A series of freestanding brick walls designed to resemble ruins frame this community centre near Bengaluru, India, designed by local architecture studio A Threshold. More about A Threshold disguises community centre in India as "ancient ruins"
Chinese materials company Yi Design has developed a porous brick made from recycled ceramic waste that could be used to prevent flooding in urban areas. More about Yi Design turns ceramic waste into water-permeable bricks
Architecture practice M9 Design Studio has designed a circular memorial complex in India to commemorate actor Vishnuvardhan. More about M9 Design Studio's circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises "unity and continuity"
Dezeen's latest lookbook explores eight interiors – from bright, airy residential spaces to cool, open-plan offices – illuminated by perforated brick walls. More about Eight bright and airy interiors illuminated by perforated brick walls
An exposed concrete frame, red brickwork and a large silver curtain define House K in Thailand, which has been designed by local studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture. More about Bangkok Tokyo Architecture creates concrete house with giant silver curtain
Living rooms with tactile brick, concrete and wood surfaces feature in this lookbook, which shows that opting for industrial materials doesn't have to sacrifice cosiness. More about Seven cosy living rooms with industrial material palettes
A staggered arrangement of windows and patterned sections of brickwork form the facade of 19 Waterloo Street, a house that Australian studio SJB has added to a small site in Sydney. More about Reclaimed materials form "playful and textured" facade of Sydney house
Designer Emy Bensdorp has found a way to clean PFAS "forever chemicals" from contaminated clay soil by firing it into bricks as part of a project showcased at Dutch Design Week. More about Emy Bensdorp takes on PFAS pollution by turning "toxic" soil into bricks
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a brick metro station in Tehran. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "refreshing" metro station in Tehran
Polish design studio Projekt Praga has overhauled the taproom of a centuries-old brewery outside Kraków to accommodate a new bar and restaurant, inserting bold contemporary elements into the historic brick-vaulted space. More about Projekt Praga creates bar with self-service beer fountain for 16th-century Tenczynek Brewery
Iranian practice KA Architecture Studio has completed the Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran, creating a new "democratic open space" around the station that is sheltered by a cluster of barrel-vaulted forms. More about KA Architecture Studio tops Tehran metro station with brick barrel vaults
Dezeen teamed up with US brick company Glen-Gery to host a talk exploring the place brick has in today's urban landscapes. More about Watch a talk on the role of brick in today's world
A band of limestone separates old and new at Fohlenweg, a house in Berlin that London studio O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects created using the walls of an existing bungalow. More about O'Sullivan Skoufoglou transforms Berlin bungalow with blocky extension
A collision of geometric forms in contrasting brick and concrete defines Great Primary Shapes House, a dwelling in South Africa designed by local architect Gregory Katz. More about Gregory Katz merges clashing geometries for South African home
Australian architecture studio Carr drew on 20th-century industrial warehouses for this office building in Melbourne, which features a stepped frontage of perforated red-brick columns. More about Industrial warehouses inform Melbourne office block by Carr
Promotion: US firm Design Collective has developed a 27-storey mixed-use tower in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is clad in custom-coloured bricks by material manufacturer Glen-Gery. More about High contrast brick by Glen-Gery helps blend Maryland high rise into skyline
Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva, designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals. More about Blue-timber gardeners' workshop topped with illuminating lantern
Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children's community centre near King's Cross, London, created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. More about Arched brick forms enliven London children's centre by Adam Khan Architects
London studio Satish Jassal Architects has created a two-bedroom bungalow from handmade-bricks behind shops and restaurants on Turnpike Lane in Haringey, England. More about Satish Jassal Architects squeezes brick bungalow onto enclosed London site
Salvaged brick and aluminium screens feature on the exterior of a round building designed by local studio John Ronan Architects to house the Chicago Park District Headquarters and a community field house. More about John Ronan Architects creates circular brick building for Chicago Park District