This conceptual cabin in upstate New York was designed as a space of refuge and contemplation for a man who lost his brother, and is sheltered by a large slatted wall that covers the front of the home. More about WOJR designs forest cabin for a grieving man
Bowl-shaped vessels would collect rainwater on the roofs of buildings located in hot and dry climates in a proposal by Iranian practice BMDesign Studios. More about Concave roofs collect rainwater for arid areas in proposal by BMDesign Studios
French studio Martin Duplantier Architectes has proposed a series of bridges and viewpoints for Zhangjiajie National Forest Park – the site of the world's longest and highest glass bridge. More about Mirrored and transparent viewpoints proposed for China's Zhangjiajie forest
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 about RIBA names student winners of President's Medals 2016
A Vancouver-based startup's conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible. More about Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture
Architect Rasem Kamal has proposed a network of burrow-like spaces that would sprawl out beneath a UNESCO-protected valley in the Jordanian desert. More about Rasem Kamal proposes warren of subterranean services for Jordan's Wadi Rum
The world's biggest architecture firm has proposed moving the UK's Lords and MPs into a bubble-like building on London's River Thames to reduce the cost of refurbishing the crumbling Houses of Parliament. More about Temporary floating parliament on the Thames could save the UK millions, claims Gensler
Four micro homes are mounted on the roof of a second-world-war bunker in this proposal by Froscen Architects for the Dutch city Leiden (+ slideshow). More about Tiny houses would be built atop an ex-military bunker in Froscen Architects proposal
London Design Biennale 2016: architect Fernando Romero has unveiled plans for a binational city spanning the US-Mexico border, amid Donald Trump's calls for a wall to be built between the two countries (+ slideshow). More about Borders are "primitive" limits says designer of US-Mexico binational city
Swedish architect Anders Berensson has unveiled conceptual plans to convert a pair of disused electricity pylons into observation towers in Stockholm's Norra Djurgården national park. More about Stockholm pylons converted into "picnic towers" in plans by architect Anders Berensson
Graduate shows 2016: Bartlett student Matt Lucraft has proposed an evolving self-built housing co-operative based on a mishmash of English vernacular and historic Japanese architecture as a solution to London's housing crisis (+ movie). More about Matt Lucraft proposes solution to London's housing crisis with "mad-cap" building system
Graduate shows 2016: in this movie, Royal College of Art graduate Johnny Lui explains his concept for a digital planning system, which architects would play like a video game to get projects built in the real world. More about Johnny Lui reimagines London planning process as multiplayer video game
A proposal to add a giant curvaceous greenhouse on top of the pavilion designed by Philip Johnson for the 1964-65 World's Fair has won a competition to suggest uses for the abandoned structure. More about Architects imagine new uses for Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion
Graduate shows 2016: Bartlett graduate Adrian Yiu has proposed revitalising a disused quarry in Rio de Janeiro's oldest favela to create an independent enterprise zone for local people (+ slideshow). More about Adrian Yiu's Anthropophagic Territory is a conceptual self-sustaining quarry
Designer Olalekan Jeyifous has created a dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city's impoverished areas (+ slideshow). More about Designer Olalekan Jeyifous imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos
Japanese architects including Sou Fujimoto, Atelier Bow-Wow, Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban have all designed houses of the future for a Tokyo exhibition (+ movie). More about Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and more propose future houses in House Vision exhibition
Global architecture firm HOK has created a conceptual proposal for a fleet of drones that would serve as a portable hotel, enabling access to far-flung locales (+ slideshow). More about HOK envisions flying hotel pods that can access remote holiday destinations
Graduate shows 2016: architecture graduate Muhammad Sahrum has envisioned an embassy for the 21st century, with flexible workspaces and games rooms to make diplomatic decision making more informal. More about Muhammad Sahrum proposes hot-desking and games in conceptual 21st-century embassy
This floating house is designed by Amsterdam-based Studio OBA to break apart, so unhappily married occupants can cast their spouses adrift. More about Conceptual home for couples designed to split into two halves after divorce
Graduate shows 2016: the town of Vejle in Denmark is transformed into a pleasure garden in the spirit of Peter Pan's Neverland in this design by Aarhus School of Architecture graduate Marco Maycotte (+ slideshow). More about Marco Maycotte designs pleasure garden to become "the Las Vegas of Scandinavia"