every day this week Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will pick one of his favourite extracts from our Dezeen Book of Ideas. First up is a homemade toaster by Royal College of Art graduate Thomas Thwaites. More about Dezeen Book of Ideas: The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites
This bridge in Purmerend, the Netherlands, has a steeply arching upper level for pedestrians and a zig-zagging lower level for cyclists and wheelchairs (+ slideshow). More about Melkwegbridge by NEXT Architects and Rietveld Landscape
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five limited-edition VOID watches and matching scarves by fashion brand True Faith (+ slideshow). More about Competition: five limited edition VOID watches and True Faith scarves to be won