From certain angles this performance centre in Belgium has a colourful stripy facade, but from others it appears camouflaged amongst the surrounding trees (+ slideshow). More about Academie MWD by Carlos Arroyo
A hospital lounge for recovering patients is the next extract chosen by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs from our Book of Ideas. More about Dezeen Book of Ideas: Recovery Lounge by Priestmangoode
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The next movie in a series about the buildings of Slovenian practice OFIS Arhitekti features a social housing block on the outskirts of Ljubljana with a latticed facade inspired by local Alpine hayracks. More about Movie: Hayrack Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
News: Dutch company Organisation in Design has issued a call for entries to designers and brands to show at Ventura Lambrate 2013 during Salone de Mobile in Milan next April. More about Registration opens to exhibit at Ventura Lambrate 2013
Three sandstone wings protect an inner courtyard from fierce coastal winds at this seaside house in Ireland by Tierney Haines Architects. More about House in Blacksod Bay by Tierney Haines Architects
Product news: Bangkok-based design firm THINKK Studio has launched a collection that includes hanging lamps made from concrete and wood, concrete vases with wire frames and a little truck to hold your pens and paper clips. More about Workaholic by THINKK Studio
News: international firm SWA Group has been selected to redesign Futian District in Shenzhen, China - an area that's larger than Manhattan (+ slideshow). More about Winning masterplan will turn central Shenzhen into "Garden City of Tomorrow"
Eslava&Sauras of Valencia has redesigned the European headquarters of Velcro in Barcelona, using the brand's handy hook-and-loop fasteners to construct flexible screens and lampshades (+ slideshow). More about Velcro Headquarters by Eslava&Sauras
Berlin studio Gnädinger Architekten has completed a faceted golden museum dedicated to medieval marksmanship beside the fortified city wall of Duderstadt in Germany. More about Museum of Historical Marksmanship by Gnädinger Architekten
News: this Saturday the V&A museum opens its new permanent gallery for furniture, displaying objects from the middle ages to the present day by designers including Thomas Chippendale, Charles and Ray Eames and Ron Arad. More about V&A museum opens new furniture gallery
The next extract chosen by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs from our Book of Ideas is a pewter stool cast in sand on a Cornish beach. More about Dezeen Book of Ideas: Pewter Stool by Max Lamb
Film studio Carniolus has produced a series of movies to document the architecture of Slovenian practice OFIS Arhitekti and the first gives a tour of the 6×11 Alpine Hut, a holiday home in Slovenia's Triglav National Park. More about Movie: 6×11 Alpine Hut by OFIS Arhitekti
MINI's head of design Anders Warming predicts that "we're not too far away" from driverless cars in this interview with Dezeen, recorded at the launch of the new MINI Paceman in Mallorca (+ audio + transcript). More about "We're not too far away from driverless cars" - MINI head of design Anders Warming
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