{"id":388766,"date":"2026-01-03T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388766\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:11:09","slug":"this-week-we-wrapped-up-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388766\/","title":{"rendered":"This week we wrapped up 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/drifting-stones-pavilion-dodesign-china_dezeen_2364_col_1-1-852x479.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article_large_image size-article_large_image nolazy\" alt=\"Imitation rock pavilion China DoDesign\" decoding=\"async\"  data-pin-nopin=\"true\"\/>\t\t    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/this-week-on-dezeen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This week on Dezeen<\/a>, we wrapped up the year by looking back at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/2025-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most interesting stories from 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing our review of the year we took a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/30\/chinese-architecture-2025-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">top 10 Chinese architecture projects<\/a> of the year along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/26\/mass-timber-buildings-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">top mass-timber buildings of 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read our complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/2025-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Review of 2025<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/29\/top-ai-projects-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2282839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c-neo-gamma-robot_dezeen_2364_col_1_dezeen_2364_col_0-1704x1704-1-852x479.jpg\" alt=\"AI best of 2025\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1330\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/29\/top-ai-projects-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We rounded up the most interesting uses of AI from 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/29\/top-ai-projects-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eight actually interesting uses of AI<\/a> from the past year, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/02\/24\/neo-gamma-1x-humanoid-home-robot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a robo housekeeper<\/a>, which was clad head-to-toe in beige knitwear.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular AI-focused story of the year was about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/06\/30\/dream-recorder-ai-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a bedside device that allows users to replay their dreams as short animated videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/30\/blue-temple-housing-now-bamboo-housing-myanmar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2282511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/blue-temple-bamboo-housing-myanmar-hero_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x479.jpg\" alt=\"Housing Now Modular Bamboo Housing by Blue Temple and Housing Now\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1330\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/30\/blue-temple-housing-now-bamboo-housing-myanmar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Temple unveiled low-cost bamboo homes in Myanmar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Myanmar, architecture studio Blue Temple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/30\/blue-temple-housing-now-bamboo-housing-myanmar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled a\u00a0series of low-cost\u00a0bamboo\u00a0homes capable of withstanding natural disasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Created in collaboration with construction company Housing Now, the modular structures can each be built in just seven days for &#8220;the price of a smartphone&#8221;, according to the studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/28\/casetta-tessino-treehouse-olin-petzold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2282742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hero-casetta-tessino-treehouse-olin-petzold_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x479.jpg\" alt=\"Casetta Tessino treehouse by Olin Petzold\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1330\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/28\/casetta-tessino-treehouse-olin-petzold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A self-built treehouse was one of this week&#8217;s most popular projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Popular projects this week included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/28\/casetta-tessino-treehouse-olin-petzold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a self-built treehouse in a Swiss valley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/29\/pend-brick-extension-victorian-house-edinburgh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a curved brick extension to Victorian house in Edinburgh<\/a> and a symmetrical home for two DJs.<\/p>\n<p>This week on Dezeen<\/p>\n<p>This week on Dezeen is our regular roundup of the week&#8217;s top news stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our newsletters<\/a>\u00a0to be sure you don&#8217;t miss anything.<\/p>\n<p>                New! 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