Platform 5 Architects completes textural home on London infill site
Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. More
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Diez + Muller Arquitectos completes sinuous office block attached to Ecuadorian factory
Diez + Muller Arquitectos has extended the corporate offices of an industrial company in Ecuador with a sinuous concrete structure. More
MIT and Harvard researchers find secret to "self-healing" Roman concrete
Researchers from MIT and Harvard claim to have solved the mystery behind the durability of ancient Rome's concrete structures, and are now aiming to bring a modern version of the recipe to the market. More
Bureau conceals Thérèse cabin in France with boulder-like concrete finish
Architecture studio Bureau has used a rough concrete finish to disguise this small wooden cabin in France as a boulder, distinguishable only by a porthole-style window. More
Pitsou Kedem shields concrete Tel Aviv house with folding wooden screens
Slatted, folding wooden shutters and exposed board-marked concrete define this home by Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects, designed in collaboration with architect Tamar Berger. More
West of West experiments with "beautiful roughness" for Austin office complex
West of West has completed a concrete office complex in eastern Austin, Texas with flexible workspaces, community amenities and public greenspaces between buildings that reinterpret the neighbourhood's industrial context. More
Studio Zhu-Pei tops art centre in China with wave-like concrete roofs
Architecture practice Studio Zhu-Pei drew on traditional Chinese architecture to create the sweeping concrete roofs and stone walls of the Zibo OCT Art Centre in the eastern province of Shandong. More
Atelier d'More designs curved concrete Sleeping Lab hotel
Shanghai studio Atelier d'More has turned a concrete brick building outside Beijing, China, into a boutique hotel with a courtyard filled with sculptural concrete dividers. More
Villa KD45 is a concrete house in Delhi with a plant-covered roof
Studio Symbiosis has completed a villa in Delhi, India, that rises up from its landscaped grounds, forming a terraced roof that is covered with plants to maximise the site's green area. More
Apollo Architects & Associates designs Tokyo home that blurs indoor and outdoor spaces
Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. More
Manuel Aires Mateus builds minimalist concrete holiday homes with matching cutaways
Architect Manuel Aires Mateus has completed the Pateos holiday homes in Portugal, which look the same but are actually all different. More
Matharoo Associates folds concrete home in India around courtyards
Indian studio Matharoo Associates has created Cut Bend Fold Play, a concrete home in Chennai with internal courtyards and layered spaces that bring a feeling of spaciousness to its compact urban site. More
House Be in Belgium was designed for "dwelling in and amongst nature"
Board-marked concrete and exposed brickwork have been used to give a "rough but refined" character to this home in the Belgian countryside, designed by local practice A2o architecten. More
Jenny Peysin Architecture creates concrete Southampton home with a glass pavilion
Jenny Peysin Architecture has completed a house in the Hamptons with a poured-in-place concrete envelope and a glazed living space. More
Neiheiser Argyros transforms Athens Art 1 Office with colourful accents and varied textures
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has completed the renovation of a 40-year-old office building in Athens, transforming its concrete structure with a cluster of playful forms and colourful interiors. More
Dezeen Debate features BIG's "beautiful" concrete skyscraper in Ecuador
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG's completed Iqon skyscraper in Quito, Ecuador. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
"The world needs cement" says concrete industry decarbonisation chief
Concrete will remain the world's dominant construction material over biomaterials such as timber as the world transitions to net-zero, claims GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot. More
Casa Ventura "floats on top of the hill" it's built on says Tatiana Bilbao
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao explains how her concrete Casa Ventura house responds to the topography of its hilltop site in the latest instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim. More
RootStudio designs sculptural Hotel Flavia in Oaxaca "without plans"
Mexican architecture firm RootStudio has completed a concrete hotel in Oaxaca that was constructed in stages as a "habitable sculpture". More
Casa Santos is an "exploration of the possibilities of concrete" in Mexico
Architects Maria Gomez, Giovanni Ocampo and Héctor Coss have completed a low-lying, three-house retreat in western Mexico that explores the ability of concrete to work in "aesthetic harmony with the desert". More