Highlights
World’s lightest folding bike goes into production with race-car makers Prodrive
Grotesque star of a road-safety campaign is nominated for Designs of the Year award
Ai Weiwei launches Kickstarter to build security-fence installations in New York
Minimalism is an “expression of obsession” says The Girl Before author JP Delaney
Escape One XL is a two-storey micro home on wheels
Stefano Boeri proposes trees instead of barriers to protect against terror attacks
Barcelona terrorists were planning attack on Gaudí’s Sagrada Família
Vladan Pavlović gives Serbia a minimal rebrand that emphasises peace and tolerance
World’s largest bicycle parking garage opens in Utrecht
First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban’s revamped Cast Iron House
Arched bamboo trusses left exposed in Chiang Mai sports hall to create a “feast to the eye”
Jade Doskow’s Lost Utopias photo series documents past World’s Fair sites
Atelier Štěpán completes cylindrical white church in the Czech Republic
Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala
Bulldozers move in on Robin Hood Gardens
Richard Woods installs cartoon bungalows around Folkestone as a comment on the housing crisis
UNStudio uses colour to give identity to faceless South Korean skyscrapers
Elon Musk reveals first image of SpaceX suit for Mars travellers
Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch
Mercedes-Benz’s latest concept car takes its design cues from art deco
SANAA completes cloud-shaped port terminal building for Naoshima island
The SHED Project offers micro-homes inside vacant London properties
Papier Machine booklet features electronic toys that are made from its pages
