Architecture studio Precht has unveiled Bert, a conceptual modular treehouse shaped like a tree trunk, with large round windows designed to make it look like the single-eyed character from the film Minions. More about Bert modular treehouse designed to look like cartoon characters
US studios SHoP Architects and Gensler are among eight practices that have created concept designs of "skyports" for Uber, which will be hubs for both ground-based and drone taxi fleets. More about SHoP and Gensler reveal designs for Uber Air Skyports
Compass Pools has unveiled a concept for a four-sided infinity pool atop a London skyscraper, accessed via a submarine-style door. More about World's first 360-degree infinity pool proposed for London skyline
Two shipping containers are joined together and topped by an angular polycarbonate extension in this conceptual design for low-cost housing by Peruvian firm TRS Studio. More about TRS Studio envisions shipping containers as affordable housing in Peru
Architectural designer Amey Kandalgaonkar has created renderings of House Inside a Rock, a concept for a modernist concrete house built within a giant rock. More about Amey Kandalgaonkar imagines home built into giant boulder
A skyscraper that processes waste, an ice dam, an urban nature reserve and a border-wall building are among the conceptual projects recognised in this year's eVolo Skyscraper Competition. More about Vertical waste processor wins conceptual skyscraper contest
Miysis Studio has proposed combining a reconstruction of Notre-Dame's spire with a modern glazed roof to "find the right balance between history and future" for the cathedral. More about Miysis Studio envisions Notre-Dame with a reconstructed spire and glass roof
University of Westminster graduate Matthew Chamberlain has designed a sustainable treehouse to provide starter homes on London's streets, while also tackling the city's high pollution levels. More about Matthew Chamberlain proposes Street Tree Pods to alleviate London's housing crisis
Paris-based Studio NAB thinks a giant greenhouse could be built on top of Notre-Dame Cathedral to replace the roof lost in last month's devastating fire. More about Studio NAB proposes turning Notre-Dame's roof into public greenhouse
US studio Jendretzki Design has revealed designs for a boutique eco-resort on a tiny island within greater New York City. More about Jendretzki Design proposes Rat Island eco-retreat for New York City
Architect firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled a proposal for a permanent community on the moon, comprising inflating pods that balloon up to accommodate more inhabitants as the population grows. More about SOM designs inflatable Moon Village to be first-ever lunar habitat
MAD has envisioned a slender, dark skyscraper twisting up beside New York's Empire State Building as a contrast to the harshness of the city's supertall structures. More about MAD imagines sinuous black East 34th skyscraper to "soften" New York's skyline
Axiom Architects have proposed a tongue-in-cheek solution to the UK parliament's Brexit deadlock, which sees the Houses of Parliament transformed into a more open forum for debate. More about Brexit deadlock could be broken with parliament redesign says Axiom Architects
This set of highly realistic renderings unveil a cabin that American studio WOJR has designed for a forest clearing in Massachusetts, featuring a large pyramidal metal roof set on concrete block walls. More about WOJR envisions House of the Woodland topped with huge roof for Massachusetts forest
Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has unveiled her patented design for Casa Ojalá, a micro home that is transportable, adaptable and off-grid. More about Beatrice Bonzanigo to present mobile off-grid home at Milan design week
New York firm DXA Studio has designed a conceptual bridge that would connect the city's new Hudson Yards neighbourhood with the Moynihan Train Hall extension to Penn Station above the streets. More about The Midtown Viaduct offers pedestrian link between NYC's Hudson Yards and Penn Station
The four finalists of the inaugural Experimental Architecture Award have been announced, recognising projects that combine real locations with virtual-reality fiction and installations that explore the guts of architecture. More about Shortlist announced for first Experimental Architecture Award
Canadian studio Batay-Csorba Architects has designed a low-rise apartment building that challenges Toronto's planning policies, which preference single-family homes and fail to address population growth. More about Batay-Csorba envisions Triple Duplex as alternative to traditional housing in Toronto
The RIBA has announced the student winners of this year's President's Medals, with projects including a Bladerunner-esque hotel and a community of Icelandic pipe-hackers. More about RIBA reveals "talents to watch" in student winners of President's Medals 2018
Apartments are made up of rooms stacked on top of one another in this extreme vertical housing proposal by Chicago studio Kwong von Glinow, which is the latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series. More about Kwong von Glinow designs Hong Kong high-rises containing multi-storey homes