Dezeen promotion: students at the Southern California Institute of Architecture have suggested ways to transform a former jail in Los Angeles, including a park controlled by artificial intelligence and building models designed by 3D printers. More about SCI-Arc students propose self-growing park and parasitic housing to adapt former LA prison
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
Students from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm have created six furniture prototypes in response to briefs by Swedish brands Blå Station, Gärsnäs, Johanson Design, Källemo, Massproductions and Materia. More about Students team up with six Swedish brands to create furniture prototypes
Students and faculty at the University of Miami's architecture school constructed a performance venue from a series of orange poles underneath the city's Brickell MetroRail station. More about Architecture students install bright orange stage below Miami transit station
Standardised parts from a greenhouse catalogue were repurposed to create this outdoor public space and performance venue in Providence, as the result of a design-build collaboration at RISD. More about RISD students use standard greenhouse parts to build outdoor performance venue
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fransje Gimbrère has used a combination of natural and synthetic yarns to construct a collection of freestanding sculptures. More about Fransje Gimbrère creates textile sculptures from natural fibres and recycled plastic
We can always count on graduate designers to push the industry's boundaries. As part of our review of the year, design editor Alice Morby picks the 10 best projects from the class of 2017. More about 10 of the most innovative graduate designs from 2017
A brick bank building in Alabama dating to the early 1900s has been transformed into a community library by Rural Studio, a student design-build programme dedicated to social projects. More about Alabama architecture students convert historic bank into library for rural town
A novel response to London's housing crisis and a study of the stark living quarters of Welsh quarrymen in the 1800s were just two of the student projects recognised by this year's RIBA President's Medals. More about RIBA announces student winners of President's Medals 2017
Students at Kansas State University have designed and constructed a two-unit apartment building that is intended to be occupied by low-income tenants. More about Kansas architecture students wrap affordable home in corrugated metal
Loughborough University graduate Peter Astbury has created a wristband for menopausal women, which is designed to regulate and alleviate hot flushes. More about Grace wristband is designed to alleviate and track menopause symptoms
Graduate students at Yale University have completed a prefabricated building in New Haven with two apartments that will be leased to tenants who are experiencing homelessness. More about Yale architecture students create dwelling in Connecticut for the homeless
Dutch Design Week drew to a close this weekend and, as usual, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition was one of the highlights. Design editor Alice Morby has selected 10 of the most promising students from the show. More about 10 designers to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2017
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Alissa Rees has developed an intravenous system that can be worn, giving hospital patients more freedom to move around. More about Alissa Rees designs wearable alternative to traditional hospital drips
Instead of a typical paper CV, graduate designer Andy Morris has created a Lego Minifigure in his own likeness to send out to potential employers. More about Design graduate uses Lego Minifigure as his CV
Ten students from Finland's Lahti University of Applied Sciences have designed a collection of essential furniture items for those affected by natural disasters and the ongoing refugee crisis. More about Lahti University students design furniture for victims of displacement
British graphic and motion designer Josh Penn has created a 60-second animation that communicates what it is like to have dyslexia. More about Josh Penn brings awareness to dyslexia with kinetic typography
Royal College of Art graduate Ryan Mario Yasin has won the UK edition of the James Dyson Award, with his line of children's clothing designed to grow with their wearer. More about Expandable kids' clothing wins James Dyson Award for best student invention in the UK
Royal College of Art architecture graduate Llywelyn James has proposed a series of elevated residential blocks for an undeveloped brownfield land near Thamesmead in London to aid the city's housing crisis. More about Llywelyn James proposes affordable cantilevered housing for London's brownfield sites
Architecture students from the University of Hong Kong created this woven bamboo shelter for farmers in China's Fujian province by combining age-old weaving techniques with digital design methodologies. More about Students "reinvigorate" traditional bamboo weaving with digital technologies for Sun Room pavilion