The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a concept for a new city in California unveiled by a group of Silicon Valley investors. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features Silicon Valley investors' "nostalgic" city concept
Controversial plans to transform over 50,000 acres of farmland into a city in Solano county, northern California, have been unveiled by a group of investors named Flannery Associates. More about Silicon Valley investors unveil controversial concept for new city in California
Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up seven student projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that explore urbanism and architecture in speculative futures. More about Seven cities set in dystopian futures by architecture students
Market forces are pushing cities towards a shallow and Instagram-friendly impression of authenticity that makes everywhere feel the same, writes David A Banks. More about "Cities are branding themselves into predictably unique products"
Mega-projects such as The Line should be avoided in favour of improving urban design within existing cities, Gehl Architects CEO Helle Søholt says in this interview. More about "The era of mega-cities should be over" says Helle Søholt
Using AI to help design cities of the future risks creating a regressive world like The Jetsons unless we recognise the technology's susceptibility to stigma and bias, write MIT scientist Fábio Duarte and Washington Fajardo. More about "AI tools are rapidly changing how we imagine the urban environment"
British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities. More about Norman Foster launches academic institute to "improve the quality of life in cities"
We should be aiming for the future depicted in the Timber Revolution logo with a combination of mid- and high-rise mass-timber buildings interspersed with trees, argues ACAN co-founder Joe Giddings in this interview. More about "Forests could be at the heart of our society again" says Joe Giddings
This International Women's Day, Arup's Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. More about "Many cities do not work for women"
The Supreme Court's ruling in the Tate Modern privacy case is part of a depressing trend towards London's views becoming increasingly controlled and commoditised, writes Helen Barrett. More about "Tate Modern court ruling could mark the beginning of the end for one of London's greatest joys"
Indonesia has announced plans to begin the construction of 184 apartment blocks that will mark the first stage of development of its new capital Nusantara. More about Indonesia set to begin construction on new capital this year
Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper. More about "Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure"
Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build the Oxagon port and logistics hub, which would be the "world's largest floating structure", as part of the Neom development. More about Saudi Arabia unveils plans for octagonal floating port city in Neom
Proponents of the built-from-scratch smart cities emerging around the globe fail to understand that communities cannot be created through technological innovation, write Adam Scott and Dave Waddell. More about "Cities born fully formed are simply bad ideas thrown at the world"
Copenhagen remains a difficult place to live for too many people, despite its reputation as one of the best cities in the world, says Copenhagen Architecture Festival boss Josephine Michau in this interview. More about Copenhagen at risk of "becoming homogenous and self-satisfied" warns CAFx director
This year's Oslo Architecture Triennale presents strategies for building better urban neighbourhoods. From rewilding to co-living, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks five of the most interesting ideas. More about Five visions for the future of neighbourhoods from Oslo Architecture Triennale
People should demand better than the "boring and banal" housing communities that have become the norm, says Christian Pagh, director and chief curator of the eighth Oslo Architecture Triennale in this interview. More about "We can all take action to change our neighbourhoods" says Christian Pagh
A proliferation of strangely similar restaurants in our cities is at risk of making them boring places to live, writes Jonathan Nunn. More about "Sohofication is strangling our city centres"
Following the Saudi Arabian government's unveiling of plans for an enormous linear megacity in the desert, urban design experts have expressed skepticism about whether its utopian vision is realistic. More about Sustainability and liveability claims of Saudi 170-kilometre city are "naive" say experts
Danish architecture studio BIG is designing a road, air and hyperloop-capable autonomous vehicle for the new US city of Telosa currently being planned for five million people in an unconfirmed desert location. More about BIG designing Ground to Air driverless vehicle for American desert city Telosa