Blocky volumes in exposed concrete contrast with the lush greenery and rooftop vegetable garden at House K, a home in Vietnam designed by local architecture studio HGAA. More about Nature is "inseparable from daily life" at House K in Vietnam
Colourful concrete modules are combined to form impromptu hangout spots in the Barcode collection, designed by architecture studio MVRDV for Barcelona street furniture manufacturer Escofet. More about MVRDV designs modular concrete street furniture to be occupied in "unexpected ways"
From a modernist church in South Korea to a geometric post office in Qatar, editor Bob Pang selects 10 of his favourite projects from the recently released Brutalist Asia book. More about Ten monumental brutalist buildings in Asia
Local studio I IN drew on the existing architecture when creating fashion brand Andersson Bell's flagship store in Japan, which is filled with glossy, reflective surfaces and warm red and yellow hues. More about I IN contrasts concrete architecture with bright colours in Andersson Bell Tokyo store
Trapezoidal motifs appear throughout this concrete condominium block in Tokyo, designed by Japanese studio Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. More about Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture uses trapezoid motifs for concrete housing in Tokyo
Local studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has completed the Arte Abierto Baja in Mexico, an open-air exhibition space wrapped by monolithic walls of exposed concrete and stone. More about "Light and sea breeze shape the viewing" of exhibits at open-air art gallery in Mexico
Portuguese studio António Costa Lima Arquitectos has extended the historic Colégio de Santa Maria school in Lisbon, adding a stack of cubic concrete volumes that cascade down to a terrace and playground. More about António Costa Lima Arquitectos adds concrete extension to historic Lisbon school
AIM Architecture has designed Zara Huaihai Road, a flagship store for the Spanish fashion brand in Shanghai, with an amphitheatre-like brick podium that connects the building with the street. More about Zara flagship store in Shanghai reflects "the future of physical retail"
The New York office of OMA and local practice YA Studio have arranged a 160-home apartment block in San Francisco, California, around multiple courtyards. More about OMA completes first US affordable housing development in San Francisco
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Yano Aoyama Architecture Design's public toilet for the Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. More about "Japan takes this seriously" says commenter
Local studio Lenka Milerová Architektka has converted a former pigsty in the Czech Republic into Panoší Újezd Summer House, complementing its rough stone walls with additions in exposed concrete. More about Lenka Milerová Architektka transforms stone pigsty in Czech Republic into holiday home
Japanese practice Yano Aoyama Architecture Design has completed a public toilet for the Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, creating two chiselled concrete blocks that are topped by a thin roof of naturally curved cedar. More about Yano Aoyama Architecture Design tops public toilet in Japan with sweeping timber canopy
Italian photographer Andrea Ferro has documented the remaining 1950s bubble houses in Dakar, Senegal, as they face increasing threats of demolition. More about Andrea Ferro photographs Dakar's under-threat bubble houses
Local practice Studio Font has completed Casa Diez Pies, a home in Mexico that steps down a lush coastal cliff supported in 10 concrete columns. More about Studio Font perches cliffside home in Mexico on inhabitable concrete columns
Local architecture studio MACH has completed Calasparra Town Hall in Spain, using red textured render and pink-toned concrete to give the building a welcoming feel. More about MACH designs red town hall in Spain to have "warm and welcoming presence"
Local studio Felipe Caboclo Arquitectura has completed a small, oblong chapel out of wood and glass, flanking it with sinuous concrete walls on a residential property in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Felipe Caboclo Arquitectura creates "sublime path" at undulating private chapel in São Paulo
An austere exterior of stacked concrete volumes conceals a double-height courtyard and plant-filled terrace at the heart of this home in Tokyo, designed by local studio Apollo Architects & Associates. More about Apollo Architects & Associates prioritises "security and privacy" for Tokyo home
Argentina studio Además Arquitectura has completed a blocky concrete house protected by a rounded privacy wall in a suburban area of Buenos Aires. More about Además Arquitectura encloses Buenos Aires house with wall for "introspective approach"
As part of our ongoing parametricism series, we look at the Nordpark Railway Stations, a collection of four funicular railway stations in Innsbruck, Austria, designed by Zaha Hadid. More about Zaha Hadid's Nordpark stations topped with parametric "ice formations"
The Miller Hull Partnership has completed a renovation of a library at a university in San Luis Obispo, California, working to restore the original design intent of the brutalist building. More about Miller Hull renovates brutalist university library in California