We see concrete buildings every day of our lives, but chances are they aren’t as creative as the concrete creations in this cluster. From eye-popping architecture replete with cutout leaves and lattices to accordion architecture that looks like a giant’s musical instrument, these designs are stunners.
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15 Clever Concrete Buildings
Modern Industrial Architecture, from Concrete Churches to Abodes:
Marissa Brassfield — Feb 7, 2010 — Art & Design
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Cemented Fortresses
The Big Bad Wolf Won't Blow Down the Concrete House by Bak Architects
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DIY Super Structures
The Concrete Canvas Shelter Can Withstand Any Camping Trip
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Houses of the Future
Concrete House With Grass Roof
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Doily Architecture
'Out of the Box' Cadence Residence Adds Elegance to Concrete Box Building
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Accordian Architecture
The Condesa DF Hotel Has a Courtyard of Folding Facades
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Concrete Cube Shops
Contemporary Furniture Store Volume B in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Sculptural Slit Homes
Eastern Design Office Creates Simple and Sleek Concrete Home
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Quilted Concrete Exteriors
The Unique 3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship Store in Korea
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Dome Bunker Refurbs
The 'Concrete Mushrooms' Project Creates New Eco-Hostels
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Super Strong Plastic Concrete
Henry Miller Builds a Brighter Future With Landfill Waste
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Curvy Concrete Boutiques
The Fashion Studio in Belgrade for Tamara Radivojevic
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Lace-Patterned Concrete
The 'Nottingham Contemporary' is a Modernized Warehouse for Art
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Industrial Concrete Homes
Robert Mills Architects Make Concrete Key in Australia
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Contemporary Concrete Churches
The Sta Columbina Chapel Offers Modern Simplicity
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Cut-Out Leafitecture
Villa Saitan by Eastern Design Offce
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
Corrugated Metal Barn-Like Houses
StudioAC Designs a New Home Overlooking Devil's Glen
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
3D-Printed Concrete Chairs
The 'Chair N°ONE' by Martin Oberhauser Has a Cushion-Like Form
Contemporary All-White Homes
BHY Arquitectos Design a Stunning All-White Residence in Argentina
Rurally-Inspired City Buildings
The 'Ziel' High-Rise Building Brings the Country to the Cityscape
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Hempcrete-Accented Patchwork Facades
Cathie Curran Designs the Hempcrete Mewshouse
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Bauhaus-Inspired Mobile Doghouses
Conran and Partners Design the New Bowowhaus Doghouse
Glossy Panelled Pentagonal Buildings
JM Architecture Designs the Pinwheel Building in Italy
Self-Healing Concrete
MIT and Harvard are Inspired by Ancient Roman Concrete
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Microalgae Building Materials
SOM's Bio-Blocks Technology Uses Microalgae Instead of Concrete
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Concrete Meditation Spaces
Tadao Ando Builds a Meditation Space for a Museum in South Korea
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Translucent Glass Bricks
These Unique Bricks Offer Reliable Insulation and Load-Bearing
Tonal Brick-Designed Housing Blocks
Miguel de la Torre Arquitectos Designs the Real de Los Reyes
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Red Brick Music Schools
Colectivo C733's Music School Design is Captivating and Stunning
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Cast Concrete London Homes
Bureau de Change Designs the Cast House in Clapham, London
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Toy Brick-Inspired Studios
Sukchulmok Designs the Curving Block Photography Studio
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Red Concrete-Defined Home Renovations
Atelier Delalande Tabourin Renovates a Home in France
Glazed Belgian Home Renovations
Ae-Architecten Renovates the SL House in Ghent, Belgium
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Cylindrical Cog-Stacking Buildings
This Dutch Building's Eyecatching Design Symbolizes Diversity
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Shed-Like Storage Facilities
Lahznimmo Architects Designs the Powerhouse Castle Hill
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Indian Design Principal-Based Homes
Matra Designs the New Prism House with Four Concrete Volumes
Sustainable Mass-Timber Offices
Waugh Thistleton Architects Debuts the Black & White Building
Pixelated Illusion Housing
