Concrete ribs extend across the brick walls of this house on the outskirts of Brasília, Brazil, which Bloco Arquitetos has designed as two pavilion-like structures linked by an outdoor path. More about Concrete ribs cradle brickwork walls at Bloco Arquitetos' Brasília residence
There are barely any clothes in this minimal fashion boutique in São Paulo, which local firm MNMA Studio has expanded with a glass-fronted corridor to join its two sides. More about MNMA Studio gives São Paulo fashion store a stark makeover
Architecture studio DCPP has slotted huge windows between the concrete walls of this long, low house in Mexico to offer residents views of a golf course and mountains. More about DCPP designs low-lying concrete and glass weekend retreat at Mexican country club
Concrete is the muse for a new fragrance by Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons, which comes in a bottle made from the building material. More about Comme des Garçons celebrates concrete with latest perfume
An angled tower wrapped in red concrete panels and glazing contains the entrance to this second world war museum, which is mostly housed beneath the surface of a public plaza in the Polish city of Gdansk. More about Tilted red tower marks entrance to Polish war museum by Kwadrat
This rural home designed by Austin-based Dick Clark + Associates features walls made of concrete and glass, and deep roof overhangs that mitigate exposure to harsh sunlight. More about Low-lying residence by Dick Clark stretches across a Texas prairie
Danish brand Menu's minimal furniture and homeware is showcased in a new showroom in Copenhagen, designed by Norm Architects to also function as an office, cafe and co-working space. More about Norm Architects designs showroom for Menu that doubles as a co-working space
A research team from ETH Zurich used 3D-printed moulds to make the skeletal framework for this all-concrete boat, which won first prize for design innovation at the Concrete Canoe Regatta. More about ETH Zurich team creates all-concrete SkelETHon canoe built on slender "bones"
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 about Studio De Materia submerges private rooms of House JRv2 into sloping terrain
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 about Studio MK27 takes cues from Brazilian modernism for Osler House in Brasília
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 about Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple was the "first expression" of modern architecture
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 about Cheng + Franco cantilevers trio of Corten-clad volumes from rural Peruvian house
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 about Information technology pavilion in Moscow features circuit-board-patterned walls
The ripples and ridges of sand dunes and traditional textiles formed the basis for Note Design Studio's Weave tile collection.
More about Note Design creates bulging weave-effect tiles for Kaza Concrete
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 about Outdoor terrace divides two sides of zinc and concrete home in Costa Rica
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 about May + Russell's Australian archive building features three-dimensional concrete facades
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 about Construction starts on David Adjaye's crimson concrete art museum in Texas
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 about Gui Mattos perches timber-clad box on top of pyramidal ceiling at Brazilian beach house
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 about Domed summer house by LASSA offers an elevated view over a Greek olive grove
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 about Lázaro presents loft-style house in visuals that "go beyond hyper-realistic"