Alex Chinneck creates giant rip in the brick facade of a London building
British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled his first permanent public installation – a 10-tonne ripped page made from 4,000 bricks. More
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Concrete ribs cradle brickwork walls at Bloco Arquitetos' Brasília residence
Concrete ribs extend across the brick walls of this house on the outskirts of Brasília, Brazil, which Bloco Arquitetos has designed as two pavilion-like structures linked by an outdoor path. More
McLaren Excell adds contrasting pale brick extension to black-painted Victorian house
A pair of interlocking volumes clad in pale brick and fronted by large, frameless windows extend the rear of this Victorian house in west London, which has been overhauled by McLaren Excell. More
31/44 Architects adds contemporary red-brick house to traditional London terrace
The homogenous red-brick facades and decorative tiled relief of this house tacked onto the end of a south-London terrace by 31/44 Architects reference details found on its older neighbours. More
Windows taper to reduce unwanted views from Seoul office and retail building
South Korean studio BUS Architecture has completed a mixed-use building in the Seoul, featuring bands of windows set into its brick facades that decrease in size as they wrap around to the rear. More
Rippling red brick facade shades house in Surat by Design Work Group
Design Work Group has completed a family home in the Indian port city of Surat, which features a gently undulating brick facade that offers shade from the sun. More
Dezeen's updated Pinterest board shows the versatility of brickwork
Our updated Pinterest board features new projects containing imaginative brickwork, from the striking red brick facade of The Center for the Jewish Life in Philadelphia to a perforated brick screen used to ventilate a Tehran housing block. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Perimeter House encloses private courtyard and plunge pool in Melbourne
Australian studio Make Architecture has added a brick extension to a Victorian cottage in Melbourne that bounds the street on one side and curves around a secluded courtyard on the other. More
Brickwork facade modelled on "abstract menorah" fronts Jewish community centre by Natoma Architects
Stanley Saitowitz's firm Natoma Architects has created a Hillel House for Philadelphia's Drexel University, with a red brick facade designed to reference the branched lampstands used in Jewish homes and temples, as well as the striated garments worn during prayer. More
Trevor Horne Architects completes 12-sided art gallery in south London park
London studio Trevor Horne Architects has completed a gallery and apartment building on the site of the former Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, featuring folded brick walls topped with a glazed events space. More
Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital combines concrete and brick with colourful details and big windows
Sheppard Robson and John Copper Architecture have completed a children's hospital in Johannesburg, which features brick facades and large windows that allow patients to take in the landscaping. More
Farm buildings inform design of Canadian lakeside home by Trevor Horne Architects
London-based Trevor Horne Architects has completed a waterfront house in Ontario, referencing local barn structures through expansive spaces and a zinc-clad pitched roof. More
Toronto flower shop by MSDS Studio features pale walls and linoleum-covered furniture
Speckled linoleum furniture, pale walls and minimal shelving provide a neutral backdrop for flower arrangements and plants at this Toronto florist by MSDS studio. More
Neri&Hu's Suzhou Chapel combines textured brick base with ethereal white cube
Perforated metal surfaces form a white "veil" around the main hall of this chapel designed by Neri&Hu for a hotel complex near the Chinese city of Suzhou. More
Faceted clay panels form Mexico City cafe by Esrawe and Cadena
Mexican firms Esrawe Studio and Cadena y Associados have collaborated on the design of Tierra Garat, a new cafe in Mexico City's fashionable Polanco district. More
Oslo psychiatric centre by Hille Melbye features planted courtyards and decorative brickwork
Patients of Hille Melbye's psychiatric centre in Oslo are welcomed by a decorative brick building, which is surrounded by landscaped courtyards designed to act as an extension of therapy. More
Inbetween Architecture transforms "terribly dated" 1970s Melbourne house to open up lake views
Inbetween Architecture has renovated and extended a dated brown-brick property in Melbourne's Doncaster suburb to improve the quality of its living spaces and capture views of nearby Ruffey Lake. More
L McComber Architects gives contemporary update to Tudor-style home in Montreal
During the renovation of this Montreal home, local firm L McComber Architects reinterpreted its mock-Tudor facades with an expansion that echoes the architectural style. More
Coffey Architects sets small brick home atop Victorian prison vaults in London
Reclaimed brick walls help this home of modest proportions blend with its historic context in London's Clerkenwell, where it stands on top of a former 19th-century prison. More
Cross-shaped house by Elliott Architects is adapted to sloping woodland setting
Elliott Architects has completed a family home in Northumberland made up of two intersecting volumes clad in opposing materials of slate, cedar and brick to represent different elements of its forest setting. More