Opinion: is the idea of the smart city really just another way for big businesses to make even more money, asks Reinier de Graaf, who revisits the subject against his own better judgement. More about "The smart city is the ultimate free-for-all"
The fourth bridge in our alphabetical Christmas countdown is a structure in Norway by artist Vebjørn Sand, which is based on a previously unrealised design by Leonardo da Vinci. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Da Vinci Bridge by Vebjørn Sand
The hexagonal pyramids on the roof of this museum are now covered in a layer of grass, helping the building settle into its marshland environment in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Studio Marco Vermeulen adds grass blanket over rooftop pyramids of Dutch island museum
This concrete residence by Santiago studio Felipe Assadi Architects extends across the craggy cliffs of the Los Vilos coastline in Chile's Coquimbo region (+ slideshow). More about Concrete house by Felipe Assadi stretches along the rugged Chilean coastline
This concrete house in Mexico by New York- and Tijuana-based T38 Studio is organised as a nine-square grid with a courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Courtyard house in Tijuana by T38 Studio is based on a nine-square grid
Snøhetta has completed a student centre for Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, featuring chamfered edges and a patterned glass facade (+ slideshow). More about Fritted glass creates patterned facade for Ryerson University student centre by Snøhetta
Number three in our bridge-themed A-Zdvent calendar is the Jerusalem Chords Bridge by Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava, which is designed to look a giant harp. More about Chords Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has built a community centre of eight pavilions, each with intricate bamboo structures and thatched rooftops (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia creates bamboo and thatch domes for Diamond Island Community Centre
Over 50 per cent of new family houses in the UK are "rabbit hutch" homes that are too small for most buyers, according to new research from the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about More than half of new homes in the UK are too small, says RIBA
Six slabs of wafer-thin concrete form the floors and walls of this house by Kubota Architect Atelier, which cuts into the side of a mountain in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Thin concrete planes define mountain home in Japan by Kubota Architect Atelier
The American Institute of Architects has named Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown as the 2016 AIA Gold Medal laureates, giving them the joint recognition that the Pritzker Prize organisers refused. More about Venturi and Scott Brown to receive the 2016 AIA Gold Medal
Children and adults learn the skills of boatbuilding inside this harbour-side stone structure that Scottish firm Brown + Brown has updated with a contemporary wooden roof. More about Brown + Brown transforms derelict stone buildings into boatbuilding workshop
Brightly coloured stripes cover one face of this bulky concrete community complex in Lille, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt to host facilities for the "three ages of mankind" (+ slideshow). More about Julien De Smedt's angular concrete youth centre in Lille features a colourful striped wall
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has been commissioned to convert The Shore Club, a historic hotel in Miami's South Beach, into a luxury complex with condominiums, hotel rooms and poolside bungalows. More about Isay Weinfeld unveils latest designs for update of historic Shore Club in Miami's South Beach
Opinion: in the ongoing Israel/Palestine conflict, the most mundane forms of architecture have become political and ideological battlegrounds, says Eleanor Jolliffe. More about "The political influence of the family home should not be underestimated in Israel/Palestine"
An architectural strategy for Berlin and a maze-like academy combining religious and scientific studies are among the winners of this year's RIBA President's Medals and Research Awards. More about RIBA announces student medal winners for 2015
Will Alsop's studio All Design has unveiled plans to build a skyscraper with a "highly unusual silhouette" beside Damien Hirst's recently completed Newport Street Gallery. More about Will Alsop plans bulging skyscraper next to Damien Hirst's south London gallery
It's day two in our Christmas countdown of contemporary bridges, one for every letter of the alphabet. For the letter B, it's Frank Gehry's first bridge – a serpentine structure between two Chicago parks. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: BP Pedestrian Bridge by Frank Gehry
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled its final design for the revamp of Chelsea FC's London stadium, with a brick and steel addition it describes as a "contemporary sculpted form" (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals latest plans for Chelsea football stadium redesign
A pair of Lithuanian architecture studios have built a series of timber-clad houses on top of 1920s ammunition stores in parkland north of Vilnius (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad houses raised up on stilts over ammunition vaults in Vilnius parkland