Technology
Nike set to develop virtual trainers
Canoo’s electric and extendable Pickup truck includes pop-out workspaces
Justinian Khoo envisions networks of floating cities “to provide freedom for nature on land”
Pawel Rymsza proposes domed cities with algae lakes “to make big reductions in atmospheric carbon”
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announces plans for “mixed-use business park” in space
XPeng unveils plans to launch road-capable flying car in 2024
Build: Architecture 2021 online event to explore frontiers of real-time 3D rendering
Dezeen Awards 2021 media public vote winners include an animated website by Samuel Day
Aalto University researchers create jacket with hidden solar panels
Cement and concrete industry publishes roadmap to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
SOM weaves small wood pieces into SPLAM pavilion at Chicago Architecture Biennial
Marjan van Aubel creates colourful solar panel skylight for Dubai Expo
Mando Xie proposes green floating cities to enable “human civilization to continue” on the ocean
Facebook rebrands to Meta and adopts infinity-loop logo
Emma van der Leest develops fungal coating to make bio-leather more durable
Redesign the World winners to be announced during Dezeen 15
Dezeen and LG Display launch second edition of the OLEDs Go! competition with €88,000 of prize money
Notpla is a biodegradable material designed “to make packaging disappear”
Amazon launches household robot Astro for home monitoring
Coldplay announces “net-zero carbon” Music of the Spheres world tour
Forest Crayons reveal the spectrum of colours within Japanese wood
Striatus 3D-printed bridge “establishes a new language for concrete” says Holcim CEO
Inaugural Solar Biennale aims to mobilise designers around the “solar revolution”
