Prefabricated panels of cross-laminated timber were used to construct this micro cabin in the Pacific Northwest, designed and built by architecture students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. More about Architecture students use cross-laminated timber to build tiny classroom in Oregon forest
Japanese practice Hibinosekkei has completed a nursery in Yokohama, which features plywood-lined interiors and house-shaped openings set into its dark facades. More about House-shaped windows puncture perforated metal facades of Yokohama nursery
American firm Lake Flato used tough materials like weathering steel to create an off-grid educational facility for Big Bend National Park, known for its dinosaur skeletons. More about Dinosaur fossil park in Texas gains rust-coloured visitor centre by Lake Flato
Architecture studio Barclay & Crousse has completed a wood-textured concrete university building in Peruvian city Piura. More about Barclay & Crousse completes "labyrinthine" university building in Peru
Dominique Coulon & Associés has completed a sports centre for a school in Strasbourg, featuring a pair of double-height halls that project upwards from a concrete-and-glass base. More about Glass walls create visual connection between Strasbourg sports hall and its surroundings
Hawkins\Brown has designed a new robotics campus for The Bartlett architecture school as part of the redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. More about Hawkins\Brown completes robotics lab for The Bartlett at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
American firm MB Architecture has used shipping containers to quickly and cheaply build a media lab for Bard College in New York's Hudson Valley. More about MB Architecture constructs university building from shipping containers in one day
The Architecture Foundation has launched a free schools database to help students discover architecture schools and their research projects. More about Architecture Schools Database launched to help students find the right course
A large white canopy helps shade this building clad in hot-rolled steel, which was created by university students in a Colorado design-build programme that is known for its work in rugged settings. More about Architecture students build community hall in Utah desert using repurposed materials
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a learning centre for the University of St Gallen in Switzerland, which will comprise a stack of glass cubes held within white frames. More about Sou Fujimoto unveils designs for Swiss university centre made of stacked cubes
British architecture studio MICA has completed a boarding house in the grounds of Stowe School in England, featuring an assemblage of pale-brick volumes including a cylindrical tower and glazed bridge. More about Geometric brick-clad boarding house by MICA references its traditional neighbours
A university campus designed by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil's São José dos Campos has gained a huge new science building, which is intended to echo a nearby education wing built by the modernist architect. More about Metro adds science building to Niemeyer-designed tech campus in Brazil
Neville Brody is to leave his role of dean of the School of Communication at London's Royal College of Art, having held the position for seven years. More about Neville Brody to step down as dean of RCA's School of Communication
Stefano Boeri Architetti has designed three schools in Albania's capital city, Tirana, that will remain open around the clock to double as community hubs. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti to design 24-hour schools in Albanian capital
The broken-up massing of this Duke University research facility by US firm Gluck+ is meant to help protect the building from storm surge. More about Gluck+ designs coastal laboratory in North Carolina to withstand extreme weather
Reflective aluminium panels cover the rounded shell of this school sports hall near Prague, helping to disguise its scale. More about Domed sports hall by Sporadical is covered in scale-like aluminium shingles
Universities in the UK have received more applications from EU citizens for art and design courses this year, belying fears that Brexit would lead to falling demand. More about Number of EU applicants for UK creative courses rises as Brexit approaches
Design studio Sasaki has completed a minimalist white pavilion and a glazed library for a growing university in Monterrey, with terraces that offer generous views of the city. More about Sasaki creates two landmark buildings for Monterrey Tec campus in Mexico
American firm Ennead has completed a new building for the engineering programme at the University of Texas in Austin, where two towers are linked by a central glass volume with diamond-patterned structural supports across its facade. More about Giant metal lattice fronts atrium of Texas engineering school by Ennead
BBC arts editor Will Gompertz has attacked the education system in the UK, saying it is training children to behave like computers rather than designers. More about Children "being sent mad" by UK education policy, says BBC arts editor