This week on Dezeen, IKEA rivalled Tesla with the launch of solar battery packs, while the electric car company unveiled its first mass-market electric vehicle.
IKEA is to save customers money on their energy bills by introducing battery-storage for solar panels, which would work in much the same way as Tesla's Powerwall batteries.
Tesla unveils "first mass-market electric vehicle" the Model 3
But it was also a good week for Elon Musk's company, which finally launched its most affordable electric vehicle to date.
In other news, a blaze broke out at one of Dubai's tallest skyscrapers for the second time and a review into fire safety was launched in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Penda proposes Toronto Tree Tower built from cross-laminated timber modules In architecture, Penda unveiled a cross-laminated timber tower for Toronto and MVRDV designed a Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces.
Also, American studio wHY won a competition to design a new events pavilion for Edinburgh and  guests at New York's Public hotel made headlines for having sex in full view of their neighbours.
Brompton launches first battery-powered version of its folding bike
In the world of technology, Gravity Sketch made its virtual reality 3D-drawing tool available to the public and Brompton launched the first battery-powered version of its folding bike.
The world's first autonomous container ship announced a maiden voyage in 2018 and the high-speed Hyperloop One re...