Architecture reporter Lizzie Crook picks the 12 most interesting architecture projects slated for completion in 2022, including an underwater sculpture park and a pair of towers linked by a skybridge for drones. More about Twelve architecture projects to look forward to in 2022
To conclude our review of 2021, editor Tom Ravenscroft takes a look back at this year's most-read stories, including Richard Rogers' final building, a transparent mid-air pool, Dubai Expo pavilions and a Virgil Abloh-designed car.
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British architecture studio Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt has completed a Hampshire house that aims to makes life easier for a wheelchair user, while not compromising on design quality. More about Claywood by Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt is a wheelchair-friendly house in disguise
The first section of the plant-covered 1,000 Trees development, designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio, has officially opened in Shanghai, China. More about Heatherwick Studio's 1,000 Trees opens in Shanghai
After being confined to small-scale experiments for years, biomaterials finally catapulted into the mainstream in 2021 according to the architects, designers and manufacturers using them as building blocks for a new low-carbon economy. More about Biomaterial companies see "explosion in interest" as sales double in a year
A concrete podium topped with a sculptural, glazed volume forms Casa S, a cliffside Chilean house by architecture firms Gubbins Polidura Arquitectos and Más Arquitectos. More about Casa S is an amoeba-shaped home on the coast of Chile
Thatched beachfront bungalows overlook the Indian Ocean from this hotel named Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique, which was built in tandem with a marine conservation centre. More about NJF Design creates thatched resort surrounded by dunes in Mozambique
Italian architect Renzo Piano has transformed a former power station in Moscow into a contemporary arts centre for the V-A-C Foundation named GES-2 House of Culture More about Renzo Piano converts Moscow power station into GES-2 House of Culture
Electric vehicle brand Arrival has revealed the prototype of its monovolume electric car designed for Uber, which aims to offer passengers a comfort-driven ride-hailing experience. More about Uber and Arrival design "super minimal" electric car for ride-hailing industry
Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba. More about KS Arquitetos completes stilted Mirador House overlooking Brazil's Lake Guaíba
Bologna-based Mario Cucinella Architects has created the concrete Santa Maria Goretti Church, which incorporates a cross-shaped entrance, in the town of Mormanno, southern Italy. More about Mario Cucinella Architects creates "serene and monolithic" church in Italian hill top town
Continuing our 2021 review, Dezeen looks back on a year of high-profile rebrands including Facebook changing its name to Meta and Volvo adopting a flat logo. More about Dezeen's top 10 rebrands of 2021
Peter Barber Architects has rejuvenated the post-war Kiln Place social housing estate in London and created 15 new homes. More about Peter Barber Architects revamps and densifies London social housing estate
Scottish practice Mary Arnold-Forster Architects has designed a cluster of small buildings around a wildflower garden in rural Scotland, that contain both an office for the studio and a home for its founder. More about Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designs barn-like structures for own office and home in rural Scotland
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed Eleftheria Square, a public park that runs alongside the historic Venetian Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus. More about Zaha Hadid Architects creates multi-level city park in Cyprus' capital
Architectural filmmaker Nathan Eddy explores the life and work of Helmut Jahn in this documentary, which was created after the architect's death earlier this year. More about Architect Helmut Jahn memorialised in short documentary In a Flash
In the first design instalment of our review of 2021, we round up the top 10 product launches this year, including a biodegradable face mask and a pair of laceless Nike trainers. More about Dezeen's top 10 product launches of 2021
Fast-food chain McDonald's has opened what it claims is the UK's first net-zero carbon restaurant building. More about McDonald's opens "UK's first net-zero restaurant"
Following the news that high-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers has passed away aged 88, here are 10 of his most influential projects including the Centre Pompidou and the Millennium Dome. More about Richard Rogers' top 10 architecture projects
Colombian studio AGENdA Agencia de Arquitectura and Mexican firm Dellekamp/Schleich have completed a replacement for a church in Jojutla that was destroyed in Mexico's 2017 Puebla earthquake. More about Vaulted church replaces building destroyed in Mexico's 2017 earthquake