Being such an easy material to make and use, concrete has provided us with many sturdy structures and innovations for many many years. However, in the last little while concrete creations have broken from the architectural staple and provided us with a different area of usage.
In this cluster you will find concrete creations that extend into the genres of jewelry, electronics and even eco-friendly tools. This crushing material may just be our friend after all!
26 Crushing Concrete Creations
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Pavement Illusions (UPDATE)
3D Drawings On Concrete Canvas
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Houses of the Future
Concrete House With Grass Roof
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Grass Concrete
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Alternative Footpath Paving System
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Doily Architecture
'Out of the Box' Cadence Residence Adds Elegance to Concrete Box Building
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Stainless Steel & Concrete Jewellery
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Inflatable Architecture
Blow-Up Concrete Building
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Kaleidoscope Print Ads
Visual Splendor From Mixto Concrete and Renault
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World's First Screen Made of Concrete
New Ad Medium?
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Modular Concrete Fences
Sleek, Modern ‘Chain' Facilitates Friendly Neighborhoods
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Concrete Seats
'Concrete Things' Public Chairs by Komplot
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Air Cleansing Concrete
Solar Activated Eco Paving
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Concrete Jewelry
Smersh Design
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Futuristic Unbreakable Glass
New Bottles Survive 10-Foot Drop to Concrete
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Creative Construction Art
Alexandre Farto Uses Posters and Slabs of Concrete for Design
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Architectural Cosmetics
MAC Looks to Steel, Graphite & Concrete to Build Brand
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Cement Furniture
Concrete Things by Nola is Durable and Practical
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Concrete Computer Mice
Tech-Savvy Sculptures Find a Home in Japan
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Flexible Concrete
Researchers Develop Self-Healing Concrete
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Concrete Lamps
Joachim Manz Trabant Pendant Light is a Marvel of Interior Design
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Dynamic Surfaces
Architects Embrace Concrete Blocks
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Graphic Concrete Wall Treatment
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Concrete Art
Transparent House
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Rock Hard Potatoes
Secrets of Dutch Concrete
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Shopping Bag-Shaped Stools
Gitta Gschwendtner's Concrete Take on Consumerism
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Concrete Speakers
Finally A Sound System for ‘Hard Rock' Music
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Industrial-Inspired Homes
Glassbrick Apartment by Studio Karhard Alters a Flat with Nightclub DNA
Recycled Tiny Houses
Shadow House by Matti Kuittinen Uses Waste Materials for Full-Scale Living
Concrete Brick-Themed Footwear
The He She Brick Slippers Have an Industrial Appearance
Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes
The Drop Pod House Adapts to Floods and Unexpected Guests
Concrete Footwear Packs
Timberland Concrete Collection Revives an Archival Gray Colorway
Industrial Strength Furniture
The Intra Side Table by Tom Robinson Highlights Structural Strength
Earth-Layered Concrete Homes
House of Four Soils by Hiren Patel Architects Uses Rammed Earth
3D Printed Concrete Lamps
studiooberhauser’s Balloon Lamp Uses Cement Printing for Porous Spheres
