Best for: Homes of contemporary design in flat-site open settings. With this system, concrete is poured into permanent forms.

Wright’s 1924 concrete textile block Ennis House in Los Feliz and the 2015 Broad museum in downtown L.A. Here are some of the awe-inspiring structures featured in the book. Made from béton brut ...

The Debris Block House is a private residence in Bangalore, India, close to the city's centre. Using debris material from an older existing building on-site, mud-concrete blocks were created and ...

Its architects, locally based Kovac Design Studio ... The project’s eponymous breeze blocks – in white concrete that is coloured golden inside – define its identity, appearing as soon as visitors ...