Stefano Boeri envisions entire cities filled with tree-covered skyscrapers
Our first Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative video explores Italian architect Stefano Boeri's radical proposals to build "forest cities" to combat urban pollution. More
Drones can weave tensile architectural structures
One-minute movie: Swiss architecture firm Gramazio Kohler Architects and roboticist Raffaello D’Andrea have collaborated with ETH Zürich to investigate how drones can be programmed to "weave" simple tensile structures in the air.
ETH Zurich students create shingle-clad pavilion using robotic fabrication
One-minute movie: this shingled timber pavilion was created by ETH Zurich students using robotic fabrication techniques they developed to minimise waste during construction. More
Award-winning Lumos smart bike helmet incorporates brake lights and indicators
One-minute movie: this smart bike helmet – which won the transport design category at the 2016 Beazley Designs of the Year awards – features embedded brake lights and indicators to let nearby drivers know when the cyclist is turning or braking. More
Students erect arching bamboo events pavilion in Hong Kong
One-minute movie: Chinese University of Hong Kong students created this curving pavilion from bent bamboo poles and translucent fabric to host a series of events that promote low-carbon living and construction. More
Yi-Fei Chen designs a gun that collects tears and uses them as bullets
One-minute movie: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen has designed a gun that collects tears, freezes them and then fires them as bullets, in response to a altercation with a tutor. More
Timber and glass walls slide to reveal or enclose Caspar Schols' Garden House
One-minute movie: this gabled garden shed in Eindhoven has been designed with walls that slide along runners to create different layouts. More
Tetris-like gifs animate traditional Japanese joinery techniques
One-minute movie: a Japanese man fascinated by joinery techniques set up a Twitter account filled with hypnotic gifs illustrating how timber joints slot together. More
Bjarke Ingels creates huge Serpentine Gallery Pavilion using fibreglass boxes
One-minute movie: in this exclusive movie for Dezeen, Bjarke Ingels explains how his firm BIG created an undulating pavilion on the lawn of the Serpentine Gallery using thousands of fibreglass blocks stacked on top of each other.
Rolls-Royce unveils its first driverless concept car design
One-minute movie: Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car with a built-in "red carpet", as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles. More
VRtisan develops new virtual reality tools for architects
One-minute movie: London studio VRtisan claims its virtual reality technology will allow architects and designers to create buildings and products intuitively in 3D space around them. More
Australian surfers design floating bin that filters rubbish from the ocean
One-minute movie: Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton's Seabin features a submersible pump that continuously sucks water into the device, separating rubbish and harmful liquids from seawater. More
"Power glove" allows users to sculpt materials by hand
One-minute movies: Royal College of Art graduate Morten Grønning Nielsen has designed a motor-powered glove with oscillating pads that allow users to sculpt hard materials like stone and wood by hand. More
Halfbike riders stand while pedalling to navigate the city
This captioned video spotlights Halfbike, a three-wheeled vehicle designed by transportation start-up Kolelinia which allows riders to stand up while pedalling. More
Imogen Heap develops gloves that make music through hand gestures
One-minute movie: Imogen Heap demonstrates how her Mi.Mu gloves allow users to interact remotely with a computer using only hand gestures, heralding new possibilities for the creation of electronic music. More
Theo Jansen creates giant wind-powered Strandbeest sculptures
One-minute movie: Dutch sculptor Theo Jansen has created huge moving sculptures to prevent the erosion of sand dunes, which he claims are evolving without his help. More
Zoomlion's shape-shifting exhibition centre features a winged facade
One-minute movie: AmphibianArc's concept exhibition centre for Chinese vehicle manufacturer Zoomlion features a facade with huge flapping wings that open and close in the style of a Transformer. More