Dezeen's Top 10 Architectural Houses of 2025: Brutalist Castle and Glass Brick Designs
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Tom Ravenscroft
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Summary
Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft selects 10 of the most interesting houses from 2025, featuring diverse architectural styles including a brutalist-castle-like home and a glass-brick fronted house. The selection comes from approximately 300 unique new homes published on Dezeen throughout the year, representing global architectural innovation across various styles, scales, and material integrations.
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This year on Dezeen, we have published around 300 of the most unique and interesting new homes from all around the world, in a huge variety of styles and scales and integrating numerous materials.
The selection represents global architectural innovation across various styles, scales, and material integrations.
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