Tile-Clad Exhibition Structures
VitrA x Snøhetta Installation Showcases Recycled Ceramic Materials
Ultra-Modern Immersive Nightlife Spaces
Concrete Amsterdam Unveiled Its Latest Concept — 77
Geological Clog Design Studies
Tati Ferrucio’s Onda Clog Demonstrates Vizcom Collaboration
Modular Inflatable Gear
The Conqueror Inflatable System Has Adaptable Furniture for Modern Camping
Reimagined Petrochemical Field Projects
Projet Paysage & Cardin Julien Develop a Civic Landscape
Castle-Inspired Homes
This Hollywood Hills House Channels Medieval Castles with a Modern Aesthetic
High-Performance 3D-Printed Walls
Holcim And COBOD Deliver Its ViliaSprint² In France
Corn-Made 3D-Printed Buildings
MANUFACTURA CORNCRETL Focuses on Bio-Based Building
Textural Residential Interiors
L Architects Complete the Plant-Inspired In a Park Residence
Inflatable Modular Pavilions
Renaissance of the Real by Snøhetta and USM Explores Sensory Space
Bio-Based 3d Building Materials
CORNCRETL by MANUFACTURA Turns Corn Waste into Construction
Pavement Brick Sandals
Unipaver Flip-Flops Mimic Sidewalk Bricks in Shape and Scale
Inflatable Maze Installations
Sabine Marcelis Maze Creates a Shaded Structure at Coachella
Converted Industrial Homes
A 1960s Warehouse Transforms into a Residence Honoring Its Raw Design
Metal-Based Concrete Homes
PPAA's Mexico City Concrete House Sits on a Raised Steel Structure
Protest Sand Architecture
The Bland Castles Installation Turns Beach into Critique of Urban Design
Bacteria-Grown Flooring
Mimmik Tiles Use Biological Processes to Create a Concrete-Like Surface
Walkable Steel Sculptures
Five Fragmented Cubes Uses Folded Panels to Create an Immersive Design
Brutalist Korea Books
Brutalist Korea Photobook Shows Concrete Architecture Across Seoul and Jeju
3d-Printed Rubble Furniture
Inorganic Growth by Bentu Design Transforms Demolished Urban Villages
Recycled Material Furniture
Project Materia Presents Furniture Made from Mater's Recycled Matek
Outdoor-Focused Residential Developments
Concrete Amsterdam Finishes the Fishtown Urby Project
Recycled HDPE Furniture
Lawrence Technological University Presents a Recycled Furniture Series
Minimalist Concrete Complexes
Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture Completes a Residential Project in Tokyo
Threshold Bench Designs
The Torii Bench by Placyle Celebrates Recycled Material and Timeless Form
Modular Concrete Printer Systems
Sunnyday Technologies M3-CRETE Is Open-Source and Field-Ready
Organic Shape-Inspired Playgrounds
XISUI Design's Boulder Park is Stunning and Functional
Architecturally Inspired Exhibition Displays
Cecilia Szalkowicz Collaborates with Studio MATER
3D-Printed Recycled Construction Materials
Vitriform3D Turned Waste Glass into Building Materials
Compact 3d-Printed Housing
The Tiny House Lux is Helping Address Luxembourg’s Housing Shortage
Millennium Concrete Houses
Heirloom House is a Modular Concrete Home Designed to Last 1,000 Years
3D-Printed Airport Buildings
WASP and EDILCO Built Italy's First 3D-Printed Airport Building
Carbon-Negative Building Materials
WPI’s Enzymatic Structural Material Turns CO2 Into Strength
3d-Printed Brutalist Chaisr
THE OBJECT 01 by Nako Baev Uses Recycled Petg from Water Bottles
Nature-Inspired Furniture Series
The Riva Collection is Inspired by the Fluidity of Water
Organically Printed Homes
The Lib Earth House Showcases Soil-Based 3d Printing Custom Living
Concrete Stair Buildings
Purple Brand by Scott & Scott Architects Centers on Sculptural Stairs
NYC Identity-Inspired Retail Cconcepts
Concrete Amsterdam Designs the Inaugural Steve Madden Store
Granulated Desert Sand Aggregates
Honda Launches PathAhead’s Rising Sand Artificial Aggregate
Cereal-Inspired Frozen Custards
Culver's and General Mills Teamed Up on Cereal Concrete Mixers
Community-Focused High-Rise Buildings
The Journal Square Urby Was Designed by Concrete Amsterdam
Soft Structural Packaging
The Project Ara Explores Air‑filled Biomimicry as a Design Material
Recycled Seating Installations
This Show of Atlanta Airport Chairs Made from Campus Waste
Rounded Concrete Lamps
