Italcementi i.lab by Richard Meier & Partners
A tapered concrete roof oversails glazed laboratories at this research and innovation centre that American firm Richard Meier & Partners has completed for Italian cement manufacturer Italcementi. More
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X House by Cadaval & Solà-Morales
This X-shaped house by architects Cadaval & Sola-Morales hangs over the edge of a hillside on the outskirts of Barcelona (+ slideshow). More
House of Silence by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects designed this concrete house in Shiga to be deliberately alien to its neighbours (+ slideshow). More
Researchers develop "biological concrete" for moss-covered walls
News: Scientists at a Spanish university are developing a new type of concrete that captures rainwater to create living walls of moss and fungi. More
Takanawa House by Hiroyuki Ito and O.F.D.A. Associates
This concrete house in Tokyo by Japanese architect Hiroyuki Ito has a glazed stairwell that splits the building into two distinct halves. More
Haus Rüscher by OLKRÜF
Sloping meadows and woodland thickets are all that surrounds this boxy concrete house in the mountains of western Austria by local studio OLKRÜF (+ slideshow). More
Spot table lamps by Nir Meiri
Product news: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a set of table lamps with metal shades hanging from thin stalks. More
Webb Chapel Park Pavilion by Cooper Joseph Studio
New York practice Cooper Joseph Studio was inspired by Mexican beach huts to insert four pyramidal chimneys behind the concrete exterior of this playground pavilion in Dallas, Texas (+ slideshow). More
Tepoztlan Lounge by Cadaval & Sola-Morales
Travellers visting the Mexican town of Tepoztlan can spend a few nights, months or even years at this three-armed concrete guesthouse by architects Cadaval & Sola-Morales (+ slideshow). More
House in Moreira by Phyd Arquitectura
The only windows at this concrete house in Moreira, Portugal, face one another across recessed patios. More
Ruta del Peregrino: Cerro del Obispo Lookout Point by Christ & Gantenbein
This bone-like tower of concrete by Swiss studio Christ & Gantenbein is one of nine architectural interventions along La Ruta del Peregrino, a 72-mile pilgrimage through the mountain landscape of Jalisco, Mexico (+ slideshow). More
Magno Tube Lamp by Doreen Westphal
Dutch Design Week: designer Doreen Westphal has created a lamp with a metal stem that can be positioned upright or at an angle against its magnetic concrete base, currently on show at Dutch Design Week. More
Concrete collection by Matali Crasset for Concrete by LCDA
Interieur 2012: French designer Matali Crasset has created a collection of concrete furniture, including a lamp shaped like an interwar military listening device. More
Marne-la-Vallée Central University Library by Beckmann-N'Thépé Architectes
This university library in Paris by French practice Beckmann-N’Thépé Architectes has a knobbly concrete facade that looks like blocks of earth. More
V4 vases by Seung-Yong Song
London Design Festival: delicate flowers and foliage are protected by the steel cages around these concrete vases by Korean designer Seung-Yong Song. More
The Dyson Building by Haworth Tompkins
This factory-like building by architects Haworth Tompkins is the new home for print-making and photography at the Royal College of Art in London. More
Ben Ami House by Shilo Benaroya
Rooms are shared between two matching concrete blocks at this house in Israel by architects Shilo Benaroya. More
Villa 921 by Harunatsu-Archi
This concrete bungalow on a remote Japanese island is built to protect its occupants from both extremely bright sunshine and destructive typhoons (+ slideshow). More
Villa Nieuw Oosteinde by Engelarchitecten
A prefabricated concrete cube appears to hover above the wooden base of this house near Amsterdam by Dutch practice Engelarchitecten (+ slideshow). More
House in Kitaoji by Torafu Architects
Every room inside this concrete house in Kyoto by Torafu Architects is accessible for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More