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-based mud-concrete blocks also gave the house its name ... environment director Ellie Stathaki An Indian mud house and more natural architectural wonders from Sketch Design Studio in ...