Architecture studios Carmody Groarke, Atama and Re-st have completed the revamp of Design Museum Gent in Belgium, adding a geometric volume wrapped in waste-based white bricks. More about White-brick extension defines Design Museum Gent revamp
Architecture studio Stanton Williams has completed two boarding houses for girls at Winchester College, wrapping courtyards with gabled brick buildings that reference the historic layout and architecture of the 640-year-old site. More about Stanton Williams designs boarding houses to "support the culture" of Winchester College
Arched openings and rough brick walls evoke the feel of a Roman bathhouse at Alchemy Saunas, a wellness centre in Australia by interior design studio Rezen. More about Rezen transforms hotel stables in Australia into "raw and direct" wellness centre
Scottish architecture studio Pend has expanded and updated a Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh, complementing its existing pale stone exterior with an extension clad in skinny red bricks. More about Pend uses skinny red bricks for extension to stone townhouse in Edinburgh
A cluster of monolithic forms lined with grey brick and built into a steep bank defines Tollymore, a riverside house in Northern Ireland by Belfast studio McGonigle McGrath. More about Cluster of rock-like volumes make up rural Irish house by McGonigle McGrath
Pale brickwork and ceramic tiles were used to highlight the dappled light and green hues of the woodland surrounding this home in Utrecht, completed by Dutch studio Jeroen Spee Architecten. More about Jeroen Spee Architecten nestles pale brick Villa Bilt into Dutch forest
Portuguese studio António Costa Lima Arquitectos has completed Praia do Bom Sucesso, a block of three homes in Lisbon with an industrial-feeling structure of exposed brickwork and weathered steel. More about António Costa Lima Arquitectos completes warehouse-style housing block in Lisbon
Promotion: entries are now open for this year's edition of the Brick in Architecture Awards, which recognises the best brick buildings from the US and beyond. More about Entries open for The Brick in Architecture Awards 2026
Architecture studio Colar has updated and extended a dilapidated adobe structure to create a single-storey home in Chiapas, Mexico. More about Colar revives adobe structure to create pared-back home in Mexico
Local design-build studio Allprace aimed to create a feeling of "warmth and permanence" in a house called Hargis, which features gabled roof forms and earthy materials such as wood and stone. More about Peaked volumes top Los Angeles house by Allprace
A brick cube reminiscent of old industrial structures forms this family home in the suburbs of Ghent, designed by Belgian architecture studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle. More about Atelier Vens Vanbelle references brick industrial buildings for cubic home in Belgium
Montreal-based studio ACDF Architecture has rounded select corners of an apartment building in Quebec, Canada, and used a two-tone brick cladding system to create an interesting optical effect. More about Two colours of brick give Quebec apartment building "painterly dimension"
Scale-shaped shingles cover the sweeping, canopy-like roof of Casa Mac, an annexe in Vietnam designed by local architecture studio CTA. More about CTA shelters annexe in Vietnam beneath curved roof to "evoke the sensation of being in a cave"
A timber-framed glazed link and courtyard garden connect old and new parts of this home in Northwood, UK, which architecture studio Will Gamble Architects designed to reference traditional Sri Lankan houses. More about Will Gamble Architects adds "explicitly tropical" extension to Grade-II listed English cottage
Finnish studio Verstas Architects has completed the Malmi Mortuary and Farewell Spaces in Helsinki using a pared-back palette of stone, timber and brick. More about Verstas Architects uses natural materials for "comforting and gentle" mortuary in Helsinki
London architecture studio Wright Office has completed Radnor Road, a compact development of two apartments on an infill site in Peckham finished with a textural palette of rough bricks and lime-washed plaster. More about Wright Office creates "distinctive yet quiet" apartments on triangular infill site in London
A gridded concrete ceiling and perforated brick walls shelter an open, green courtyard at the heart of Twilight House, a home in Andhra Pradesh, India, designed by local practice Spacefiction Studio. More about Perforated brickwork wraps courtyard home in India by Spacefiction Studio
Promotion: a Vietnamese temple and a Mexican tequila factory are among the eclectic winners of this year's Brick Award programme. More about Brick Award 2026 winners create "a sense of wonder and beauty"
Local studio Pliskin Architecture has updated a rowhouse with an interlocking brick entry programme to create a two-family home that fits into the context of a Brooklyn street. More about Pliskin Architecture creates "welcoming threshold" at brick-clad Brooklyn rowhouse
Architect Joe Burke has self-built Leyton House, a home that bookends a 1960s terrace in London, using rough, pale brickwork and a concrete plinth for tactility. More about Joe Burke bookends 1960s London terrace with compact brick home