Ben Van Berkel Creates the Van B Housing with Rieder's Help
Former-Bakery Modern Apartments
Auba Studio Designs the Newly Converted NZ10 Apartment Space
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Refreshed Red Brick Extensions
Mix Architecture Revamps the Nanjing Combat Machinery Building
Modern Concrete Hayfield Homes
Omer Arbel Designs the 75.9 House in the Canadian Pacific Northwest
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Industrial Concrete Structural Offices
Diez + Muller Arquitectos Designs a New Office for Novopan
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Carbon-Negative Concretes
This Eco-Friendly Concrete is Infused With Organic Materials
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Natural Material-Focused Headquarters
Superlimão Designs the Escritório da Engenharia HQ
Reclaimed Stone Modern Homes
Brown & Brown Creates the Arbor House Design in Scotland
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Steel-Cladded Social Housing
Christ & Gantenbein Creates a Block of Social Housing in Paris
Textured Brick London Homes
Platform 5 Architects Design the NW10 House in London on a Former Yard
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Sculptural Canteliver Concrete Houses
Espacio 18 Arquitectura Designs the Casa del Alma
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Perforated Brickwork Office Buildings
Tropical Space Designs the Premier Office in Vietnam
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
Carbon Concrete Cubic Buildings
Henn and the Technical University of Dresden Design the Cube
Hillside Cantilevered Concrete Homes
Anonymous Architects Designs the Olancha Drive House
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Studio Noju Renovates the Torres Blancas Tower in Madrid
Sculptural Juxtaposing Suburban Homes
SILO Creates the Steel Louise House in Charlotte
Minimalist Circular Churches
ARQBR Completes a Circular Church in Braslia, Brazil
Exposed Concrete Framed Academies
EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects Creates the SIMAC in Svendborg
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Black-Concrete Mountain Houses
AR Arquitectos Designs the Black House in La Calera Outside Córdoba
Concrete South Korean Cafes
On Architects Designs the Nonspace Cafe Space in Incheon,
Stacked Timber Office Buildings
De Zwarte Hond Designs the Headquarters of Alliander
Perforated Pink Concrete Mosques
Studio Morphogenesis Designs the Zebun Nessa Mosque
Structural Concrete Arts Center
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Cast-Concrete Cooling Homes
The FR House by CAZA Optimizes Natural Cooling Structures
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Light Reflective Modern Villas
PPAA Completes the Concrete Villa with a 'Water Mirror'
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
Welded Steel Cantilevered Footbridges
Ehl & KKoumar Architekti Designs a Sculptural Footbridge
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Triangular Concrete Apartment Blocks
HGR Arquitectos Creates the MO288 to Combat Earthquakes
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Arched Concrete Community Centers
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica Designs a New Center
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
Green-Timber Glad Office Spaces
Oslotre Designs the Lumber 4 on an Industrial Foundation
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Glass-Clad Stacked Skyscrapers
The Team at Alloy Unveil Images of 505 State Street Building
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Large Concrete Educational Buildings
Stanton Williams Introduces the UCL East Marshgate Building
Reinforced Concrete Housing Sets
Atelier Rampazzi Designs the Residenza Carèsg Row of Homes
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Curved Brick Rooftop Structures
Sukchulmok Adds New Structure to the Parconido Bakery Cafe
Wooden Multi-Building Brazilian Convents
Mixtura Unveils a New Convent in Salvador de Bahia
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Eco-Friendly Antarctic Research Buildings
The 'Discovery Building' Aims to Cut Carbon Emissions
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Textural Red Concrete Clinics
Steiner Architecture Designs the Clinic in Anif
Translucent Chinese Concert Halls
This Venue Boasts a Glowing Aesthetic & Pleasant Acoustics
Warped Stacked Residence Buildings
Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Converted Textile Factory Studios
Productora Transforms an Industrial Building to an Art Studio
Metal Mesh Residential Buildings
Ædifica Designs the Cité Angus II Structure Outside Montreal
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Curved Sculptural Skyscrapers
Kengo Kuma Designs the Alberni Residential Skyscraper
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
Atelier 9.81 Designs the Calaid Port Tower Building
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Interfaith Family House Complexes
Adjaye Associates Designs the Abrahamic Family House
Black Terracotta Office Buildings
SOM Creates the New 28&7 Building in Manhattan's Chelsea