Verdant courtyard occupies centre of Seattle home by Chadbourne + Doss
A courtyard designed to create an "idealised atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest" sits at the centre of this house in Seattle by local architects Chadbourne + Doss. More
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Tríptico Building in Córdoba is divided into three vertical houses
Architects Mariela Marchisio, Cristián Nanzer and Germán Margherit have completed a concrete building in central Argentina that contains a trio of tall, skinny residences designed for both living and working. More
Psychologist's office and tranquil garden hidden behind concrete wall in Uruguay
Architects Pedro Livni and Rafael Solano have created a psychologist's office behind a tall concrete wall in Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay. More
Apartments
Apartments
Riparia creates concrete Kokonut building in the Yucatán Peninsula
Riparia Architecture Studio has completed an apartment building in a Mexican resort town that consists of three volumes, one of which has a large screen and "opens like a fan towards the jungle." More
Cement and concrete "are not carbon sinks" says Cambridge materials scientist
The recognition of concrete's ability to absorb atmospheric carbon in the latest IPCC climate report means climate change "is worse than we thought," according to Cambridge University materials scientist Darshil Shah. More
Concrete house by Gestalt Associates take cues from Querétaro's colonial architecture
Gardens carved from this concrete home near Quérétaro, Mexico by Gestalt Associates bring light, air and vegetation into the living spaces. More
UK cement industry sets out roadmap to "go beyond net-zero" by 2050
UK producers are trialling new types of cement production methods and testing low-carbon concrete recipes in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions and become a net-zero industry. More
Graux & Baeyens slices concrete Belgian home with triangular openings
A stack of triangular, prow-like terraces define this concrete home in Mechelen, Belgium, designed by local practice Graux & Baeyens Architecten. More
Concrete houses
Concrete houses
Patio Estudio fills "introverted" home in Argentina with internal patios
Argentinian practice Patio Estudio has completed a concrete and stone home in the city of Córdoba that features living spaces arranged around a checkerboard of 11 planted patios. More
Concrete construction "offsets around one half" of carbonate emissions from cement industry says IPCC
Around half of the carbonate emissions from cement production are reabsorbed by the material when used in buildings and infrastructure, according to the latest IPCC climate report. More
Kuanchanok Pakavaleetorn creates inward-facing family home in Bangkok
Thai architect Kuanchanok Pakavaleetorn has built her own family home in Bangkok, with a design that prioritises privacy and airflow. More
Ten living rooms that use concrete to create textural interest
For our latest lookbook, we have selected ten living spaces from the Dezeen archive that use concrete as a focal design feature. More
Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls
Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed a library in Henan province featuring a curving concrete volume that emerges from the ruins of a derelict house. More
Espacio 18's La Casa del Sapo opens out onto a beach in Mexico
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete seafront home on Zapotengo beach in Oaxaca, with two wings oriented to follow the rising and setting of the sun. More
Studio Saxe's Naia houses open up to the Costa Rican rainforest
Wooden screens are used to form walls and overhanging roofs in this duo of Costa Rican beach houses by local firm Studio Saxe, which integrate the surrounding jungle into their design. More
Atelier Xi designs peach-coloured concrete pavilion in rural China
Chinese practice Atelier Xi has completed Peach Hut, a tinted concrete community pavilion and bar overlooking a field of peach trees in Henan Province. More
Adjaye Associates designs monolithic campus for The Africa Institute in Sharjah
Large courtyards will sit between the five high-rise blocks that define The Africa Institute campus, which Adjaye Associates is developing in downtown Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. More
Mexican desert influences pink concrete La Duna skatepark in Ciudad Juárez
The dunes of the Chihuahuan Desert informed the undulating, pink concrete landscape of this new skatepark in Ciudad Juárez's Oriente Park. More
Curved concrete walls snake through Berlin artist's residence by Philipp von Matt
German architect Philipp von Matt has incorporated a skylit studio and a ground floor exhibition space into this artist's home in Berlin. More
Carbon-capturing Celour paint allows anyone to "participate in CO2 removal in their daily lives"
Design graduate Kukbong Kim has developed a paint made from demolished concrete that is capable of absorbing 20 per cent of its weight in carbon. More