Mikka Concrete Lamp by Leon Bora Uses Softened Form and Mould Casting
Contemporary Material Exhibition Spaces
destilat Designs the TDW material_lab in Munich
Modular Cob Pavilions
The Heal, Home, Hmm Pavilion by Roo Dhissou Uses Reclaimed Mud at the V&a
Repurposed Concrete Structures
Architecture Research Practice Designed the Tetris House
Photosynthetic Biocement
CyanoCement Uses Cyanobacteria to Form Carbon-Capturing Materials
Cave-Inspired 3D-Printed Homes
Kizuki and Onocom Launch O House with the COBOD Printer
Pink Concrete Apartment Blocks
The 144 Vanderbilt by SO–IL Uses Precast Panels to Shape NY Housing
Organic Urban Playgrounds
The Boulder Park Brings 3D-Printed Boulder Design into Community Play
3d-Printed Pavilion Structures
Superlimão Pavilion Features in Pátio Metrópole
Reclaimed Scaffolding Pavilions
The Reclaimed Pavilion Reuses Salvaged Construction Materials
Asphalt Furniture Series
As by So Koizumi is a Furniture Set That Uses Asphalt as Binding Material
Bathroom-Centric Dubai Apartments
Bone Studio Blends Architecture and Experience in This Bold Home
Bio-Reinforced Public Seating
PhytoSymbiosis Seat Uses Ivy Growth to Strengthen Concrete Structure
3D-Printed Corn Composite Panels
MANUFACTRA Introduced the Corn Lime Material 'Concretl'
Concrete Pavilion Residences
The Rancho Del Bosque Unfolds as Six Connected Concrete Volumes
Immersive DIY Events
DIY CON Brings Hands-On Workshops and Creator-Led Experiences
Inflatable Building Toys
AirBuilders Helps Kids Construct Large, Custom Play Structures
Interactive Urban Furniture
The Basic Forms (Of Urban Life) Installation Invite Public Interaction
Japanese-Inspired Recycled Pavilions
Second Edition's Love Shack is Made of Recycled Materials
Interactive Architectural Pavilions
The Folding Landscape Pavilion Turns Design into a Living Lens
Modular Communal Designs
Pours Cassius Castings & Limba Hosted a Pour Party to Co-Form Furniture
Adaptive Residential Reuse Projects
Bonsar Architects Completes the Artiman Residential Building
Underwater Concrete Printing Systems
Cornell And DARPA Advance Underwater 3D Concrete Printing
Circular Pavilion Design
UNFOLD Transforms Temporary Structures into Reusable Material Systems
Forested Concrete Pavilions
Miel Pavilion by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Highlights Honey Processing
Airborne Concert Halls
Ark Nova Inflatable Concert Hall Honors Temporary Performance Spaces
Barcon-Negative Architecture
Living Bio‑cement Architecture's Picoplanktonics Captures Co₂
Adaptively Reused Office Buildings
Park Associati and Snøhetta Collaborate on Pirelli 35
Algae Resin Pavilion Forms
The I/Thee Puddle Pavilion Casts a Floating Canopy from Algae Resin
Modular Concrete Desk Organizers
BloomCase by Somya Chowdhary Use Snap-Fit Forms to Expand Storage
Bullnose Brick Apartments
In a Park Uses Double Bullnose Bricks to Shape a Soft Design
Oyster-Shell Pavilions
Besley & Spresser Uses Recycled Oyster Shells in the Pier Pavilion Façade
Concrete Coastal Residences
The Lima House in Chile is a Pink-Pigmented Concrete Residence
Earthen Workshop Houses
Haniyasu House by Aatismo Reconnects Living Spaces with Ceramic Craft
Hillside Concrete Retreats
This Concrete House Blends Sculptural Form with Panoramic Views
3D-Printed Cooling Walls
TU Graz Uses Porous Ceramics for Passive Evaporative Cooling
Concrete Sculptural Tables
The Ancora Collection Has Concrete Bases Made with Precise Architecture
Concrete Courtyard Houses
Lima House is a Concrete Residence Designed by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen
Narrow Residential Structures
Tadao Ando’s 4×4 House Compresses into a Square Concrete Tower
Snaking Brick Pavilions
A Serpentine Reinterprets Traditional Crinkle-Crankle Garden Walls
Curved Concrete Chapels
Design Alliance Architects Creates Chapel of the Risen Christ Project
High-Durability Printable Materials
EPFL Develops Tough 3D Printable Elastomers for Soft Robotics
Sculptural Paper Designs
Fragmenti by Daniele Papuli Blurs Art & Furniture Through Layered Paper
Stone Building Auditoriums
The Centre De Congrès Fuses Sculpture with Immersive Color and Light
Frozen Apple Butter Treats
