Typo planters by David Karásek and Michael Tomalik for Mmcité
Dezeen Showroom: designers David Karásek and Michael Tomalik have collaborated with Czech brand Mmcité to create a planter made from 3D-printed concrete. More
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Tadao Ando unveils design for 2023 MPavilion
Geometric concrete forms and a reflective pool will define the 10th MPavilion in Australia, which is being designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando. More
Pezo von Ellrichshausen combines 12 buildings into one at Luna House
Chilean architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen have built a series of concrete buildings that come together to form a fortress-like compound. More
Gridded facade of Melbourne apartment block "presents a rhythm in the streetscape"
A strong grid formation defines the structure of 835 High Street, a concrete apartment block that Australian architecture studio Carr has added to a busy street in Melbourne. More
Workshop Architects renovates and expands purple Mérida home
Local architecture studio Workshop Architects has renovated a Spanish colonial house in Mérida, Mexico, and added two concrete buildings in its garden. More
Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" Gilder Center by Studio Gang
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the cave-like Gilder Center in Manhattan designed by Studio Gang. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Eight brutalist Mexican interiors that prove concrete doesn't have to feel cold
Raw concrete surfaces are softened by timber and plenty of daylight inside these Mexican houses, rounded up here as part of our latest lookbook. More
FMT Estudio connects two Mexican dwellings with swimming pool courtyard
Local architecture practice FMT Estudio has completed two concrete houses on either end of a narrow plot in Mérida, Mexico, connected by a central courtyard. More
Studio Gang designs cave-like Gilder Center for American Museum of Natural History
Chicago-based architecture firm Studio Gang has designed the Gilder Center in Manhattan to prioritize connectivity, creating a massive cavernous atrium meant to provoke a sense of exploration and discovery. More
Hermès aims "to attract attention to what is invisible" with caged homeware collection
Designer Charlotte Macaux Perelman has placed fashion brand Hermès' most recent homeware collection on chunky concrete plinths within a geometric cage formed from iron rods at Milan design week. More
Studio Gang unites Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts buildings with folded concrete canopy
Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed the overhaul of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas, with the addition of a sculptural folded concrete roof. More
Takeshi Hirobe Architects designs Japanese house to "dance around" complex site
Challenging site constraints informed the angular shape of this concrete house named Villa MKZ, designed by Japanese studio Takeshi Hirobe Architects. More
Espacio 18 Arquitectura cantilevers a sculptural concrete house in Oaxaca
Mexican studio Espacio 18 Arquitectura has balanced an expansive concrete house designed like a "rock carved to create a sculpture" on a hillside in Oaxaca. More
Design Ni Dukaan wraps "citadel-like" house in curved concrete wall
Multidisciplinary studio Design ni Dukaan has completed a house in Gujarat, India, with a board-formed concrete exterior walls that wrap the home and define courtyard spaces. More
Brutalist-style villa by Espacio 18 embodies "natural beauty" of Yucatán Peninsula caves
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete holiday home in Tulum with a circular window in one of the ceilings that reveals a swimming pool. More
Rieder concrete panels adorn Fifth Avenue skyscraper by Rafael Viñoly
Promotion: glass fibre-reinforced concrete panels by Austrian cladding brand Rieder animate the facade of the 277 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. More
Hooba Design Group adds concrete volumes to unfinished office in Tehran
Iranian architecture studio Hooba Design Group has completed the Saman Satellite office block, which was previously left unfinished on a technology park in Tehran. More
Zozaya Arquitectos orients Mexican beach house around reflecting pool
Mexican studio Zozaya Arquitectos has designed a concrete seaside house defined by a calming water feature on the Pacific coast. More
Exposed-concrete stair pulls light and views into Porto home by Tsou Arquitectos
A concrete staircase and curved lightwell draw light and views into Casa Vertical, a tall, narrow home in Porto, Portugal, which has been designed by local practice Tsou Arquitectos. More
Eight brutalist homes in Latin America
A holiday home punctuated by arches in Tulum and a "rugged" home in Argentina are among the projects in this roundup, which centres on brutalist houses in Latin American countries. More