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This week on Dezeen, it was revealed that terrorists behind the Barcelona attack also plotted to bomb the Sagrada Família and Italian architect Stefano Boeri suggested that trees could prevent targeted vehicle-related incidents in the future. Read more View the full article

This flat-packed light by Nendo is made from a single piece of conductive paper, which can be rolled up to create a handheld torch in emergency situations. Read more View the full article

This steel-and-glass box perched above an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia is designed by Wiedemann Architects to provide a living space and workshop for a Parisian sculptor. Read more View the full article

Multi-coloured bars form the facades of this district library in a Toronto suburb by architecture firm Perkins+Will, which features community areas for new Canadians. Read more View the full article

V&A curator Corinna Gardner spoke to designer Julian Payne and Dezeen Studio director Ben Hobson about the politics of passport design at the V&A museum in London. We streamed the talk live via our Facebook page. Read more View the full article

Chunky concrete pillars support the upper storey of this university building in Lebanon, which rises above its sloping site to offer views of a nearby walnut grove and the Mediterranean Sea. Read more View the full article

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is crowdsourcing funds to erect more than 300 artworks based on themes of immigration, division and borders, in locations across New York City. Read more View the full article

These posters by Tyler Nordgren show the national parks, universities and sightseeing spots in the US where spectators can go to see today's solar eclipse. Read more View the full article

Tasked with creating a spacious family home on a former Quaker settlement, Bates Masi Architects has built a house that celebrates simple forms and materials. Read more View the full article

SANAA has built a small passenger terminal shaped like a cloud for a port on the Japanese island of Naoshima, which is famed for its contemporary art scene. Read more View the full article

More than 100 leaders in the field of robotics have signed an open letter calling on the United Nations to prevent a global arms race in autonomous lethal weapons. Read more View the full article

The latest football stadium for the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar has been unveiled, featuring a diamond-patterned exterior based on the knitted white cap traditionally worn by Arab men. Read more View the full article

Self-contained micro homes are being installed inside vacant buildings across London as part of an initiative called The SHED Project, which features in the latest movie from our Dezeen x MINI Living video series. Read more View the full article

Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Cassidy Reid has designed a concept for a high-speed transport network based on Hyperloop to create infrastructural and cultural corridors across Europe, and shrink travel time between cities. Read more View the full article

Motorola's future phones could be equipped with a self-repair function, which would enable users to fix their damaged screens. Read more View the full article

Chiangmai Life Architects and Construction modelled the segmented and undulating roof of this bamboo sports hall at a school in Chiang Mai in Thailand on the petals of a lotus flower. Read more View the full article

A long bright corridor punctuated by three wood-lined skylights spans this apartment in Lisbon, Portugal, which was been refurbished by local office Aurora Arquitectos. Read more View the full article

Official statistics published by the UK government reveal that white males are dominating the creative industries, and that digital is challenging design to become the nation's key creative sector. Read more View the full article

New York City architect-developer Cary Tamarkin has built a modernist home in the Hamptons using locally sourced wood and stone, to match the area's historic architecture. Read more View the full article

Work is well underway on Heatherwick Studio's "tree-covered mountains" in Shanghai, as shown in this flyover movie filmed by a drone. Read more View the full article

Designers should rethink the high-tech look of gadgets according to Nendo founder Oki Sato, who has also called most of today's smart devices "useless". Read more View the full article

Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with designer Tom Dixon and architecture firms Marks Barfield and Benthem Crouwel Architects. Read more View the full article

This moody Melbourne house extension by local studio Branch Studio Architects features dark rammed-charcoal walls, window nooks and an outdoor bathtub. Read more View the full article

Dezeen is giving away three copies of Surf Shacks, a book of full-colour photography capturing surfers' homes around the world. Read more View the full article

Beijing architecture firm People's Industrial Design Office has designed a mobile farm that lets the community share responsibility for crops' wellbeing. Read more View the full article