Revolution designs coloured concrete Mazul Beachfront Villas in Oaxaca
Mazul Beachfront Villas are a collection of holiday homes with coloured concrete facades designed to match their sandy surrounds on the coast of Oaxaca in Mexico. More
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Key Operation clads Kannai Blade Residence with narrow concrete fins
Tokyo studio Key Operation has completed an apartment building in Yokohama covered with thin concrete panels that create a random pattern of light and shadow across the facades. More
Javier de las Heras Solé wraps Spanish music school in perforated metal skin
Architect Javier de las Heras Solé has completed a music school building in the northern Spanish town of Amorebieta-Etxano, featuring a concrete podium and facades clad in weathering-steel mesh that allows partial views of the interior. More
MAPA tops multi-storey car park in Uruguay with roof terrace
The Florida Building by MAPA is a prefabricated multi-storey car park in Montevideo, Uruguay, topped by a courtyard garden and rooftop terrace. More
Commenter responds to Little Island park by saying "London dodged a bullet"
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Little Island park and performance venue in New York City and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Eight architecture projects by the late Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Following the death of celebrated architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha at the age of 92, we look back at eight key projects from concrete houses to museums that cemented his global reputation. More
Overlapping stone and concrete layers form Casa SAB by PSV Arquitectura
Argentinian firm PSV Arquitectura developed this grand concrete slab house in Córdoba in longitudinal strips so that all of its spaces would face north. More
OYO Architects positions spiral staircase at the heart of brick and concrete House Dede
OYO Architects has completed a house on the site of an old barn in Drongen, Belgium, featuring a cross-shaped plan with a spiral staircase at its centre. More
Thomas Heatherwick's Little Island park and outdoor theatre opens on the Hudson
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has used 132 concrete columns set into the Hudson River to support the Little Island park and performance venue, which has opened in New York City. More
Vector Architects creates network of terraces around Pingshan Art Museum
Vector Architects has completed the Pingshan Art Museum near Shenzhen, featuring a network of balconies and bridges that allow artworks to be displayed both inside and out. More
Sunken concrete floor expands Victorian terrace house in London
DGN Studio has extended and renovated a Victorian semi-detached terraced house in East London, introducing a sunken concrete floor to maximise the ground floor ceiling height. More
Tautem and Bmc2 Architectes use monolithic forms to create concrete school in Marseille
French architecture studios Tautem and Bmc2 Architectes have built a concrete school in Marseille with sculptural features, skewed-geometric windows and colourful interiors. More
SOA Architectes adds contemporary Aya Tower to Beirut skyline
SOA Architectes looked to traditional Arabian houses when designing this contemporary tower in Beirut, which has been completed in spite of the huge explosion that hit the city. More
First tenants move into 3D-printed home in Eindhoven
A boulder-shaped concrete house in the Netherlands has become the first lived-in 3D-printed home in the country after its tenants received the key on April 30. More
Skyscraper by Jason Long and OMA reaches full height in Brooklyn
A skyscraper and a tower designed by architect Jason Long and architecture firm OMA have topped out in the Greenpoint neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. More
Nuvolato Architop finish by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: Ideal Work's Nuvolato Architop finish gives any surface the appearance of concrete with an application just three millimetres thick. More
Acid Stain finish by Ideal Work
Dezeen Showroom: concrete flooring is enhanced through a colour-changing chemical reaction using the Acid Stain finish by Italian brand Ideal Work. More
Viewing platforms tops New Grand Avenue Park Bridge by LMN Architects
LMN Architects has built a viewpoint on top of the concrete and weathering steel New Grand Avenue Park Bridge in Everett, Washington. More
Red concrete museum tells the story of Alpine ibexes in Pitztal valley
Swiss architects Daniela Kröss and Rainer Köberl have completed a red building "like a small castle" to celebrate the history of wild ibex in the alpine region of Pitztal, Austria. More
MAD completes amorphous concrete library in China
Chinese architecture studio MAD has completed the Cloudscape of Haikou, a sinuous library and waystation that is cast in seamless white concrete on the coast of the Chinese island of Hainan. More