Büro Ziyu Zhuang designs Longquan Mountain Observatory to resemble "spaceship or alien form"
German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has topped a restaurant and teahouse in Chengdu, China, with sweeping roofs and a viewpoint. More
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Iksoi Studio celebrates functionality with exposed concrete grid in Indian factory
An exposed concrete structure adds a sense of rhythm to Mallcom Factory, a PPE factory designed by Indian practice Iksoi Studio. More
DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. More
Anonymous Architects embeds concrete house into Los Angeles hillside
Local studio Anonymous Architects has completed a residence with a concrete plinth that cantilevers off a mountainside in Los Angeles. More
Studio Weave nestles pink Seosaeng House into South Korean hillside
London-based practice Studio Weave used pink concrete tiles to clad a clifftop house that overlooks the sea in South Korea. More
Mountains inform rooflines at boarding school in southern California
American firm Gensler and an in-house team at the Swiss company EF Education First have updated a historic school campus in Pasadena by renovating buildings and adding new dormitories with roofs that allude to a nearby mountain range. More
Cast concrete volumes animate south London home by Bureau de Change
Architecture studio Bureau de Change has used concrete to playfully mimic motifs drawn from surrounding 1930s brick housing at Cast House in south London. More
Brutalist Mäusebunker building saved from demolition in Berlin
The brutalist Mäusebunker laboratory has been saved from demolition in Berlin after the local authorities listed it as a historical monument. More
Dezeen Debate features BIG's nearly completed "brutalist" HQ
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features images of BIG's nearly completed HQ in Copenhagen. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Monolithic New York museum pavilion features "perfect cube" gallery
Spanish architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo have collaborated to create the Robert Olnick Pavilion for the Magazzino Italian Art museum in Cold Spring, New York. More
Dezeen Debate features "elegant and timeless" concrete bridge in Switzerland
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Perforated brickwork wraps Premier Office in Vietnam by Tropical Space
A shell of perforated brickwork and climbing plants encases this concrete office building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, designed by local studio Tropical Space. More
Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles "a white pebble in the landscape"
Glossy white-concrete panels clad this holiday home with a pentagonal plan in Italy, which has been designed by Milan studio JM Architecture. More
Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river
Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. More
Wutopia Lab tops underground museum in China with sweeping concrete roof
Shanghai-based studio Wutopia Lab has created Deep Time Palace, an underground museum in Changchun featuring a wavy concrete roof with eye-shaped openings. More
ARQBR creates circular church with monumental steeple in Brasilia
Local studio ARQBR has used concrete and wood for a round church in Brasilia, Brazil that lifts off the land with 360-degree, ground-level windows. More
Aleš Fiala blends Czech winery into landscape beneath curved green roof
A sweeping, grass-topped concrete roof creates an artificial hill to conceal the Gurdau Winery in the Czech Republic, which has been designed by local practice Aleš Fiala Studio. More
Eight concrete kitchens with raw and tactile surfaces
Kitchens with exposed concrete surfaces take centre stage in this lookbook, which includes homes in Mexico, Japan and Ireland. More
Dezeen Debate features "intriguing" archival facility in Quebec
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a monolithic archival facility in Quebec by B+H Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim reveal concrete emergency housing prototype
In this video produced for Holcim by Dezeen, Norman Foster introduces a housing prototype for displaced people that the Norman Foster Foundation developed with the building materials company and unveiled at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More