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Stone-Ideas.com touring the world: ten ideas for designing paths and squares with natural stone
Our examples show animals of all kinds, a bit of Crazy Paving and – of course – a lot of geometry
Architecture
The Swedish Natural Stone Award 2021 went to the copy of the medieval window rosette in Linköping Cathedral with 300 hours of work by a CNC machine
The prize is awarded for work that stands out for “aesthetics, sustainability and innovation“
With the Gargash Mosque in Dubai, Saudi architect Sumaya Dabbagh has created a place of worship that breaks with many traditions
Not splendor and wealth characterize the premises for the conversation with God, but light and spirituality
Terminal T 4 at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport is one of the best-known works by Richard Rogers
Rogers, who died in December 2021, became famous for high-tech architecture, but in Madrid, he used bamboo for the ceiling and Mistral marble for the flooring
Now also for students and furthermore for projects from all over Europe: submission open for the German Natural Stone Award 2022
The entry fee has been reduced to 200 €, fee for students / Submissions in German language only
Blue agate and stainless steel give the Iris Bar in the new Hyatt Regency at Zurich Airport a “luminous and memorable“ image
The counter was designed by Prisma, an Italian company for professional kitchens
The village of Kaisten on the Swiss Upper Rhine has a branch of the Raiffeisenbank in which natural stone is used effectively and yet modestly
In the customer foyer, a counter stands succinctly in the room like a kitchen island, giving it the expression of intrinsic value and down-to-earthness
“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (2)
For the first time, the award was presented in the categories of landscape design and architecture by the Pro Naturstein consortium
“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (1)
For the first time, the award was presented in the categories of architecture and landscape design by the Pro Naturstein consortium
Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone
The number of hotel openings in Europe is expected to hit an all-time high in 2021, with more than 100,00 new rooms estimated for the year
A granite paving like an “Albanian carpet“ for the redesign of the shore in the village of Shiroka
The architects of the firm Casanova+Hernandez have made the area tangible as a unit with a mosaic in the style of local textile art
Architect Andrea Laudini and Antolini stone company: an interior design for a villa in Treviso where every room becomes a habitat magnificus
Architect Andrea Laudini and Antolini stone company: an interior design for a villa in Treviso where every room becomes a habitat magnificus
A magnificent mosaic in the Lateran Basilica in Rome was the model for the floor in a villa in Ukraine
The Italian company Athena Marmi, located not far from Verona, made the puzzle with different types of marble in many colors and shapes