BIG wraps Copenhagen headquarters with 140-metre-long concrete staircase
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed its own concrete headquarters on an industrial harbour in Copenhagen. More
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Elías Rizo reinterprets vernacular Mexican cabin in concrete
Mexican studio Elías Rizo Arquitectos has balanced a concrete house with a steep gabled roof on a hillside in Tapalpa, Mexico near Guadalajara. More
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has expanded a thermal spa and baths complex in Quebec, adding a concrete plinth that houses an outdoor swimming pool and a hidden relaxation room. More
Piers Taylor completes "low-key" rural retreat in Greek countryside
The founder of British practice Invisible Studio, architect Piers Taylor, has created the concrete House in an Olive Grove for his family in Corfu, Greece. More
OFIS Arhitekti converts brutalist printworks in Slovenia into offices
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has transformed the brutalist structure of a former Ljubljana printing house into a block of offices that "preserves the memory of its former use". More
ETH Zurich explores novel fabrication method for light and reusable concrete staircase
Material-saving and reversible construction approaches are showcased in the spine-like Cadenza concrete spiral staircase, created by researchers at technology university ETH Zurich working with ROK Architects. More
CCA shades Mexican baseball stadium with concrete umbrellas
Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas. More
"Gives off a cool Bond villain vibe" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a submerged concrete and glass house in California, designed by local studio Donaldson + Partners. More
Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. More
Donaldson + Partners creates arched house "for the twenty-first century"
California-based studio Donaldson + Partners has designed a circular house partially embedded in the landscape with large concrete parabolic arches in Montecito, California. More
Dezeen Debate features a student centre hailed as "eccentrically energetic in and out"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Student Pavilion at the University of Melbourne by US studio KoningEizenberg. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Gold aluminium shutters create "defensive" facade for Portuguese housing block
Architecture studio Bureau des Mésarchitecture has completed an apartment block in Leiria, Portugal, wrapped in concrete and gold aluminium shutters. More
University of Melbourne Student Pavilion by KoningEizenberg is "like a big treehouse"
An external concrete stair with terraces connects the floors of the Student Pavilion at the University of Melbourne, designed by US studio KoningEizenberg. More
Max Núñez Arquitectos creates concrete care home in Chile
Local studio Max Núñez Arquitectos designed this concrete care home in Chile with open interiors to reduce maintenance, create a dialogue with a park and build a sense of community for the elderly inhabitants. More
Zuzana & Nicholas transforms Brisbane cottage into own home and studio
The founders of Australian studio Zuzana & Nicholas have used a "robust palette" of stone, concrete and steel to transform a former workers' cottage in Brisbane into their own studio and house. More
Archipelago converts brutalist post office in Belgium into learning centre
Local architecture studio Archipelago has transformed a former brutalist post office in Belgium into a learning centre, stripping it back to reveal its "spacious, generous and luminous" interiors. More
Wooden louvres create "subtle seclusion" at Tokyo house by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa referenced louvres on townhouses in Kyoto when designing the concrete House in Aoyama, which is intended to foster a sense of privacy. More
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter unveils curved concrete church in Roskilde
Architecture studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has completed the concrete Trekroner Church on the outskirts of Roskilde, Denmark. More
Red curtains line facade of FADEU Building at Santiago architecture school
Sunshades and screens line the exterior of a concrete-framed university building in Santiago, Chile, by architects Alberto Moletto and Sebastián Paredes that was envisioned as an "articulator of the campus". More
"Garden for the city" forms heart of health centre in Carcavelos
A curving concrete canopy and a public garden animate Carcavelos Health Complex near Lisbon, Portugal, completed by local practices Simão Botlelho, Studio-J and Duoma. More