Brickwork and Masonry

Brickwork and masonry materials, construction and architectural expression.

  • Brick in Architecture Awards 2023

    Sponsored ContentCall for Entries: 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards Courtesy of Brick Industry AssociationThe Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the international 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards, featuring a new category for thin brick projects as of last year. Projects will compete for a Best in Class, Gold, Silver, or Bronze award in

  • 4th Brick Award 2023- International

    4th Brick Award 2023- International Call For Brick Award 2023_ Honar-e MemariBrick Award was established as an independent event in the contemporary architecture of Iran by Honar-e Memari Institute so as to propagate and raise awareness about the use of brick. The previous three events of this award were domestically held in Iran as a

  • Lorenzo Botero and Martín Mendoza convert Bogotá residence into brick-lined restaurant

    Local architecture studio Lorenzo Botero Arquitectos and interior designer Martín Mendoza used a palette of natural materials to transform a three-storey house into a restaurant in Bogotá. Located in the city’s Zona del Nogal, a popular shopping destination, Ideal Restaurant takes cues from the materiality of the deserts of the southern United States and the

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    The use of gray brick walls to wrap a building manufactured in China

    JSPA Design encapsulated a building with gray brick walls,giving a lantern effect at nights in Ningwu, Shanxi Province, China.Named after…

  • Sukchulmok adds curved brick forms to rooftop of Parconido Bakery Cafe

    Curved forms and arched openings feature in this cafe, which Seoul studio Sukchulmok has added to an existing building in South Korea’s Gyeonggi-do province. Named Parconido Bakery Cafe, the cafe is made from red bricks and features playful curved shapes and rounded walls designed to create an illusion-like effect. Parconido Bakery Cafe was designed by

  • How to maintain a brick chimney for maximum efficiency

    A well-maintained brick chimney is essential to the safety and efficiency of your home.Not only does regular chimney maintenance help…

  • Design of a sports pavilion of herringbone brick walls

    Design of a sports pavilion of herringbone brick walls,Australian architecture firm Sam Crawford Architects designed a sports pavilion with herringbone…

  • Precious Plastic: building brick from plastic waste

    Precious Plastic just released a brick made from 100% recycled plastic to empower people to build constructions just like with LEGO (but a whole lot bigger). The brick design is published open-source, meaning that anyone can download the drawings online, for free, and start turning plastic waste into a useful building material. The bricks are

  • Completed Anna Garden Residences with red bricks in Beijing

    The architecture office KiKi ARCHi has completed red brick apartment buildings in Beijing, China.Design FeaturesNamed Anna Garden, the complex is…

  • White brick house design in a triangular site

    Atelier ITCH has built a home, which can be used as a living and work space,for a white brick space…

  • Vaulted tunnel runs through brick house by Batay-Csorba Architects

    Canadian studio Batay-Csorba Architects has carved a barrel-vaulted tunnel through a brick home in Toronto designed to evoke the architecture of ancient Rome.Named High Park Residence,…

  • BIA Opens Entries for 2020 Brick in Architecture Awards

    The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has opened entries for the 2020 brick up Architecture Awards—launching a replacement overall Craftsmanship Award…

  • Call for Submissions: Brick Award 22

    The Brick Award is an internationally known architectural prize, which pays tribute to modern and innovative brick architecture. The submitted…