US robotics company Tombot has unveiled Jennie, a battery and AI-powered robotic pet designed to provide companionship and comfort to those struggling with cognitive health. With artistic design by Muppets creator Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, Jennie… Read More »Tombot and Creature Shop create “hyper-realistic” robotic puppy for dementia patients
Who says EV charging stations have to be dreary poorly-maintained boxes in the parking lots of major grocery stores? Rivian is taking the concept of the charging station and flipping it on its head –… Read More »Rivian’s Joshua Tree Charging Outpost Is Also a Place to Hang Out
Architecture studio Serie Architects has used interlocking walls cloaked in hand-chiselled bricks to outline Raj Sabhagruh, a complex dedicated to Jainism in Dharampur, India. Raj Sabhagruh comprises 16,000 square metres of space for discourse, study,… Read More »Serie Architects adds “memorable and timeless” hall to Indian monastery
The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series looks at Zaha Hadid‘s Bergisel Ski Jump, which was the turning point in Hadid’s career. Although it’s hard to imagine now, at the… Read More »Zaha Hadid’s Bergisel Ski Jump was the most significant building of 2002
Car brand Toyota has announced that the first phase of its Woven City in Japan, a smart city designed by architecture studio BIG as the “future of mobility”, has reached completion. Woven City is currently… Read More »BIG completes first phase of Toyota Woven City in Japan
Architecture studio Kennon has completed the 550 Spencer office building in Australia, forming the “first building in the country” to be powered on-site by a solar facade system. Located in Melbourne, the office building is… Read More »Kennon adds 1,182 solar panels to facade of Melbourne office building