Highlights
Oscar Niemeyer’s Hotel Nacional reopens in Rio after 20 years
Octobot is a soft 3D-printed robot that moves by itself
WOJR designs forest cabin for a grieving man
BMW concept car could receive drone deliveries on the move
Kuri is an “insanely cute” home robot with its own facial expressions
Leaked Schumacher email reveals friction within Zaha Hadid Architects
Concave roofs collect rainwater for arid areas in proposal by BMDesign Studios
Moon Hoon creates housing with owl-like features in South Korea
Dezeen’s top 10 architecture and design exhibitions coming up in 2017
Dezeen’s 10 buildings to look forward to in 2017
World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in southwest China
Ubalt Architectes creates compositions with custom furniture in minimalist Paris flat
Raum404 redesigns Berlin apartment to double as a gallery
Emulsion transforms apartment in London’s brutalist Barbican Estate
Selgascano-designed pavilion transformed into school for Kenya’s Kibera slum
Ström Architects completes contemporary bungalow that eschews “staid” retirement home model
Lego unveils Boost kit to help children learn coding
SpeedX’s Unicorn bicycle has a frame that softens vibrations and an inbuilt computer
London mayor stops orders for Thomas Heatherwick’s Routemaster bus
Vo Trong Nghia completes Vietnam hotel featuring walls of hanging plants
David Adjaye receives knighthood in New Year Honours 2017
Anish Kapoor flaunts use of “world’s pinkest pink” despite personal ban from its creator
New Year’s resolutions for architecture and design in 2017
