2025 Year in Review: Top Architecture, AI Innovations, and Sustainable Designs (2026)

This week, we bid farewell to 2025 with a comprehensive review of the year's most captivating stories on Dezeen. We kicked off the year-end recap by showcasing the top 10 Chinese architecture projects and the leading mass-timber buildings of 2025. For a full overview, visit our 2025 Review page.

One of the standout AI projects from the past year was a robo housekeeper dressed head-to-toe in beige knitwear. Additionally, we highlighted a bedside device that enables users to replay their dreams as short animated videos, capturing the imagination of many.

In Myanmar, Blue Temple architecture studio unveiled a series of low-cost bamboo homes designed to withstand natural disasters. Collaborating with Housing Now, these modular structures can be built in just seven days for the price of a smartphone.

This week's popular projects included a self-built treehouse in a Swiss valley, a curved brick extension to a Victorian house in Edinburgh, and a symmetrical home for two DJs. Don't miss out on our weekly roundup of the top news stories. Subscribe to our newsletters to stay informed and engaged with the latest trends in architecture and design.

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