This chapter delves into the application of next-generation AI technologies in smart city design, with a particular focus on advances in intelligence, emotional intelligence, and aesthetic intelligence. Intelligence creation fosters innovation in urban design by leveraging machine learning to support human creativity and enhance intelligent design through the integration of physical and digital analog technologies. Emotional intelligence emphasizes the emotional dimension of city life, utilizing AI to perceive citizen emotions and establish feedback mechanisms that provide more personalized services. Aesthetic intelligence investigates how machines can understand and create beauty, driving new breakthroughs in art creation via computational aesthetics and image-generating models such as OpenAI’s DALL·E2. Additionally, this chapter explores innovative approaches to future smart city design, highlighting the integration of physical and virtual simulation technologies, the application of AI algorithms in design processes, and the significance of emotion and aesthetics in urban development to offer comprehensive optimization and personalized services for smart cities.