Bernard Dubois channels childhood memories into Aesop interior in Brussels
Distinctive yellow Belgian bricks of the 1930s and 1960s are reinterpreted in this store designed by architect Bernard Dubois for skincare brand Aesop. More
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Morris + Company completes Wildernesse Mews retirement homes in historic Kent estate
Morris + Company has staggered a terrace of brick houses for the elderly within the grounds of a 17th century mansion in Sevenoaks, Kent. More
Hollow brick shell encases glass-walled House SSK in Belgium
De Baes Associates and architect Sophie van Noten's House SSK is a steel and glass house wrapped inside an open-topped brick shell in Kortrijk, Belgium. More
Red brick and tinted concrete form CPDA's 139 Schultz apartment block in Mexico City
Matching red brick and coloured concrete walls enclose the balconies fronting this residential building in Mexico City, which was designed by local studio CPDA Arquitectos. More
Angular brick volumes form nArchitects' Equal Rights Heritage Center in New York
Three red brickwork volumes form this cultural centre in New York, which Brooklyn-based studio nArchitects designed to commemorate the state's fight for social equality. More
Trace Architecture Office completes coffee processing facility and hotel in China
Beijing-based architecture studio Trace Architecture Office has completed the Xinzhai Coffee Manor complex in the Yunnan Province, China, which processes coffee from the surrounding hills and is a hotel for visitors to the area. More
Showroom in Mashhad creates public spaces with brick staircase and rooftop terrace
Why Architects Group has converted a residential building in Mashhad, Iran, into a commercial showroom for the Bouzarjomehr Company, adding a generous outdoor staircase leading to a public roof terrace. More
STPMJ stacks rooms to create skinny brick house in Seoul
A skinny house by STPMJ dominates its surroundings by stacking five tall floors onto a 100-square-metre plot in Seoul to create a "provocative" take on a family home. More
Graux & Baeyens designs three brick volumes to form Belgian house with wetland views
Long, pale-grey bricks create a uniform appearance for the three blocks that make up House J-VC in Belgium, which is positioned to make the most of the site's natural light without losing views of the wetlands behind. More
Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield unveil sister towers in London's Hackney
David Chipperfield Architects has teamed up with Karakusevic Carson Architects to create a pair of matching, hexagonal housing towers on an estate in east London. More
Interval Architects uses red brick for botanic art centre in a wetland park
Tower of Bricks is an art centre on the site of a former brickworks near Hengshui, China, featuring a brick-clad observation tower and vaulted exhibition spaces. More
Atelier NL's brick-inspired Dezeen Awards trophies reference the architecture of London
With four days to go until the Dezeen Awards ceremony, Dutch design studio Atelier NL have completed the hand-made trophies that will be handed to winners on the night.
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View striking examples of brickwork via our Pinterest board
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to brickwork, including a family home in Surat with a red rippling facade and five affordable houses for Argentinian teachers. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
MVRDV's Radio Tower & Hotel for New York constitutes colourful Lego-like blocks
Dutch firm MVRDV has broken ground on its first project in the US: a mixed-use "vertical village" made up of yellow, blue, red and green brickwork volumes. More
Bio-bricks made from human urine could be environmentally friendly future of architecture
University of Cape Town researcher Suzanne Lambert has created a zero-waste building material made with human urine, which hardens at room temperature, as an alternative to environmentally taxing kiln-fired bricks. More
Pared-back garden pavilions by Threefold Architects provide space for poolside relaxation
Threefold Architects has completed a simple brick pool house with an outdoor fireplace, and a matching gym, at either end of a London garden. More
Brickwork fronts slender East Harlem residential building by Robert Marino and Leehong Kim
Windows are recessed into the pink brick facade of this residential building, which New York architects Robert Marino and Leehong Kim have designed for a slender plot in Upper Manhattan. More
Bell Phillips adds red brick social housing block to south London estate
Architecture studio Bell Phillips has added 27 brick homes to a 1960s estate in south London as part of a resident-led social housing scheme. More
Pavilion by Mexico City architects to become community centre in earthquake-hit town
This pavilion erected in the pond of a Mexico City park was built from stacks of earthen blocks, which were dismantled to be rebuilt as part of a community centre in a town hit by last year's deadly earthquake. More
H&P Architects wraps perforated brick walls around Hanoi house Brick Cave
Two layers of perforated brickwork surround this two-bedroom family home in Hanoi by Vietnamese studio H&P Architects. More