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Casa Fantini at Lago d’Orta: garden surrounded by a stone wall with many colors and various shapes
The stone creates a contrast between nature and the modern style of the building
Architecture
„Metalito“ by I Sassi di Assisi: an update on self-supported natural stone arches
Steel makes unlimited construction of arches and vaults possible without the use of a keystone
Manhattan’s AT&T-Tower is being revamped without touching the granite façade
Critics of Snøhetta’s first draft mentioned the unrelenting „glassification of the street levels“ as one of the main point of contention
Ticino’s Sonogno: natural stone breathes new life into the heart of the piazza
Architect Enrico Sassi referred to stone fragment façades and shingles of farm houses in the vicinity
French award „Natural Stone and Architecture“: small is beautiful … and affords lots of room for unusual ideas
Prizes are awarded biennially, award winners are given a small sculpture / Big topic: Massif natural stone construction
New stone river promenade on the banks of Basel’s Rhein river
Limestone walls and curved lines bring the waves and turbulence of a waterway to the river banks
Marco Piva has redesigned the Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel with Calacatta Gold marble for the reception desk
Natural stone in the bathrooms and on various other occasions gives the five-star-site in the Eternal City a touch of modernity
Arcolitico by Raffaello Galiotto: „a door towards the next age in the history of stone“
New tools like diamond wire or CNC machinery are opening a whole range of new possibilities for the stone branch
Best of 2018: Architecture with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled those 5 articles and reports with the most clicks in 2018
The loft of Salzburg’s Panzerhalle (Tank Hangar) has a 7 m long kitchen unit with volcanic stone as the „epicenter“ of the room
Vienna’s Smartvoll Architects have integrated a spectacular ensemble in a former military site
Stone Federation Great Britain: 2018 Natural Stone Awards
Prizes were awarded for exceptional implementation of natural stone
Spanish Macael Prizes (Premios Macael) awarded for the 32nd time, three of them going to Dekton projects
The accolade distinguishes buildings where natural stone and engineered stone from Andalusia was implemented around the world
Grassi 1880 Cave: private villa at Lake Garda
Interiors made of Giallo Dorato limestone from Northern Italy
Gravel yards: „petrification“ of green areas with the help of gravel – or: when front yards are covered in stone
Particularly in Switzerland, easy-care gardens are all the rage
Atelier Alain Ellouz: golden images of wild grass engraved in translucent alabaster
„The goldsmith of alabaster and rock crystal“ has given a special design to Chaumet’s jewelry boutique in Paris