This concrete extension to a traditional cottage in Ireland's County Kerry was treated with iron oxide to give it a russet hue that complements colours found in the surrounding landscape. More about Urban Agency completes pigmented-concrete extension alongside Irish cottage
Curved board-marked concrete walls wrap around the front of this residence in Quito, Ecuador, which local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero modelled on "the physical form of a hug". More about Casa Roca's curved concrete walls are designed to give an architectural "hug"
Japanese studio Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office has completed a mixed-use building in Tokyo featuring a jumbled composition of concrete rooms that create spaces for small balconies and gardens. More about Akihisa Hirata stacks concrete boxes to create "futuristic and savage" Tree-ness House
Monolithic concrete steps evocative of ancient Aztec temples surround open-air living spaces and gardens at the heart of Zicatela, a holiday home in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. More about Ludwig Godefroy and Emmanuel Picault complete "open-air fortress" house in Mexico
Large eaves and a metal-mesh canopy that will eventually be covered with plants help to shade the interiors of this concrete house on Japan's Okinawa Island. More about Ryuichi Ashizawa uses traditional techniques to control climate at house on Okinawa Island
Tetrahedral concrete forms used to prevent coastal erosion provided the design cues for this soap, which would look at home in any brutalist bathroom. More about Brutalist soap imitates concrete coastal barriers so it won't slip out of your hands
Ten glazed sections divided by board-marked concrete walls are lined up to form this long Mexican house, designed by architect Laurent Herbiet. More about Board-marked concrete walls frame pool views from AT House
Nine dark-coloured blocks circle a forest clearing that acts as a courtyard for this home by Mexican architects Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodríguez. More about Black concrete boxes form Casa Bruma in rural Mexico
Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has created a long concrete house for a sloping site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with extended portions forming covered balconies and a perpendicular swimming pool. More about Felipe Assadi's linear H House stretches along the Chilean coast
Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture and Design has built offices in the city for an Italian construction company, with rectangular concrete volumes offset from one other and covered balconies extending from the units. More about Oppenheim Architecture completes concrete GLF Headquarters along Miami riverwalk
UK scientists have found a way to incorporate wonder-material graphene into concrete, greatly increasing the material's strength and water resistance. More about Graphene-reinforced concrete is "more than twice as strong" say scientists
Engineers from WSP are working with architects at Innovation Imperative to create a carbon neutral modular hotel made from groups of concrete pods. More about Hotel of concrete pods proposed by WSP for remote locations
Architect Luciano Kruk's latest board-marked concrete holiday home on the Argentinian coast has walls wrapped in glazing and blackened wood. More about Luciano Kruk combines blackened wood with concrete for Equestrian House in Argentina
Dezeen is giving away five copies of a map that pinpoints Chicago's concrete buildings, including iconic brutalist structures and university projects, in this competition. More about Competition: win a map of Chicago's concrete architecture
Architecture studio SO designed this bunker-like concrete house in the Thai city of Chiang Mai around a pathway that provides locals a shortcut between two roads. More about Fuzzy House by SO features stepped roof terrace and public alleyway
Architecture studio Raum designed this house in the South Korean city of Yangsan as a cluster of clean-lined, interconnected blocks that can adapt to the changing needs of a young family. More about House in Yangsan looks like a cluster of small houses
Architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen have completed a tall and narrow concrete house, which perches on a cliff facing a sea-lion reserve on Chile's Coliumo Peninsula. More about Narrow concrete house by Pezo von Ellrichshausen juts towards the Pacific Ocean
A concrete and glass block projects out over the entrance of this red brick building in Brussels, which has been converted into offices for social services by WAW Architects. More about WAW Architects adds concrete extension to social services centre in former orphanage
A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects. More about Offices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase
Richard Seifert's celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. More about Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point