London designers JamesPlumb present a solo show of their work in Geneva this month, including a three-piece suite made by inserting cast concrete seats between the carved frames of a reclaimed sofa and armchairs. More about Goodnight Day by JamesPlumb
Hong Kong firm O Studio Architects have completed a stark concrete church on the side of a sacred mountain in China. More about Church of Seed by O Studio Architects
A windowless yellow facade shrouds the interior of this concrete gymnasium in southern France by architects Heams & Michel. More about Gymnastics building by Heams & Michel
These four concrete apartment blocks by Spanish architects TASH were only completed last year, but they already look strangely abandoned in these photographs. More about Protected Collective Houses in Toledo by TASH
Residents have to go careful on the roof terrace of this Portuguese house, where gaping chasms drop down to basement courtyards two floors below. More about House in Leiria by ARX Portugal
Dezeen Platform: Florian Schmid presents his Stitching Concrete Project at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform in Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Florian Schmid
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed a monastery built into the side of a hill at the site of Le Corbusier's chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut in Ronchamp. More about Ronchamp Tomorrow by Renzo Piano
The golden ratio determines proportions throughout this raw concrete house in Germany. More about Absalon by Denzer & Poensgen
Raw concrete and rough limestone clad the interior of a London ice cream parlour designed by branding studio Vonsung. More about Polka Gelato by Vonsung
Industrial design graduate Florian Schmid made these stools by folding fabric that's impregnated with cement then drenching it in water. More about Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid
Two stark concrete houses in Lisbon feature secluded courtyards with overflowing ponds and swimming pools (photographs by Fernando Guerra). More about Santa Isabel Houses by Bak Gordon
Can't get enough concrete? Here's a range of concrete stationery by London designer Magnus Pettersen. More about Solid desk accessories by Magnus Pettersen
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More about House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects
This dreamy holiday bunker designed by Portuguese studio Phyd Arquitectura is sunk into the landscape, overlooking the hills near Torres Novas. More about House in Pedrogão by Phyd Arquitectura
Australian architects Jolson have completed a house in Melbourne where cantilevering concrete slabs appear to balance on top of a bronze garden wall. More about House 20 by Jolson
Thai designer Decha Archjananun has made a series of vases with concrete bases to hold water and wire frames to support flower stems. More about Weight Vases by Decha Archjananun
Japanese firm Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a concrete house in Fukuoka that resembles a half-submerged submarine. More about House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
The auditorium of this Madrid cultural centre by Spanish studio Fündc is contained in a bulky concrete cantilever. More about New Cultural Centre by Fündc
Designer Tim Mackerodt of Germany will show this lamp and stool made of folded concrete at DMY International Design Festival in Berlin next month. More about FALT.series by Tim Mackerodt
Concrete wedges project out from the facade of this single-storey residence near Madrid by Spanish architecture studio A-Cero. More about Concrete House II by A-Cero
