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New construction with solid (massif) supporting natural stone façade built at 62 rue Oberkampf in Paris

New construction with solid (massif) supporting natural stone façade built at 62 rue Oberkampf in Paris

Using Pierre de Brétignac limestone, young architects at Barrault Pressacco helped the city achieve climate objectives

Lluc Mir, master drywall mason, based on the Balearic Isle of Mallorca, was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus-Prize for heritage building

Lluc Mir, master drywall mason, based on the Balearic Isle of Mallorca, was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus-Prize for heritage building

US-American entrepreneur set up the foundation to support and revive classic architecture and traditional construction methods

Red Älvdals-Quartzite for Mora’s pedestrian mall in Sweden

Red Älvdals-Quartzite for Mora’s pedestrian mall in Sweden

Landscape architects from Sweco set out to give the city center a feeling of home for the citizens

Chelsea Flower Show: Commemorating D-Day and a myriad of interesting landscaping ideas with natural stone

Chelsea Flower Show: Commemorating D-Day and a myriad of interesting landscaping ideas with natural stone

Stone played an important role at this most prominent event among the 12 Garden Festivals in Great Britain

The new James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin is a treasure for the Museum Island and shines throughout the City

The new James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin is a treasure for the Museum Island and shines throughout the City

Architect David Chipperfield used marble-concrete to contrast old and new and yet to link them at the same time

LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainable construction solutions combined with architectural excellence

LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainable construction solutions combined with architectural excellence

Application open until February 25, 2020, for total prize money of US-$ 2 million

Peter’s Corner: why is there no innovation in the natural stone awards?

Peter’s Corner: why is there no innovation in the natural stone awards?

Only one worldwide distinction exists for innovation in building and design with natural stone

Brasigran’s Moulin Rouge Granite – a symbol for Brazil’s Red Earth in São Paulo’s Les Cinq Gym

Brasigran’s Moulin Rouge Granite – a symbol for Brazil’s Red Earth in São Paulo’s Les Cinq Gym

According to the Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements, body and soul can be transformed and aligned by sport and fitness

First prize of the Swedish Natural Stone Award 2018 went to the entry showing renovation of the National Museum

First prize of the Swedish Natural Stone Award 2018 went to the entry showing renovation of the National Museum

Local limestone is the building’s distinguishing factor inside and out

„Spolia can establish the history of a building at a particular site“

„Spolia can establish the history of a building at a particular site“

An interview with Berlin architect Marc Jordi on reclaiming ancient architectural elements, mostly stone

A building with a double façade with stone foils and aluminum pillars outside

A building with a double façade with stone foils and aluminum pillars outside

Grassi Pietre company supplied its Pietra di Vicenza limestone for the Residence Duchessa Margherita in Northern Italy

National Bank of Oman: it’s all about the Sultan’s Land – not about the power of money

National Bank of Oman: it’s all about the Sultan’s Land – not about the power of money

Architects at LOM designed the limestone façade and the atrium to reflect geological strata and Oman’s gorges respectively

New York City’s Green New Deal: „no longer energy wasting all-glass facades in new construction“

New York City’s Green New Deal: „no longer energy wasting all-glass facades in new construction“

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to reach less emission of greenhouse gas and adhere to the Paris Climate Act

Iberian limestone for Australian sculptors’ works at the hotel The Westin Perth

Iberian limestone for Australian sculptors’ works at the hotel The Westin Perth

Bateig Company of Alicante transferred the image of original paintings unto natural stone slabs with CNC-precision machinery

Grande Pinnacle Award 2018: fantastic convolution of a thin marble strip

Grande Pinnacle Award 2018: fantastic convolution of a thin marble strip

The Natural Stone Institute once again bestowed its yearly award for outstanding works in natural stone