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Stylized cranes in the paving in front of Sankta Helena church in Skövde, Sweden
Landscape architect Thorbjörn Andersson wanted to bring the region’s famous bird migration into the town in an abstract way and give the townspeople a place that makes a statement
Sculptors Cynthia Sah and Nicolas Bertoux from Fondazione Arkad win the 2023 “Pietrasanta and Versilia in the World“ award
The prize is annually given to artists who made known the little city halfway between Carrara and Pisa
At the Emotheo Heritage Hotel in the small Croatian town of Imotski, the new building with its limestone façade blends in perfectly with the old house next door
The design came from Studio Ante Murales, based in Zagreb
In the context of climate protection, old solid (massive) construction with ornamental stone is being rediscovered from a modern perspective
It will establish itself alongside the currently common cladding with panels for facades or tiles for floors and walls, not replace it
How do you incorporate a café serving food and drink in a nearly 1,000-year-old cathedral?
The architects at Feilden Fowles gave the new building a bit of an open-and-close drawer feel to the historic setting
In the Swiss canton of Uri historically and ecologically significant stone walls have been restored
Most of them are type dry stone, where the stones are merely stacked one on top of the other
Italian Antolini company: “exclusive natural stones transform an ordinary bedroom into a unique and exclusive environment”
The company has a long tradition in marketing its stones by showing them in application
10th All India Stone Architecture Awards (1): Natural stone as a sustainable and decorative building material was a central theme in many award-winning projects
The winners are presented biannually at the India Stonemart trade fair in Jaipur
The “Corker“ by Herzog & de Meuron is now also available in marble
The furniture brand ClassiCon has given the stool or side table a new material
Swiss award for pedestrian traffic “Flâneur d’Or“: ideas that make pedestrians’ journeys pleasant, easy, and even beautiful
The Association for Pedestrian Traffic awards prizes to projects that focus on getting around without a car
