NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon
Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More
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Prefabricated modular home by MAPA delivered to the Brazilian countryside
Architecture collective MAPA of Brazil and Uruguay has built a prefabricated modular home and transported it by lorry to a picturesque spot in the countryside outside Porto Alegre (photos by Leonardo Finotti + slideshow). More
Glamping tents shaped like worms and doughnuts by ArchiWorkshop
These tents shaped like worms and doughnuts were designed by young studio ArchiWorkshop for a remote campsite in Yang-Pyeong, South Korea (+ slideshow). More
Secret Operation 610 by Rietveld Landscape and Studio Frank Havermans
A flightless spaceship is slowly creeping around a former Cold War airbase near Utrecht (+ slideshow + movie). More
Ark Nova by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor
Two years after a major earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor have completed an inflatable mobile concert hall that will tour affected regions (+ slideshow). More
Parkcycle Swarm by Rebar Group and N55
Here are more public spaces on the back of bikes: a swarm of tiny mobile parks covered in grass are being pedalled around the city of Baku this month (+ slideshow). More
Cricklewood Town Square by Spacemakers
A mobile town square that packs into a miniature clock tower on the back of a bike will be appearing around north London this month (+ slideshow). More
Casa Transportable ÁPH80 by Ábaton
Spanish architecture studio Ábaton has developed a micro home that can be transported on the back of a lorry and placed almost anywhere (+ slideshow). More
Micro House in Tsinghua by Studio Liu Lubin
This micro house in Beijing by Chinese architect Liu Lubin comprises three cross-shaped modules that can be flipped around to turn a living room into an office or bathroom (+ slideshow). More
Roaming Market by Aberrant Architecture
A tiny mobile performance venue based on sixteenth century market stalls and Roman fortune tellers will be appearing around the Lower Marsh area of Waterloo in London this summer. More
MOSS office for working from home by Victor Vetterlein
These conceptual office units by American designer Victor Vetterlein are designed to be bought up by companies and sent out to employees' back gardens so they can work from home. More
Bao House by dot Architects
This mobile home by Chinese studio dot Architects consists of a quilted cube attached to the back of a tricycle. More
Hypercubus by WG3
Austrian architects WG3 have designed a mobile hotel room that could be delivered to all kinds of outdoor locations. More
Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
As the tides erode the northern coast of New Zealand, this house on a sled by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan can be towed off the beach and out of harm's way (+ slideshow). More
elBulli Pavilion by Rodero Beggiao Architects
This mobile pavilion for a travelling chef by Barcelona studio Rodero Beggiao Architects will comprise two wedge-shaped modules that can be reconfigured to suit each new home. More
Micro Compact Home 016 by Richard Horden
It took just four minutes and nine seconds to install this prefabricated guest house designed by British architect Richard Horden on a site overlooking Lake Maggiore in Switzerland (+ movie). More
Dezeen archive: mobile architecture
Dezeen archive: this week we reported on the tiny mobile theatre (top right) that staged performances in a couple of locations during Clerkenwell Design Week last week, so here's a reminder of all the other mobile buildings we've featured. See all the stories »
Tiny Travelling Theatre by Aberrant Architecture
Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: a tiny mobile theatre with chimneys made from coal scuttles played host to audiences of up to six during Clerkenwell Design Week in London last week. More
Tiny Travelling Theatre by Aberrant Architecture
A mobile theatre will visit Clerkenwell Design Week in London this May, inspired by a miniature concert hall above a coal-shed that used to be in the area in the seventeenth century. More
Folk in a Box by Cristina Monteiro
Performance venues don't get any more intimate than this. Folk in a Box provides just enough space for a single musician to play to an audience of one. More