Concrete

Futureproofing: Oyler Wu Collaborative design a new creative laboratory

By Carren Jao • Last updated 28 October 22

A modern education: Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts gets a facelift

By Philippine Wright • Last updated 27 October 22

David Collins Studio completes art deco-inspired Harrods’ Superbrands department

By Ali Morris • Last updated 27 October 22

Cherem Arquitectos creates a concrete landmark in the Mexico City suburb of Bosque Real

By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated 26 October 22

Villa Mörtnäs by Fourfoursixsix is an exercise in Swedish simplicity

By Helen Berg • Last updated 26 October 22

Denton Corker Marshall reveal the new Australian Pavilion’s mysterious black box

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 25 October 22

Concrete condominium: Tadao Ando’s first residential building in Manhattan sets a new standard in luxury living

By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated 21 October 22

Saint Louis Art Museum unveils its David Chipperfield-designed extension

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 20 October 22

The Danish Maritime Museum’s subterranean new home by Bjarke Ingels Group

By Micha van Dinther • Last updated 20 October 22

Pezo von Ellrichshausen's Guna House stakes a fearless claim on one of Chile's leafy lagoons

By Emma Blundell • Last updated 20 October 22

Cliffhanger: Zaha Hadid’s Messner Mountain Museum is carved into Mount Kronplatz

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 20 October 22

Inside Brian Housden’s masterpiece of British modernism

A meeting with De Stijl master Gerrit Rietveld inspired architect Brian Housden (1928-2014) to throw away the timid first drafts of his London home – and instead design one of Britain’s first brutalist dwellings. In November 2014, 78 South Hill Park achieved Grade II-listed status, the same week that the late architect passed away

By Edwin Heathcote • Last updated 20 October 22

Hard matters: Concrete Concept tours the world of brutalism

By Sujata Burman • Last updated 18 October 22

Kahlstrasse House: Buchner Bründler Architekten breaks the mould in Basel with stacked blocks of textured concrete

By Catarina de Almeida Brito • Last updated 12 October 22

Casa Mirante: Brazilian firm FGMF designs a stylishly functional family home

By Sara Sturges • Last updated 11 October 22

Mapping out concrete architecture in Los Angeles

By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated 10 October 22

Harvey Nichols debuts its new department-less store concept in Birmingham

By Katrina Israel • Last updated 10 October 22

Accidental heroes: a Mexican concrete master mix

By Benoit Loiseau • Last updated 10 October 22

Tense Architecture Network's concrete residence in Megara has all angles covered

By Lucy Peart • Last updated 8 October 22

In memoriam: Juliaan Lampens (1926-2019)

At the age of 93, Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens, a masterful builder in concrete, wood and glass, has passed away in Ghent

By Siska Lyssens • Last updated 7 October 22

Concrete House: a monolithic lakeside home by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk in Norway

By David Lisbon • Last updated 7 October 22

Ludwig Godefroy’s brutalist Casa Mérida in Mexico

Concealed concrete courtyards and cool garden rooms make for a contemplative hideaway in Mérida, Yucatán

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 7 October 22

An Instagram hotspot in Tokyo is under threat, so snap it before it’s flattened

Designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has become something of an Instagram pilgrimage for architecture enthusiasts. But as the building fell into a state of disrepair, the Metabolist landmark has long been in danger of demolition and the final decision is to be made by the building’s management society by vote

By Sanae Sato • Last updated 7 October 22

Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s São Paulo house for art dealer Eduardo Leme

Paulo Mendes da Rocha has a fan in art dealer Eduardo Leme, who commissioned the Brazilian architect to design both his house and art gallery in São Paulo. Wallpaper* visited Casa Millán in 2006 (W*88), to find out how the brutal concrete residence, originally built by da Rocha in 1969 for another art dealer, was adapted for its new owner

By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated 7 October 22