Japanese robotics startup Yukai Engineering has debuted a portable cat-shaped robot that blows air to cool down hot food and beverages at the Consumer Electronics Show. More about Yukai Engineering unveils tiny cat robot that blows on hot food and drinks
A circular healthcare facility designed by American architect Bertrand Goldberg is at risk of demolition in Illinois after being closed for more than 20 years, but is "worth preserving" according to Goldberg's son. More about Cylindrical Bertrand Goldberg building at risk of demolition in Illinois
Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series, we spotlight architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's Gando Primary School in Burkina Faso – the "perfect learning environment". More about Diébédo Francis Kéré's Gando Primary School was the most significant building of 2001
Hormone levels can be easily tested and monitored at home using the Hormometer, an instant testing kit created by Canadian start-up Eli Health and launched this week at tech fair CES. More about Hormometer provides instant at-home hormone level readings
New York City has become the first city in the US to charge a toll for vehicles entering the city during peak traffic areas in an attempt to reduce congestion, pollution and to provide funds for the city's public transportation. More about New York becomes first US city to implement traffic-congestion pricing
To kick off our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series, we profile Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern in London – the most significant building of the year 2000. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern was the most significant building of 2000
Automotive brand Nissan is presenting its R32EV concept model at this week's Tokyo Auto Salon – an electrified iteration of its popular R32 Skyline GT-R sports car known as Godzilla. More about Nissan unveils electric version of 1980s Skyline GT-R sports car
This elevated water tower by Spanish studio Temperaturas Extremas is designed to camouflage with trees in a forest in Luxembourg and provide shelter for nesting birds and bats. More about Temperaturas Extremas incorporates bird nests into tree-like Luxembourg water tower
Swiss architecture studio Atelier Archiplein has refurbished and extended La Villa house in Annecy, France, renewing the home's dated interiors. More about Atelier Archiplein updates 1960s lakeside villa in France
UK architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has had its bid to be released from a licensing agreement requiring it to pay to use Zaha Hadid's name dismissed by the High Court. More about High Court rules Zaha Hadid Architects must continue paying to use founder's name
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a wood-and-stucco house and art studio in the Californian desert by Ryan Leidner Architecture. More about "This is the best house of 2025 already" says commenter
Local architecture studio Arkkitehdit NRT has renovated and added additional spaces to the Helsinki events venue Finlandia Hall, which was originally designed by Finnish designer and architect Alvar Aalto in 1971. More about Arkkitehdit NRT renovates Alvar Aalto's Finlandia Hall in Helsinki
A perfect storm is upon us, and to confront it designers must this year help to lead a fundamental shift in the way we see the world, writes Pooran Desai. More about "We have only two options before us: reimagine, or perish"
Design studio Roar aimed to create a "world-class government building" for Ajman Ruler's Court in the UAE, which holds the office of Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi. More about Roar combines traditional Emirati elements with contemporary design for Ajman Ruler's Court
Local studio Gianni Botsford Architects has added an extension to a house in Hampstead, London, that complements a distinctive, high-tech addition created by Norman Foster in the 1960s. More about Gianni Botsford Architects adds trapezoidal home to Norman Foster extension
San Francisco studio Ryan Leidner Architecture has based the design of a wood-and-stucco desert house and art studio in southern California on mid-century Eichler homes and southwestern art. More about Ryan Leidner Architecture creates home and studio in High Desert
From a slender home nestled into an infill site in Wisconsin to a micro home prototype in Indore, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for December. More about Dezeen's top five houses of December 2024
Bread becomes a "precious and beautiful element" in this jewellery range created by designer Cindy Xinyi Wu as an ode to the act of baking and the energetic nature of dough. More about Bread takes place of gemstones in Rising jewellery collection
Local practice Vector Architects has unveiled the Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring spa in Aranya, China, which was designed to resemble a piece of hot spring "apparatus". More about Vector Architects funnels light to forest spa with tubular concrete lightwells
For the latest instalment of our 2024 review, we've compiled the most popular chairs published on Dezeen Showroom over the course of the year, including a chair referencing the design of houses in Thailand. More about The top 10 chairs of 2024