As these bold brick surfaces demonstrate, the possibilities for brick as material for astounding architecture and fabulous artistic sculptures are endless. There's a strong similarity between 8-bit illustrations and brick architecture, both would appear to only be able to create minimalist-inspired artwork. Like 8-bit art, bricks can be used in a variety of imaginative ways to create compelling structures.
Many people associate brickwork with rigged, rural housing, however, the Robot Built Installations and Elegantly Angled Edifices are examples of how bricks can be formed into impressive monuments and buildings.
Bricks can also be used to add a sense of refined aesthetics to areas where the surrounding architectural design is industrial, imposing and cold. The Mod Converted Prisons refurbished its surrounding design to complement the base brick layer in order to enhance and encourage a warmer environment.
50 Bold Brick Surfaces
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Geometric Brick Homes
The '45 Faber Park' by Ong & Ong Architects has a Modular Design
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Converted Living Spaces
Benito Escat and Alberto Rovira Redesign Unconventional Spaces into Homes
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Bullet-Proof Plastic Bottle Homes
Houses Being Built in Nigeria Use 7,800 Plastic Bottles Each
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Book Brick Desks
The Recycled Book Reference Desk at the Delft University of Technology
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Layered Brick Abodes
MYP House by Estudio BaBO Explores the Possibilities of its Materials
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Restored 300-Year-Old Homes
Le Marche Villa by Wespi de Meuron Architekten Makes Living to Die for
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Historical Brick Abodes
The Cabrela House Features a Wall of Windows With Classic Stone Settings
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Bird-Friendly Urban Structures
FABRIKAAT Brick Biotopes Reconstruct Architecture Possibilities
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Robot-Built Installations
The Flying Machine Arena Team Presents Clever Droids
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Recycled Sports Pavilions
The Templestowe Football Club is Made Out of the Bones of an Old Stadium
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Refurbished Hut Homes
The Shed by Richard Peters Associates is a Modern Hideaway
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Recyclable Building Blocks
The Byfusion Machine Makes Bricks Out of Plastic
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Brilliant Bricked Dividers
The NPIRE LEGO Wall was Constructed with Patience and Hard Work
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Green Wall Abodes
This Living Structure by Samyn and Partners is Literally Covered in Plant Life
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Contemporary Chic Tea Rooms
Brazil's Classic 'The Gourme Tea' Enhances Your Drinking Experience
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Rugged Unfinished Retail Spaces
The Topman Store in London Features Exposed Brick & Temporary Art
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Glazed Brick Abodes
WoodWoodWard Architecture's Finn House is Vibrantly Red
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Mod Converted Prisons
Cultural Civic Center by Exit Architects Transforms Jail into a Haven
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Funky Farmhouse Eateries
The Capital Kitchen by Mim Design is a Modern Country Style Restaurant
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Kawaii Creature Street Art
Blue The Warrior Lightens The Mood
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Life-Sized LEGO Blocks
Tara Ketchum's Concrete LEGO Blocks are Solid
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Boxed Micro-Homes
Yasuhiro Yamashita Builds a 'Cell Brick' House Out of Steel Boxes
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Modest Modern Abodes
The Hill Plain House is Both Rugged and Refined
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Fortress Flagship Architecture
Hiroshi Nagamura & Nap Harajuku Plaza Merges Fort and Forest
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Face-Covered Walls
Nomerz Creates People from Industrial Objects
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Cinder Block Still Life
The Apartamento Bricks Editorial Features Stunning Brick Sculptures
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Elegantly Angled Edifices
Sumatrakontor by Erick Van Egeraat is a Contemporary Vision in Hamburg
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Paper-Walled Workplaces
Magazine Walls Border the Business Abode of the Oktavilla Office
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Protective Brick Housing
'Villa Vollebregt' by JAM Architect is a Solid Getaway
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Smoky Rectangular Abodes
The Charcoal House by Atelier Rzlbd is Warm and Inviting
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Modular Glass Bricks
'PICT' by Fred & Fred is an Optical Glass Brick Wall
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Designer-Trapped Furniture
Bricolage by Silas Kopf Contains an Intriguing Self-Portrait
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Masterful Mega Block Buildings
'Garrison of Moriah' is a Structure Made from 250,000 LEGO Pieces
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Elevated Puzzle Sculptures
Brad Downey Makes Urban Jigsaw-Inspired Models
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Hairy Regal Homes
Agustina Woodgate Hair Castles are Sculpted out of Human Hair
