Studio De Materia submerges private rooms of House JRv2 into sloping terrain
A timber-clad garage rests on top of partly submerged living spaces at this house in Poznań, Poland, which opens up towards the landscape on its lower level. More
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Studio MK27 takes cues from Brazilian modernism for Osler House in Brasília
Brazilian studio Studio MK27 has rotated the top volume of this concrete house in Brasília so it extends out over a narrow swimming pool to rest on a pair of stilts. More
Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple was the "first expression" of modern architecture
We're continuing our look back at Frank Lloyd Wright's most important projects, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the American architect's birth last week. Next is Unity Temple, the Prairie-style concrete church that he considered to be his first contribution to modern architecture. More
Cheng + Franco cantilevers trio of Corten-clad volumes from rural Peruvian house
This countryside house in Peru by Lima-based studio Cheng + Franco Arquitectos features three volumes clad in perforated Corten steel that cantilever above a grassy bridleway. More
Information technology pavilion in Moscow features circuit-board-patterned walls
The fibreglass-concrete facades of this technology centre in Moscow, designed by architecture practice WALL, are imprinted with a pattern based on the conductive tracks of circuit boards. More
Note Design creates bulging weave-effect tiles for Kaza Concrete
The ripples and ridges of sand dunes and traditional textiles formed the basis for Note Design Studio's Weave tile collection.
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Outdoor terrace divides two sides of zinc and concrete home in Costa Rica
Two volumes, one made from zinc and one from concrete, are separated by a glazed walkway and terrace in this Costa Rican house by MG Design Studio. More
May + Russell's Australian archive building features three-dimensional concrete facades
Slanted panels of precast concrete are positioned to catch the dawn and dusk sunlight that falls on the facades of this archival facility near the Australian capital, Canberra. More
Construction starts on David Adjaye's crimson concrete art museum in Texas
The red concrete art museum that British architect David Adjaye designed for the Linda Pace Foundation is now under construction in San Antonio, Texas. More
Gui Mattos perches timber-clad box on top of pyramidal ceiling at Brazilian beach house
A concrete ceiling in the form of an inverted pyramid opens up towards its edges to provide views of the surrounding rainforest from inside this house close to Brazil's Itamambuca beach. More
Domed summer house by LASSA offers an elevated view over a Greek olive grove
Fingers of earth branch over this mound-shaped holiday home by architecture studio LASSA, allowing its owners to climb up onto the roof to admire Greece's Peloponnese peninsula. More
Lázaro presents loft-style house in visuals that "go beyond hyper-realistic"
These renderings by visualisation studio VER depict a board-marked concrete house with factory-like glazing, which Mexican architecture studio Lázaro is planning to build in the city of Uruapan. More
EKAR Architects designs concrete-block Thailand house for vet and pharmacist siblings
This mixed-used building in Thailand includes the home and work spaces of a pair of siblings, arranged around planted courtyards and perforated concrete-block walls. More
Monolithic concrete house by Bergmeisterwolf emerges from an Alpine hillside
This bunker-like house in South Tyrol by local studio Bergmeisterwolf features an angular cutout that shelters a balcony overlooking the nearby valley. More
Sergey Makhno Architects reveals atmospheric visuals of Ukrainian mountain residence
Sergey Makhno Architects has revealed these painterly renderings of a weathering steel holiday home nestled in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains. More
Andreas Gruber embeds minimal concrete house into Tyrolean hillside
A three-storey house made entirely of concrete has been set into the steep slope of the Eisack Valley in South Tyrol by local architect Andreas Gruber. More
NGNP Arquitectos uses faceted roof to define offices for startups in western Spain
An angular roof folds over this business centre for startups in western Spain, which Seville-based NGNP Arquitectos has split into two blocks by a narrow courtyard. More
Vector Architects adds barrel-vaulted roof to refurbished house in Chinese port
Vector Architects has renovated a house perched on a rocky peninsula in China's Fujian Province, adding a vaulted concrete roof that encloses a new living area with views towards the sea from either end. More
Arch Studio carves concrete Buddhist shrine into a grassy mound in Hebei
Beijing-based Arch Studio has completed a Buddhist shrine near the city of Tangshan, featuring subterranean concrete spaces that open up to views of a nearby river and planted courtyards. More
Mami House is a "mini bunker" built for a couple on a very tight budget
Faced with the difficult task of delivering a family house for less than €100,000, Portuguese architect José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira designed this cuboidal concrete property. More