For our review of 2018, deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft looks at the year's biggest trends in architecture and interior design, including action to address gender imbalance, the rise of hyperloop and the move towards off-grid living.

Vision of a hyperloop future
With the prospect of high-speed travel networks made up of vacuum tubes getting closer to reality, architects have started drawing up plans for how hyperloop will change our transport infrastructure.
Among the most impressive proposals were UNStudio's concept for hyperloop stations and Foster + Partners' vision for a hyperloop cargo network (both pictured). Meanwhile, Priestmangoode created a full-scale prototype of a Hyperloop capsule and Designworks revealed interiors of the Dubai Hyperloop passenger capsule.
A-listers move into architecture
This year saw numerous A-list celebrities taking an interest in architecture. Kanye West led the way by taking a step towards translating his long-held architectural ambitions into reality, with the first output of Yeezy Home is expected to be a social housing venture.
Elon Musk also looked to be making a move into architecture with plans to create bricks to be used in low-cost housing, while Dwayne Johnston – widely known as the Rock – stared in a film about a skyscraper.

Unfinished interiors back in vogue
Less has been more for many interior designers this year, with unfinished surfaces appearing in homes, cafes...