Brazilian architect Marcelo Couto and landscape designer Rodrigo Oliveira have created a cantilevering house with multiple courtyards and an interior staircase with a slide attached in Fazenda da Grama, São Paulo. More about Cantilevered Serra Residence in Brazil includes stair-side slides
Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. More about Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques
A shell of reinforced concrete and warm timber panelling defines Residenza Carèsg, a row of houses in Verscio, Switzerland, by local studio Atelier Rampazzi. More about Atelier Rampazzi creates trio of concrete houses in Switzerland
Industrial designer Mary Lempres has created a bio-cement structure developed to mimic naturally occurring oyster reefs that tackle coastal flooding, filter seawater and promote biodiversity. More about Reef Rocket is a bio-cement reef grown from plant enzymes
Distressed concrete, rowlock bricks and worn plasterwork create an intentionally unfinished appearance at this cafe in New York City's East Village neighbourhood, designed by Brooklyn studio Commoncraft. More about Commoncraft draws on "beauty in imperfection" for New York cafe
Balconies shaded by trailing plants front this slender concrete home in Vietnam, which has been designed by local architecture practice X11 Design Studio to "promote a connection between nature and people". More about X11 Design Studio "connects nature with daily activities" at De Chill House in Vietnam
Berlin studio Mono Architekten has combined a perforated concrete viewing tower with a car park topped by a public park to create a new entrance to the town of Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. More about Mono Architekten tops perforated concrete car park with public plaza
Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. More about Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts
A series of red-concrete cylinders were used to update the layout, circulation and lighting of this house in Versaille, renovated by French studio Atelier Delalande Tabourin. More about Concrete "wells" illuminate French home renovated by Atelier Delalande Tabourin
Design firms WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects have created a multi-level, concrete community centre in an underserved neighbourhood that is meant to "promote the regeneration of social life". More about Mexico City community centre features blue-tinted concrete walls
Architecture studio All(zone) has created Under the Rain Trees, a holiday house with five curved wings nestled under tree canopies on the banks of the River Ping in rural Thailand. More about All(zone) nestles concrete holiday home among trees in rural Thailand
Japanese studio IGArchitects conceived this home in Tokyo as an adaptable space for both living and working, with stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls. More about IGArchitects designs home in Japan as "one big room"
A school with colourful volumes and sinuous curves by Trace Architecture Office won Dezeen Awards China 2023 Architecture project of the year, as seen in this movie produced by Dezeen. More about Dezeen Awards China architecture project of the year "opens up new possibilities"
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Pulkra has displayed a selection of products from its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom, which are made out of its patented concrete composite, Acron. More about Pulkra lists furniture and products made from concrete on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: created by designers Pio and Tito Toso for Italian brand Pulkra, the Dome range is intended to bring the austere beauty of concrete into the bathroom. More about Dome bathroom suite by Pio and Tito Toso for Pulkra
Dezeen Showroom: design studio Martinelli Venezia celebrates the expressive qualities of concrete with the Compage tableware collection, created for Italian brand Pulkra. More about Compage tableware by Martinelli Venezia for Pulkra
Timber balconies project from the corner of this skinny concrete hotel in Nha Trang, Vietnam, designed by local studio 324Praxis. More about Skinny hotel in Vietnam offers guests a feeling of "protection and intimacy"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of concrete pavilions installed by Pezo von Ellrichshausen in Chile. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features concrete pavilions in Chile where "modernist ideas work beautifully"
British studio Foster + Partners has revealed its design for The Alton, a mixed-use development with a concrete structure that will draw on the surrounding architecture of Miami Beach, Florida. More about Foster + Partners references "Florida's vernacular architecture" for The Alton in Miami
Czech architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has designed a mixed-use tower with cascading floors clad in red concrete for the New Boulevard in Tirana, Albania. More about Chybik + Kristof designs cascading red-concrete tower for Tirana