Robots may outnumber humans in a new pioneering city billed by Saudi Arabia as "a new blueprint for sustainable life", which would be entirely powered by renewable energy, and served by driverless vehicles and vertical farms. More about Saudi Arabia to invest 0 billion in fully automated city spanning three countries
Germany's first self-driving public bus has made its maiden journey on the roads of a rural town in Bavaria, taking locals from the train station to the town centre. More about Germany's first driverless bus takes to the roads
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to surround its extension to the Norton Museum of Art in Florida's West Palm Beach with a subtropical garden, to provide "outdoor galleries" for sculptures. More about Foster reveals botanic sculpture garden for Florida's Norton Museum of Art
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a service that lets its delivery staff drop off packages inside a customer's home while they are out. More about Amazon Key allows strangers to open your front door
Saudi Arabia has officially recognised a humanoid robot as a citizen, marking the first time in history that an AI device has been awarded such status. More about Saudi Arabia becomes first country to grant citizenship to a robot
Media mogul Barry Diller is making a last-ditch effort to build Thomas Heatherwick's "treasure island" park on the Hudson River, despite abandoning the plans last month. More about Barry Diller launches "one last attempt" to revive Heatherwick's Pier 55 for New York
The tallest building designed by a Russian architecture firm for the US, which will hold apartments like "shelves in the air", has gained planning approval. More about Meganom gains permission for skinny supertall skyscraper in Manhattan
Portions of eight proposed designs for the wall that President Donald Trump wants to construct along the US-Mexico border are to be tested over the coming months. More about Trump wall prototypes pop up near US-Mexico border
A war of words has broken out over the "shared space" design of London's Exhibition Road, with local politicians at loggerheads over whether the layout has improved or worsened accident rates in the popular museum district. More about MP calls for pedestrianisation of Exhibition Road amid dispute over accident figures
The UK's flourishing creative industries could falter if the government fails to produce an improved immigration system when freedom of of movement ends, a new report has warned. More about Creative Industries Federation implores UK government not to be "reckless" on immigration post-Brexit
Visitors to Yayoi Kusama's new exhibition at The Broad are only allowed to spend 30 seconds inside each installation, to prevent selfie-takers causing big queues. More about The Broad imposes 30-second "selfie rule" at Yayoi Kusama exhibition
British architect David Adjaye and Israeli architect Ron Arad have been named the winners of a competition to create the UK's National Holocaust Memorial in a park near the Houses of Parliament in London. More about David Adjaye and Ron Arad to design UK Holocaust memorial
Russia's architects have become more interested in creating public spaces than spectacular buildings, according to Moscow-based architect Yury Grigoryan, who says the country's architecture has reached a tipping point. More about "Russian architecture is in a transitional state" says architect Yury Grigoryan
Google's expanded line of tech-focussed products is distinct from its competitors for the way the items integrate with the body and home, according to the company's head of hardware design Ivy Ross. More about "Design language sets us apart" from Apple and Samsung, says Google's head of hardware
A host of art deco-influenced details are found in the design of this condominium building under construction in New York's Carnegie Hill, including patterned grey brickwork, vaulted balconies and brass frames. More about Grey brickwork to clad Upper East Side residential tower by DDG
A new design festival aiming to revitalise Tokyo's creative scene launched last week, as doubts emerged over the future of rival event Tokyo Designers Week. More about Designart festival aims to "put Tokyo on the map" as a destination for design, say founders
Architecture firm JAA has developed a proposal that would see a celebrated brutalist-era car park in London preserved – rather than demolished to build a new hotel. More about London's Welbeck Street car park could be saved with alternative design by JAA
Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed plans to build a restaurant in southern Norway that will be partly submerged in the sea to give diners a glimpse below the waves. More about Snøhetta unveils plans for "Europe's first underwater restaurant"
A series of large-scale architecture and urbanism projects were unveiled for Toronto this week, including a trio of skyscrapers and an entire new smart city, while Frankfurt embarked on a Brexit building boom. More about This week, Toronto and Frankfurt announced major urban developments
French architect Jean Nouvel's residential development in Miami Beach, designed to combat rising sea levels, has secured significant funding and is now underway. More about Interiors of Jean Nouvel's Monad Terrace in Miami revealed as construction begins