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The Spanish Premios Macael were bestowed for the 35th time

The award recognizes buildings from all over the world that have used natural and engineered stone from companies in Andalusia

Stone Magazine “Sten” (02/2023) presents 3 Swedish designers who work with natural stone: Agnes Mohlins, Maja Bakken, Sara Ekholm

The Centro de Cultura Ambiental Chapultepec (Chapultepec Center for Environmental Culture) in Mexico City recreates the rim of a volcanic crater

The goal of the architects of Erre Q Erre was to integrate the new facility into the existing natural landscape

Rugby training center in the south of France (Pôle de Rugby du Grand Pic Saint Loup) made of solid (massive) natural stone: an expression of “strength, durability, timelessness and noblesse“

The architects of Karavan Landskapsarkitekter have transformed the pedestrian zone in Uppsala, Sweden, into a place to linger lined with a stone pavement

The pattern of granite ashlars creates an air of turbulence so pedestrians will notice without walking past

Notre-Dame de Paris detaches step by step from the supporting structures 4 years after the inferno

In the months since December 2022, the first vault and the substructure for the crossing tower La Flèche have been restored

Antolini’s Exclusive Collection: “Natural stone has the power to profoundly transform the kitchen space by adding character to a worktop or transforming it into an architectural surface“

David Chipperfield is Pritzker Prize winner 2023

His works are characterized by sensitivity to the site and the environment and show mastery of formal language

The architects of Studio PMPG have transformed a stone farmhouse in Portugal into a smart weekend home

The modernization of the cottage, part of a farmstead, was largely confined to the interior

Stone Insight: the architect Pepa Díaz uses remnants of natural stone instead of man-made bricks and shows what possibilities lie in the 100% natural material

Natural stone remnants can be used to build walls just like bricks, as shown by architect Pepa Díaz and the company Rosal Stones

The Natural Stone Institute’s Grande Pinnacle Award 2022 goes to ”Utopia” by sculptor Jaume Plensa with ethnic faces of women from around the world, created in marble by Canadian Picco Group

AGI architects build a residential tower in Kuwait that uses the thermals to cool the building

The courtyard inside and the facades create a flow and heat dissipation upwards and across the building, respectively

The 18th International Congress on Drystone Walling will be held in Goult, France, October 02-08, 2023, and will have lectures and practical exercises

The overall topic is the usage of the ancient construction technique as a sustainable way for landscaping and water management

Swedish Natural Stone Award 2022: the paving of the pedestrian zone in Uppsala as the winning project, a park in Helsingborg and a facility for urn graves as finalists

Prizes are awarded for new ideas that also highlight the sustainability and beauty of the material