Architecture
Architecture: Open-air-showroom on the facade
(February 2012) Swiss-based stone manufacturer shows raw and processed gneiss outside and inside a new building
Architecture: Mysticism in houses of worship
(January 2012) A marble plateau under a French altar, an open mausoleum in Portugal, and a House of Faith in Israel
Architecture: Trapezoids and rectangles on glass
(January 2012) Architects of Prague’s Amazon Court played with geometric shapes defining the façade structure in various stone claddings
Architecture: meeting places for citizens (2)
(January 2012) Designing of public spaces in natural stone in Norway and Great Britain. A look back at times when stone served as ballast in seafaring ships is Australia
Architecture: Caucasian towers, a house of worship in India, a Spanish tannery and more
(December 2011) Once again Marmomacc was host to the International Award Architecture in Stone, presenting contemporary and historic projects from around the world
Architecture: Sensational sandstone and glass façade
(December 2011) Antwerp’s new Museum aan de Strom brings new life to the city’s historic harbour district
Architecture: magical lines and rough stone
(November 2011) In the Spanish pilgrimage site of Santiago de Compostela, the Cidade da Cultura was erected as a cultural centre for Galicia and all of Europe. Architect Peter Eisenman used natural stone in an unusual way
Architecture: To be a bouquet of flowers would be the life
(October 2011) Buenos Aires’ „Casa Carrara“ is built all in white and at right angles – but with some strong accents in natural stone
Architecture: Ideas for the fifth front
(September 2011) Examples of roof tiling in natural stone from Norway, Switzerland and Germany. A ceramic roof from Japan
Architecture: Winery with traditional appearance
(September 2011) The award for the first Hungarian competition dedicated to building with natural stone went to a building in the Tokaj region
