PPAA completes residence in Mexico City clad with board-formed concrete
Courtyards, walkways, and staircases delineate the volumes of this home in Mexico City designed by local studio PPAA. More
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Henley Halebrown completes "hybrid building" in Hackney with red concrete loggia
London studio Henley Halebrown has used a palette of reddish-brown concrete and bricks to visually tie together a school and housing in this mixed-use scheme in Hackney, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
Earth Tone tile collection by Cavaril
Dezeen Showroom: Hungarian tiling brand Cavaril has released its range of textured concrete tiles with sculptural surfaces in a new earthy colour palette. More
Ramos Alderete creates La Ermita de Lola shrine in Spanish garden
Architecture studio Ramos Alderete has created a concrete grotto of remembrance in a private garden in Las Rozas, Spain, featuring a concave opening that shelters a stone sculpture. More
Crosson Architects creates stealthy lifeguard tower on remote New Zealand beach
Local studio Crosson Architects used dark-coloured concrete to help the circular Te Pae lifeguard tower blend in with its setting on a remote black-sand beach near Auckland, New Zealand. More
Pezo von Ellrichshausen opts for yellow concrete at Raem House
Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has completed a house in the mountains outside Santiago that combines coloured concrete with a grid of partial circles. More
Rashid Ali creates pink-concrete pavilion with "miniature botanical garden" in Somaliland
A pink-concrete canopy shelters a seating area around a small garden at the Courtyard Pavilion in Hargeisa, the capital of the autonomous region of Somaliland, designed by local studio Rashid Ali Architects. More
Rafael Pardo creates towering Zoncuantla Apartments from pigmented concrete
Architect Rafael Pardo has completed a towering apartment block in Veracruz, Mexico, using concrete pigmented with minerals from the site. More
Ian Pablo Amores creates pink hotel with courtyard garden in San Miguel de Allende
Mexican architect Ian Pablo Amores has completed a boutique hotel in San Miguel de Allende with a pink facade and a landscaped garden lounge. More
1540 Arquitectura references agave plant with triangular-shaped ranch
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created a series of triangular structures incorporating a stable called Services Agavero Ranch in the Tequila district of Jalisco, Mexico. More
NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte contrasts red concrete pool house with green landscape
Architecture studio NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte has built a pool house from red concrete within the wooded garden of a home in Flanders, Belgium. More
Ten houses made from colourful concrete
Concrete is usually associated with an industrial-looking shade of grey, but it doesn't always have to be that way. Here, Dezeen rounds up 10 concrete houses that bring colour to the material. More
Concrete walls frame desert views in remote Chihuahua home by OAX Arquitectos
The earthen tone of this off-grid holiday home in Northern Mexico was selected to match the rock formations of the nearby Cumbres de Majalca National Park, which is known for its dramatic landscapes. More
Pink concrete covers "fun house" on English coast by RX Architects
British studio RX Architects referenced Mediterranean beach houses when designing Seabreeze, a coastal holiday home in East Sussex that is covered in smooth pink concrete. More
Foster + Partners layers coloured concrete to create Narbo Via museum in France
Layers of coloured concrete that resemble rock stratifications enclose the Narbo Via museum designed by British architecture studio Foster + Partners in southern France. More
RCR Arquitectes unveils luxury villa at Portugal's Palmares resort
Catalonian studio RCR Arquitectes has completed the first of eight luxury red concrete villas it has designed for the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf resort in the Algarve. More
Earth-toned concrete covers Casa Calafia in Mexico by RED Arquitectos
Named after a mythical warrior queen, this house by RED Arquitectos features arched doorways and windows that overlook the Pacific Ocean from Mexico's Baja peninsula. 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
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
Edition Office completes black concrete home in rural Australia
Black-pigmented concrete and black timber battens have been used to create this tactile home in the village of Federal, New South Wales by Australian studio Edition Office. More