IKEA reveals Tom Dixon's Delaktig modular bed and sofa
IKEA and Tom Dixon have revealed the results of their collaboration: a modular bed that "explores notions of adaptability and future-proofing". More
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Architecture students work hardest of all US college majors
US students on architecture college courses put in more extra hours than those taking any other subject, a recent survey has found. More
Aalto University students create 12 chairs using only steel rods
For this year's Stockholm furniture fair, a group of students from Helsinki's Aalto University presented a range of chairs made using only three thicknesses of galvanised steel rods. More
Colorado architecture students build micro cabins clad in sheets of hot-rolled steel
Students at the University of Colorado Denver have designed and built a series of rustic dwellings for a base camp operated by an outdoor education program. More
Tom Dixon reveals details of "top-secret" IKEA collaboration
Tom Dixon is working with students and companies to develop a product with an "ecosystem" of add-ons for IKEA, the British designer has revealed. More
RIBA names student winners of President's Medals 2016
A proposal for craft workshops at London's V&A museum, an extension to Sir John Soane's Museum and a dystopian graphic novel are among the winning projects in this year's RIBA President's Medals. More
Arching bamboo events pavilion in Hong Kong showcases digital fabrication
Bent bamboo poles and translucent fabric make up this curving events pavilion by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, which explores how traditional materials can be combined with digital fabrication. More
Mobile Studio Architects installs giant flip-books in the forests of New Hampshire
London-based Mobile Studio Architects has collaborated with students at a US summer camp to create a series of oversized flip-books that depict fictional forest tales. More
Floating wooden pavilion designed by students to deal with forest flooding in Estonia
Estonian interior architecture students designed this floating timber pavilion to provide a shelter, sauna and campfire for visitors to the Soomaa National Park wetlands during flooding. More
Increase Decrease backpack is based on China's overstuffed cargo bikes
Dutch designer Casper Notenboom has created a collection of bags that references the way that people in China transport large stacks of goods on their bikes. More
Students create Night Train party pavilion for former brewery in Latvia
Architecture students have built a train-inspired party pavilion in the grounds of a former factory, featuring a glowing wooden carriage that shuttles along a raised platform (+ slideshow) More
Bilding is a faceted wooden community centre built by students in an Austrian park
Architecture students from the University of Innsbruck have designed and built an angular timber and glass structure to provide a place for youngsters in the Austrian city to develop creative skills (+ slideshow). More
Quarter of UK architecture students report mental health issues
More than a quarter of architecture students in the UK have reported mental health issues related to their studies, with workload and debt among the leading causes, according to a new survey. More
ETH Zurich students build floating wooden pavilion for Manifesta art biennale
Visitors to this year's Manifesta art biennale can watch films while enjoying a swim in this floating pavilion, built by students to float on Switzerland's Lake Zurich ( + slideshow). More
Terunobu Fujimori works with Kingston University students to create charred timber pavilion
Graduate shows 2016: Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori worked with students from Kingston University to create this tiered pavilion, which is clad in pieces of charred timber, zinc and chestnut wood (+ slideshow). More
Architecture students create studio building in rural Utah using recycled materials
Students in a design-build programme at the University of Utah have completed a studio building on a remote campus in the desert where they live and work for part of the year (+ slideshow). More
Harvard students create tiny vacation houses for stressed-out city dwellers
Graduate students from Harvard University have launched a company that designs, builds and rents out wilderness micro cabins to urban residents "looking to escape the digital grind and test drive tiny-house living" (+ slideshow). More
Huge timber steps form bridge built by students across a river in rural China
This stepped timber bridge was built by a team of architecture students from the University of Hong Kong to provide a meeting place for residents of a rural community in southern China (+ slideshow). More
University of Brighton students create folding stalls for south London market
London Festival of Architecture 2016: students from the University of Brighton have created installations for London's East Street Market, including a stall of interactive games and a cocktail-making machine (+ slideshow). More
Studio 804 builds Kansas home designed to achieve net-zero energy consumption
Students in a design-and-build programme at the University of Kansas have completed a family dwelling intended to demonstrate a more responsible approach to house building (+ slideshow). More