Local architecture studio Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. More about Zeller & Moye creates earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City
Brazilian studio Gusmão Otero Arquitetos Associados has completed a campus for the Pequeno Príncipe School on the outskirts of the city of Ribeirão Preto using concrete and prefabricated panels. More about GOAA uses prefabricated panels to create naturally ventilated school in Brazil
A Japanese house and restaurant are contained within this mud-covered building by architect Junya Ishigami, which was crafted by pouring concrete into holes in the ground. More about Junya Ishigami hides mud-covered house and restaurant below ground level in Japan
For our latest lookbook, we've collected 10 brutalist interiors from the UK to Brazil and Indonesia that show how textiles, plants and colours can be used to soften monolithic concrete spaces and create a cosy atmosphere. More about Ten beautiful brutalist interiors with a surprisingly welcoming feel
Estudio Santa Rita has completed a compact and efficient building with colourful storage units and a saw-tooth roof that houses the offices and workshops of a creative couple in Mérida, Mexico. More about Estudio Santa Rita places saw-tooth roof over Mérida art studio
Dezeen Showroom: Hungarian tiling brand Cavaril has released its range of textured concrete tiles with sculptural surfaces in a new earthy colour palette. More about Earth Tone tile collection by Cavaril
Costa Rica studio Plup! has completed a pair of structures topped with dramatic skylights on the slopes of the Barva Volcano using inexpensive materials. More about Plup! Studio completes pair of low-cost dwellings in Costa Rican jungle
A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. More about Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan
Mexican firm Arqueodigma Studio aimed to block exposure to a busy street while creating a feeling of openness within this family residence made of concrete and steel. More about Arqueodigma Studio creates inward-focused Lomas House in Guadalajara
Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has completed a pavilion-like artwork in Canberra, Australia, comprising 36 concrete columns and a circular ramp that leads up to a viewpoint. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen creates monolithic Less pavilion in Canberra
A lightweight upper storey clad in perforated metal is elevated on timber beams above a concrete podium at this fire station in Straubenhardt, Germany, designed by local practice Wulf Architekten. More about Wulf Architekten creates perforated metal fire station in Germany
Japanese architecture studio KKAA YTAA has used simple exposed concrete blocks to create a holiday home in Japan's Ise-Shima National Park. More about KKAA YTAA creates concrete-block home overlooking Japanese national park
Architecture studio Ramos Alderete has created a concrete grotto of remembrance in a private garden in Las Rozas, Spain, featuring a concave opening that shelters a stone sculpture. More about Ramos Alderete creates La Ermita de Lola shrine in Spanish garden
Local studio Crosson Architects used dark-coloured concrete to help the circular Te Pae lifeguard tower blend in with its setting on a remote black-sand beach near Auckland, New Zealand. More about Crosson Architects creates stealthy lifeguard tower on remote New Zealand beach
Polycarbonate walls and a row of tall window boxes bring diffused sunlight into the Iowa City Public Works building by US firm Neumann Monson Architects. More about Soft light fills Iowa municipal building by Neumann Monson Architects
An enormous thatched roof structure with open sides covers the communal areas of this home perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mexico by Zozaya Arquitectos. More about Zozaya Arquitectos tops cliffside home in Mexico with open thatched roof
Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has completed a house in the mountains outside Santiago that combines coloured concrete with a grid of partial circles. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen opts for yellow concrete at Raem House
Architecture firm Inrestudio has created an office and residential building for a mining company in Vietnam's Quang Binh province, featuring a conical concrete roof and openings on all sides. More about Hat-like roof crowns The Kaleidoscope office and accommodation building in Vietnam
US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. More about Desai Chia creates "winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York
Japanese studio Nendo has created an archive to house its products and furniture from precast concrete box culverts in central Japan. More about Nendo stacks concrete tunnels to create archive and guesthouse in Miyota