From a sculptural reading space to a turreted mausoleum, our latest roundup gathers curvy brick buildings where skillfully laid brickwork is shaped into fluid forms. More about Eight imaginative buildings with curving brickwork
Architecture studio House of EM has used a restrained palette of brick, timber, concrete and lime plaster for Skylark, a contemporary F-shaped house in Shropshire, UK. More about House of EM draws on mid-century design principles for brick-clad home
Mexican studio Lanza Atelier drew on contrasting British and Mesoamerican interpretations of the serpent when designing this year's Serpentine Pavilion, said the architects in an exclusive video interview with Dezeen. More about "The serpent is something that provides protection" says Lanza Atelier
Dutch studio Unknown Architects has completed House on a Dune, a holiday cabin on the island of Terschelling with lofty, timber-lined interiors that frame panoramic views of the surrounding sand plains and scrubland. More about Unknown Architects sinks timber cabin into dune-filled Dutch island
Brick garden walls conceal the Walled Courtyard house, which local architecture studio Inglis Badrashi Loddo has completed on a historic square in Kennington, south London. More about Garden walls conceal compact London house by Inglis Badrashi Loddo
A museum in Vietnam built from more than six million reclaimed clay tiles has won the grand prize at Wienerberger's 2026 Brick Awards, which is showcased in this video produced by Dezeen for the awards. More about Temple built from six million reused tiles wins Brick Award 2026
Australian studio MRTN Architects has completed Laneway House in Melbourne, extending a Victorian terrace with a "collage" of forms in red-toned brick, metal and timber. More about MRTN Architects extends Melbourne home with cluster of red-brick volumes
Architecture studio Wadhal has completed Wade House in London, using textured brickwork, pared-back fenestration and concealed guttering to put a subtly contemporary spin on typical suburban architecture. More about Wadhal subverts suburban architecture for home in west London
Artist Theaster Gates and landscape designer Sara Zewde have designed a pavilion from recovered building materials that will be a community centre in a historic Black neighbourhood in Houston, Texas. More about Theaster Gates and Studio Zewde to create performance space for Houston's Freedmen's Town
Brick arches frame views through the interior of this office in Gugarat, India, which also features colourful glass panels informed by one of architect Anuj Kapoor's favourite artists. More about Logic transforms bland commercial office into "humble and collaborative" workspace
US studio Trahan Architects has placed a round chapel with a brick facade and cross-laminated timber structure at a university in New Orleans, Louisiana. More about Trahan Architects integrates "sense of mystery" into circular university chapel in New Orleans
Architecture studio Lanza Atelier explains how the history of the Serpentine Pavilion informed the design for this year's Serpentine Pavilion in this exclusive video interview produced by Dezeen. More about Lanza Atelier draws on historic "crinkle-crankle" walls for Serpentine Pavilion 2026
Berlin studio Kéré Architecture has used compacted-earth blocks to create a headquarters for the non-profit Goethe-Institut in Dakar, Senegal. More about Kéré Architecture unveils compacted-earth Goethe-Institut in Dakar
Monolithic brick volumes intended to evoke "the ruins of an undiscovered ancient civilisation" conceal this cafe in South Korea, designed by local architecture studio Sosokki Anac. More about Sosokki Anac designs angular Abogoga cafe in Gimpo to resemble ancient ruins
South Korean studios Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects have transformed a 1970s brick building in Seoul into their own workspace and residence, contrasting its blocky exterior with curvilinear timber-lined interiors. More about Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects use "sculptural forms" for self-designed studio in Seoul
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Danish manufacturer Dinesen on the wood-and-brick Earth / Tree installation at art centre Copenhagen Contemporary. More about Kengo Kuma creates "sensorial moments" with Earth / Tree installation in Copenhagen
Austere brick walls cloak a bright skylit painting studio at the heart of Atelier Cambre in Argentina, designed by local architecture practice Esteras Perrote. More about Esteras Perrote nestles brick-clad painting studio in Argentinian woodland
Local studio Bloco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasília surrounded by brick screens and wide entry portals that open up the central courtyard to the exterior. More about Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil
Indian studio Compartment S4 has completed a cowshed in Maharashtra, using a palette of brick, stone and bamboo to elevate its utilitarian spaces into a "humane, climate-responsive habitat". More about Compartment S4 brings "warmth and craftsmanship" to cowshed in India
Graphic designer Melissa Price shines a light on the anatomy of the humble brick and the variety of bricklaying techniques used in construction in her book Brick Bonds. More about Brick Bonds book celebrates "the skill and craft of bricklaying"