From a smart forest in Mexico to a Nevada desert city powered by blockchain, a wave of smart cities are being proposed in North America. Here are five examples from the continent that hint at the shape of future neighbourhoods. More about Five smart cities that are being proposed in North America
Software engineer and US presidential candidate Akiva Leffert has designed a set of IKEA-themed tarot cards that tell your future using assembly manual illustrations. More about Tarot cards predict your future in the form of IKEA infographics
Dezeen promotion: the top three wallpaper designs in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition have been revealed, and their designers have shared the thinking behind their work in interviews with Dezeen. More about Top three wallpaper designs announced in Samsung and Dezeen's mobile design competition
California firms Brooks + Scarpa and Plant Prefab have unveiled a low-cost housing concept for fallow urban sites, which comprise prefabricated, modular units that can be arranged in various configurations. More about Nest "toolkit" can be used to build homeless shelters and supportive housing
Coming to our Dezeen Day conference on 30 October? Here's what we're doing to lessen its impact on the environment, and ways you can help. More about Five ways we've tried to ensure Dezeen Day has a low environmental impact
Dezeen promotion: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has created a collections of taps and shower fittings called Axor Edge that are produced using a diamond-tipped cutting machine more often seen in the aerospace and laser industries. More about Jean-Marie Massaud applies diamond-cutting processes to Axor Edge collection
A theatre has opened in London's Soho that can be completely reconfigured at the touch of a button. More about Revolving auditorium is showpiece of Boulevard theatre by SODA
Central Saint Martins graduate Annie Larkins addresses issues of food production with her unusually shaped egg-free alternative to chicken eggs, made using pea protein, salt and algae-derived acid. More about Annie Larkins develops plant-based alternative to chicken eggs
Dezeen promotion: judges in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition have revealed their pick of the top three accessory designs, whose creators have shared their inspiration in interviews with Dezeen. More about Top three mobile accessory designs announced in Samsung and Dezeen's design competition
The best of rigid and flexible solar panels combine in SunUp, a product for outdoor adventurers invented by Brunel University design graduate Bradley Brister. More about SunUp provides a backpack-hugging solar-power solution for hikers
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao has created a pair of robotic dresses that respond to their environment by rippling, expanding and contracting as if they are alive. More about Ying Gao's "chameleon-like" autonomous dresses react to their surroundings
We've selected the top five roles in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at MAD and Adjaye Associates. More about Top roles on Dezeen Jobs this week include MAD and Adjaye Associates
A timber-clad holiday home by Intuitive Architects frames dramatic views of its mountainous setting in Central Otago, New Zealand. More about Avalanche House is a timber holiday home in New Zealand's mountains
Ceramicist Raina Lee has made a showroom for pottery with her partner, architect Mark Watanabe, inside a stilted shed in the backyard of their home in Los Angeles. More about Artist and architect convert backgarden shed into Los Angeles pottery showroom
A pink conference table and a sheer red curtain bring colourful moments to this minimal office space in the Brooklyn Navy Yards, which studios Inaba Williams and Kyle May designed for a creative agency. More about Red drapes partition stark white HUSH offices in Brooklyn
A copper-clad "light scoop" sweeps through the interior of this home in Dublin, wrapping back on itself to cover a rooftop room overlooking a terrace. More about ArchitectsTM cuts copper-clad "light scoop" through Dublin home
American artist Doug Aitken explores the nature of freedom in a world dominated by technology in his Return to the Real exhibition, which is on show at London's Victoria Miro gallery. More about Doug Aitken creates "a portrait of the present" with luminous sculptures
To celebrate being shortlisted for the Pinterest UK Awards 2019 in its travel tips category, we're whisking you away to boards featuring places to stay around the world. Visit alluring hotels in the US, harmonious holiday homes and Greek houses that look like a little glimpse of heaven by following Dezeen on Pinterest › More about Pack your bags and join us on tour with this week's travel-inspired Pinterest boards
SoHo Architektur has designed a concrete house in Bavaria, Germany, with an unfinished facade and a cantilevered upper storey. More about Raw concrete house in Bavaria cantilevers over outdoor terrace
Colourful, geometric textiles that Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers created during their time at the Bauhaus school have been turned into fabric by New York company Designtex. More about Textiles by artists Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl revived for Bauhaus' 100th anniversary