All eyes should be on China in the race to develop smart cities, says architect Carlo Ratti, who is co-curating this year's Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture in Shenzhen. More about "China is one of the best places for experimenting" with urban technology says Carlo Ratti
China, the world's largest car market, is heavily pushing for zero-emissions vehicles to combat its pollution issues, so this year's Auto Shanghai is packed with electric cars. Dezeen deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft picks out 10 of the best made by Chinese companies. More about 10 electric cars unveiled by Chinese car companies at Auto Shanghai 2019
With 35 days to go until Dezeen Awards 2019 entries close, there's still time to enter one of our studio categories for the chance to be crowned architect, designer or interior designer of the year! More about 35 days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2019 studio categories
Simple plaster surfaces sit alongside aged wooden ceiling beams within this ceramics studio in Coimbra, Portugal, which has been overhauled by Luisa Bebiano Arquitectos and Atelier do Corvo. More about Old Ceramic Society of Coimbra celebrates its 18th-century structure
Dezeen's deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft spoke to a panel of experts about how digital tools are changing the way we build in this talk filmed by Dezeen from Knauf's Clerkenwell showroom. More about Watch our talk on the digitalisation of architecture with Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw and Viewpoint
PepsiCo has launched a drinks machine for offices and schools, to give its customers an alternative to using single-use plastic. More about PepsiCo launches SodaStream-style drinks dispenser for refillable bottles
Double-height glazed walls help draw light into NGA House, designed by Vietnam studio Sanuki Daisuke Architects for a tight plot in Ho Chi Minh City. More about Sanuki Daisuke Architects builds light-filled house on dense urban plot in Vietnam
Lettering used in Eero Saarinen's 1960s TWA Flight Center at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York provided the cues for the branding of the new hotel in the terminal building. More about Pentagram creates Flight Center font for hotel in Eero Saarinen's JFK airport terminal
New York firm Buro Koray Duman has revealed plans for a major update to the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, which will see the studio and home of American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi opened up to the public for the first time. More about Buro Koray Duman unveils expansion plans for Noguchi Museum in Long Island City
Shards of discarded marble are combined with resin to form this angular furniture collection by South Korean office Fict Studio. More about Fict Studio uses marble offcuts to create Fragments furniture collection
Delta Light's first Italian showroom in Milan will educate visitors on architectural lighting says the Belgian lighting brand's manager for Italy Gianluca D'Avino in this movie produced by Dezeen. More about Delta Light's Milan showroom designed to be "laboratory of ideas"
Retractable glass walls, wooden screens and a verdant green roof are among the features that global firm Perkins+Will has included in this family dwelling to offer a strong connection to nature. More about Perkins+Will incorporates biophilic design principles into Ribeirão Preto Residence in Brazil
Heatherwick Studio has released photos of EDEN, a 20-storey concrete tower that is nearing completion in the Orchard Road neighbourhood of Singapore. More about Heatherwick Studio reveals first images of Singapore tower with shell-like balconies
Dutch company Concr3de has proposed rebuilding parts of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the ashes of the fire using 3D printing, and has already printed a replacement gargoyle. More about Concr3de proposes using 3D printing to rebuild Notre-Dame
Samsung has pushed back the launch of its highly anticipated folding smartphone after multiple reviewers reported the screens broke within days. More about Samsung postpones launch of Galaxy Fold over screen breakages
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio plans to ban construction of glass and steel skyscrapers, in a major bid to tackle the climate-change crisis. More about New York City mayor moves to ban glass skyscrapers as part of Green New Deal
Tropical plants sprouting up from partition walls provide privacy to workers inside this office in Utrecht, which has been overhauled by architecture studio Space Encounters. More about Space Encounters uses planted partitions to divide office in Utrecht
BD Barcelona Design has released the final design created by the late architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, who passed away at age 87 earlier this year. More about BD Barcelona unveils late architect Alessandro Mendini's final design
Shoraku-Ji is a Buddhist temple next to a cemetery in northeast Tokyo by Toru Kashihara Architects with a stepped concrete design that aims to subvert traditional temple architecture. More about Toru Kashihara Architects designs stepped concrete temple in Tokyo
American industrial designer Tucker Viemeister has created a graphic that shows the US flag with portions blocked out, to critique the redacted release of the investigation into president Donald Trump's collusion with Russia. More about Tucker Viemeister's blacked-out US Flag criticises redacted Mueller Report