Swarm of drones perform at the opening of the Great Exhibition of the North
One hundred drones flew in formation through the night sky to electronic music last week at the opening of Great Exhibition of the North in Newcastle, England. More
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130 William skyscraper for New York will be "great for drones" says David Adjaye
British architect David Adjaye believes that the textured concrete exterior of his skyscraper for Manhattan will make it ideal for close-up drone photography. More
Time magazine recreates iconic cover using 958 drones
Time magazine has sent a fleet of drones into the Californian sky to create a 100-metre-tall version of its cover, for a special report on unmanned aerial vehicles. More
Dezeen's Elevation documentary to be screened at festivals around the world
Dezeen's new documentary Elevation on drones will be screened at festivals around the world including in Los Angeles, Prague, Pristina and Madrid. More
10 ways drones are changing the world
This week Dezeen released Elevation, an 18-minute documentary that explores the impact drones will have on our lives. Here, we take a look at 10 innovative ways drones will change the world. More
Dezeen's "mind-blowing" drone documentary Elevation premieres in New York
Dezeen's documentary Elevation launched in New York earlier this week at a premiere attended by leading designers and architects. More
Drones are "potentially as disruptive as the internet" according to Dezeen's new documentary Elevation
Dezeen today releases a short documentary setting out how drones could revolutionise the way people travel, transform how buildings are designed and built, and radically alter the form cities take. More
Uber reveals "skyport" proposals for flying taxi services
Stout cylindrical towers that cars can fly inside and stacked landing pods are among the proposals that architects and engineers have imagined for Uber's fleet of taxi aircrafts, as plans for UberAir push ahead for 2020 launch. More
DJI's headquarters designed by Foster + Partners will feature skybridge to showcase drones
Foster + Partners has integrated a skybridge into its design for a new headquarters for Shenzhen-based robotics company DJI, allowing it to show its latest drones. More
Drone footage shows progress on Ennead Architects' Shanghai Planetarium
Our latest captioned movie shows drone footage of Ennead Architects' Shanghai Planetarium as construction progresses. More
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Walmart files patent for drone shopping assistants
US supermarket giant Walmart has filed a patent to create a system of drones that can help customers with price verification and locate products in the store. More
PriestmanGoode unveils concept for city-wide drone delivery system
Industrial design studio PriestmanGoode has unveiled its vision for a fleet of urban delivery drones, which will feature in Dezeen's forthcoming documentary film Elevation. More
Trailer revealed for Dezeen documentary showing how drones will change cities
Dezeen has launched a trailer for Elevation, a forthcoming film exploring how transport, deliveries, construction and architecture will be transformed by drones. More
Walmart files patent for autonomous robot bees
US supermarket giant Walmart is seeking to patent technology that would see drones pollinate crops like bees. More
Airbus' self-piloted air taxi takes to the skies
Airbus' autonomous, electric air taxi has successfully made its first test flight, after plans for its development were released back in January 2017. More
Drone footage offers aerial vantage of Bogotá's major architectural projects
Graphic designer Camilo Monzón Navas has used a drone to capture architectural sites across Colombia's capital city Bogotá, including projects by notable architect Rogelio Salmona, a bullring and a domed planetarium. More
Little Ripper drone saves two teenage swimmers in world-first rescue
This captioned movie shows the Little Ripper, a rescue drone belonging to coastguard services in New South Wales in Australia, which saved two teenage swimmers stuck in a rip current by dropping an inflatable rescue pod down to them. More
Carlo Ratti unveils smart road system complete with on-demand drone swarms
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has unveiled a concept for a smart road system, which would feature swarms of drones that deliver first aid, monitor traffic and detect accidents. More
Boeing reveals delivery drone that can carry up to 500 pounds of cargo
Boeing has created an unmanned electric air vehicle prototype that it will use to test and evolve autonomous cargo delivery vehicles of the future. More
Uber's electric flying taxi by Bell Helicopter debuts at CES
Aircraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter has revealed the cabin for an electric, self-piloting air taxi at the Consumer Electronics Show, designed for Uber's scheduled 2020 aircraft taxi service. More