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Exposed Brick Adornments
The Tom Haga 'Attic' Wallpaper Collection Conceals Boring Walls
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Copper-Covered Architecture
The Meinel Optical Sciences Building is an Abstraction of a Darkroom
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Contrasting Light Abodes
The Shadow House in North London Features a Sleek Decor
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Candid Community Photography
Danny Lyon Captures the Reality of Brooklyn in the Summer of 1974
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Bulky Brick Books
The Literature Heavyweights Series Recalls a Nostalgic Past
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Oversized Brick Rugs
'We Make Carpets' Creates Rugs Made Out of Odd Materials
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Cork Building Facades
Miroslav Svoboda Decorates His One-of-a-Kind Home with 180,000 Wine Corks
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Topographical Building Blocks
The LEGO Euromap Took 6 Months & 287,800 Bricks to Create
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Building Block Structures
Antwerp's Museum Aan de Stroom Offers a Look into the City's History
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Clothing Canvased Buildings
'Shwopping' by Marks & Spencer is a Project to Help End Poverty
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Toy Brick Trees
The LEGO Christmas Tree Uses Over 600,000 LEGO Pieces
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Life-Saving Sands
CO2 Structures Could Expedite Post-Disaster Construction
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Bold Bricked Branding
The LEGO New York Times Magazine Logo is Intricately Detailed
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Mushroom Bricks
Mycroform Molds Shape Fungi-Based Building Material into Blocks
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Copter-Made Structures
This 20-foot Building Was Made With Flying Quadrocopter Robots
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LEGO-Inspired Astronaut Shelters
European Space Agency 3DD Prints Bricks Using Meteorite Dust
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Building Block Chess Sets
The LEGO Tower Chess Set by Ferbrick1 is Sculptural
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Illusory Brick Wall Illuminators
The OG Brick Lamp Hides in Plain Sight to Illuminate After Dark
Black-and-White Puzzle Brick Cats
LEGO Idea's Newest Addition is an Adorable Tuxedo Cat
Buildable 3D Superhero Displays
The Gotham City Skyline Set Recreates an Iconic City in LEGO
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Educational Climate Change Toys
The 'Habitat' Educational Toy Brick Sets Come in Two Options
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Building Block Footwear Models
The LEGO Air Jordan 11 by Tomasso Builds is Cubically Classic
Buildable Marble Mazes
The LEGO Magic Maze is a Challenging, Skill-Building Tabletop Game
Iconic Artist Toy Sets
The LEGO Ideas Bob Ross Set by Bricknificient is Detailed
Mud-Plastered Interior Earthy Homes
Studio Terratects Completes the Urul House in Kerala
Terracotta-Inspired Art Installations
Gornace Brioni's Grounded Exhibition Features Wall Coverings
Functional Illuminated Bricks
Omar Gandhi Architects Creates the OG Brick Light for Various Uses
Video Game-Inspired LEGO Sets
LEGO Super Mario is Sure to Capture the Attention of Fans
Colorful Educational Art Installations
Mario Cucinella Architects Displays Sparking Change
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Retro Cassette Brick Puzzles
The LEGO Sony Walkman is Designed by Srta.JirafaEnfadada
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
Street-Replicating Limited Puzzle Series
LEGO's Limited-Edition Parisian Street Series Drops Soon
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Compact Pink Residences
PHTAA Designs House R3 as a Blocky Structure with Curving Glass
Comprehensive AI Chatbots
Bricksoft.ai Lets Customers Get Answers, Book Appointments, and More
Food-Based Toy Block Alternatives
LEGO Replaces its Plastic Bricks with a Eco-Friendly Options
Interior Courtyard Mexican Homes
RA! Creates the Casa LL with Panels and Concrete in Mexico
Red Brick Apartments
Martens Willems & Humblé Architecten Design the Miller Apartment Building
Low-Energy Colorful Electronic Paper
NanoBrick Designs the E-Skin Anycolor Display Set
Towering Wooden Block Sets
Oscar Diaz Designs a Block Set Inspired by the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Phone Box-Inspired Building Sets
LEGO Introduces its Red London Telephone Box Set
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Spanish Concrete Replica Residences
Architecture Office Claudia Raurell Designs the Villain House
Timber-Cladded Brick Homes
Scullion Architects Designs the Vavasour House in Dublin
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
AI-Powered Cybersecurity Solutions
Nova Microsystems Has Introduced a Novel Cybersecurity Solution
Pop Art-Style Blocked Portraits
Ai Weiwei Presents Ai in Red Made from Bright LEGO Bricks
Multifunctional Game Sets
The 'LEGO' Group is Merging Physical and Digital Play
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Small Footprint Brick Bungalows
Satish Jassal Architects Designs the haringey Brick Bungalow
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Blocky Extended Transformed Bunaglows
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects Adds Levels to a Bunalow
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
Visually Impaired Puzzle Blocks
LEGO Presents Braille Bricks for an Inclusive Playing
Abstract Art Block-Puzzle Sets
LEGO Introduces a New Colorful 31210 Modern Art Set