Rita's Apple Butter Concrete is Sweet, Spiced and Fruit-Filled
Children-Designed Pavilions
Hi Ladders High Shows How Design Can Shape Inclusive Public Spaces
Surfboard Waste Blocks
Surf Block Maui Turns Surfboard Foam Waste into Insulated Building Blocks
Adaptive Backyard Studios
Love Shack Adapts Reclaimed Materials into a Multifunctional Pavilion
Lakeside Concrete Houses
Maison Du Lac Perdu by Ravi Handa Architect Sits Beside a Forest Lake
Explosion-Damaged Sculpture Series
Light into Darkness Reconstructs Damaged Ukrainian Artefacts
Programmable Foam Lattice Systems
EPFL Unveiled The Programmable Lattice
Post-Industrial Residential Projects
ACDF Architecture Designs the Vivre 2 Residential Project
Art Museum Architecture
The Xiao Feng Art Museum is a Sculptural Concrete Building in China
Concrete Pavilion Restaurants
ÜBerhaus by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen is a Restaurant Pavilion
Serene Waterfront Pavilions
The Lake House Life Experience Pavilion Blends Architecture and Nature
Sculpted Concrete Mixed-Use Buildings
Chevalier Morales designs the 900 Saint-Jacques tower
Metal-Clad Exhibition Pavilions
The Chengdu Pavilion Anchors a Future Science District
Interactive Public Pavilions
The Radius Transformation Pavilion Lets Visitors Shape Space
Mirrored Sand Cone Sculptures
The Interactive Sand Reflecting Cone Turns Desert Sand into Art
Brutalist Hotel Expansions
Hotel Sevilla by Zeller & Moye Pairs Concrete Design & a Historic Villa
Curving Concrete Chapels
Nest Chapel Has Sculptural Concrete Walls with a Glass-Lined Timber
Monumental Air Installation
Iwagumi Air Scape Installation Turns Rock Garden into Immersive Art
Rock‑Like Coastal Centers
Nature Rocks Visitor Centre by MVRDV Inspired by Taiwan’s Coastline
Brick Arch Offices
The Mortar House office uses brick arches and stained glass partitions
3d Printed Rounded Lighting
The Oberhauserer’s Balloon Lamp is Produced Using SPI Concrete
Circular Architectural Surface Alternatives
Enkei Offers the New ReCeramix™ Surface Material
Local Geological History-Inspired Buildings
Salon Alper Derinbogaz Designs the Quartz Plaza
Glass Sculptural Exhibitions
Inchiostri by Ronan Bouroullec and Giorgio Mastinu Explores Glass
Mud Clad Restaurants
Petti Restaurant by Wallmakers Uses Earth and Marine Waste Construction
Brutalist City Guide Books
Brutalist London Documents Post-War Concrete Landmarks
Large-Scale Printed Architecture
WASP Prints a 6-Meter Air Traffic Control Tower for Zaha Hadid
Festival Timber Pavilions
Gabonsa Pavilion Creates a Reusable Gathering Space for Music Festivals
Styrofoam Furniture Capsules
TRASHY Turns Recycled Styrofoam into Elegant Concrete Tables
Residential Mountain Retreats
The Avber House Fuse Concrete & Timber to Respond to Alpine Terrain
Terracotta Concrete Retreats
The Alloa Hills Weekend Home Blends Recycled Brick and Warm Concrete
Community Park Pavilions
The Belle by LGA Architectural Partners Serves as a Flexible Arts Space
Concrete Modern Extensions
The T House Extension Enhances Flow in a Reimagined London Home
Concrete House Renos
Mar Vista House is a Residence Redesigned by PPAA Using Sculptural Concrete
Block Partition Breezy Restaurants
Kimmel Eshkolot Designs the Malka Restaurant in Florida
Minimal Material Residences
Marcela Cure Reimagines Miami Living Through Material Restraint
Red Concrete Museums
Vila Do Bispo Museum by Spaceworkers Adds a Bold Volume to Historic Granaries
3D-Printed Childcare Walls
Woh Hup 3D Prints Childcare Centre Exterior Walls
Concrete Arts School Buildings
Visual Arts Building by Studio BLUR Forms Sculptural Volumes
Ribbed 3D-Printed Floor Systems
Autodesk Research and Additive Tectonics Unveiled Selective Cement
Courtyard Apartment Conversions
BekArch Transforms a Bakery Workshop into a Prague Apartment
Terraced Concrete Residences
Mindspace Architects Designed Summer Home as a Stepped Concrete House
AI Construction Optimizers
Braincrete Uses AI Solutions to Optimize Concrete Production
Interactive Timber Pavilions
The Nanhai Buddha Pavilion Surrounds a Historic Shrine
Hillside Concrete Houses
GM House Uses Stepped Volumes to Follow the Natural Slope of the Site