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Revamped London Home Extensions
VATRAA Adds an Extension to a House in Stoke Newington
Youth-Focused Architectural Toys
The Freckled Frog's 'Happy Architect' Toy is for Curious Youth
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Hip-Hop-Influenced Art Installations
B-side: (Broken) Memory and Remix Presents the BRIC House
Morocco-Inspired London Home Extensions
Merrett Houmøller Architects Helps Create a Home Extension
Pixelated Illusion Housing
Ben Van Berkel Creates the Van B Housing with Rieder's Help
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Braille Building Blocks
LEGO's Play with Braille Bricks Teach Kids with Visual Impairments to Read
Warehouse-Transformed Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the House of Many Faces in Porto
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Refreshed Red Brick Extensions
Mix Architecture Revamps the Nanjing Combat Machinery Building
AI-Enhanced Renovation Tools
Dzinly Upgrades its AI-Backed Home Renovation Platform
Human-Shaped Puzzle Bricks
Peter Minsoub Sim Designs the Souper Connect Stacked Bricks
Brutalist Artful Hotel Designs
The Hoxton Charlottenburg Hotel Opens in Berlin
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Meteorite Dust-Made Bricks
LEGO and the European Space Agency Form Unique LEGO Bricks
Block Puzzle Modular Dollhouses
Gavin Portillo and Mario Ledo Create a Dollhouse Concept
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Buildable Rose Bouquet Decor
LEGO Unveils the Bouquet of Roses Set of Delicate Decor
Refreshing Micro-Living Compact Homes
Mariano Ravenna Designs the SF-FR House with Concrete
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
3D Superhero Block-Puzzle Sets
LEGO Unveils the New Decorative Amazing Spider-Man Set
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Graphic-Accented Brutalist Apartments
Jean Verville Designs a Creative Laboratory in Quebec City
Artist-Inspired Flower Puzzle Sets
BelgianDesigner's LEGO Ideas is Inspired by Murakami's Work
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Brick Puzzle Chandeliers
DallasBricks Designs the Lightweight LEGO Antique Chandelier
Angled Concrete Forest Homes
Nendo Designs the Block Wall House in a Japanese Forest
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Converted Market Building Nurseries
Vurpas Architectes Creates the Eugénie Brazier Building
Cutting-Edge Brick Designs
Glen-Gery Corporation Unveils Its 2024 Brick Styles Catalog
Dynamic Structural Mirror Designs
Béton Brut Designs the Mirror 001 and the Mirror 002
Earthy Tonal Tiled Sheds
LMNL Office Designs the Studio Shed in Brabant, the Netherlands
Precast Brick Facade Housing
Bell Phillips Designs the Bell Phillips Housing Block in London
Semi-Detached Home Extensions
Delve Architects Adds Extensions to Houses in Surrey
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Triangular Concrete Apartment Blocks
HGR Arquitectos Creates the MO288 to Combat Earthquakes
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Traditional Sandstone Housing Blocks
Peris+Toral Arquitectes Designs Living in Lime
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Offline Game-Inspired Brick Sets
Brick Dangerous Creates a LEGO T-Rex Google Character
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Rammed Earth Community Buildings
Suphasidh Architects Design the Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building
Pale Tonal Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs the Kingston Villa in Richmond
Caribbean-Inspired Retro Home Extentions
Artefact Designs the Triangle House in London's Epsom
Copper-Accented Apartment Blocks
Edition Office Designs the Fenwick St Project in Australia
Brick-Centric Art Exhibitions
Floris Wubben Designs the Brick Collection at the Future Perfect
Sand Terrazzo Floor Apartments
Modektura Adds New Flooring to an Apartment in Kyiv
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Personality-Reflecting Brick Homes
Omar Vegara Taller and Renata de Miguel Design Casa Cantellano
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Compact Infill Residences
Gró Works Designs an Infill Home in Dublin, Ireland
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Building Block Art Exhibits
LEGO will Host The Art of the Brick Expo in Singapore
Preserved Townhome Concrete Facades
Rieder Joins Faerber on Preserving an Original Structure
Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Completes New Art Faculty
Concrete Block-Formed Residences
nendo Designed the block-wall house Located in Karuizawa
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Metal Mesh Residential Buildings
Ædifica Designs the Cité Angus II Structure Outside Montreal
Digital Game-Inspired Puzzle Sets
LEGO Presents a Look at the Buildable Animal Crossing Set
Handcrafted Red-Concrete Homes
Grafted Designs the Victorian Cast Corbel House in Norwich
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Timber-Framed Brick Homes
Erbar Mattes Creates a Spacious Design for a London House
Housing Block Defensive Facades
Bureau des Mésarchitecture Creates Gold Aluminum Shutters
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Blocky Courtyard Home Designs
Studio VDGA Designs the House of Courtyards in Dubai
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
Red Brick Geometric Mosques
Cubeinside Creates the Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque by a Riverside
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
Atelier 9.81 Designs the Calaid Port Tower Building
Warm-Tonal Urban City Apartments
General Assembly Creates a Comforting Palette in New York
Regional Modern Tropical Homes
Lijo Reny Architects Designs the Stoic Wall Residence
Perforated Brick Wall Workshops
Tropical Space Designed the Terra Cotta Workshop