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Designer Raffaello Galiotto and the Margraf company give a marble facade the appearance of a curtain

Designer Raffaello Galiotto and the Margraf company give a marble facade the appearance of a curtain

The 350 individual elements can be produced and mounted on the wall in natural stone more cost-effectively than in other materials

Two Union Square high-rise in Seattle: the stone wall shows the elemental forces of nature

Two Union Square high-rise in Seattle: the stone wall shows the elemental forces of nature

The architects of NBBJ have decorated the lobby with a fantastic work of art / Picco Engineering provided the planning for the cutting and installation of the elements

Stairs with natural stone from Grassi Pietre: two examples of lightness and one where weight and importance must be shown

Stairs with natural stone from Grassi Pietre: two examples of lightness and one where weight and importance must be shown

Summer heat in the city – light granite as road surface can help to keep the temperatures bearable

Summer heat in the city – light granite as road surface can help to keep the temperatures bearable

Not only the high albedo of the material can keep the microclimate within limits, but also an installation that promotes rainwater seepage

The toilet cottage at Skjervet waterfall in Norway – one of the places to visit, even without inner urge

The toilet cottage at Skjervet waterfall in Norway – one of the places to visit, even without inner urge

The architects of Fortunen Arkitektur AS have placed a building like a sculpture with a great view on the riverbank

Vivienda CM in Buenos Aires: travertine for the exterior walls and roof of a residential building

Vivienda CM in Buenos Aires: travertine for the exterior walls and roof of a residential building

The architects of Además Arquitectura played with classical geometric bodies and put them together in a modern arrangement

The lobby of Arizona State University’s Washington Center is adorned with desert sandstone worked with CNC-cuts and sandblasting

The lobby of Arizona State University’s Washington Center is adorned with desert sandstone worked with CNC-cuts and sandblasting

The cladding of 2 walls emulates the spectacular slot canyons of the US State

Capitals of Islamic Culture 2020: Cairo, Bukhara (Uzbekistan) and Bamako (Mali)

Capitals of Islamic Culture 2020: Cairo, Bukhara (Uzbekistan) and Bamako (Mali)

The Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers has again awarded the title for the regions of Arabia, Asia and Africa

A „Lithic Fabric” in ivy keeps heat out but lets light in

A „Lithic Fabric” in ivy keeps heat out but lets light in

Professor Giuseppe Fallacara from the Polytechnic University of Bari uses natural stone for an innovative façade cladding

Corporate Architecture with natural stone for the winery Maison Delas Frères

Corporate Architecture with natural stone for the winery Maison Delas Frères

The architects of the office Carl Fredrik Svenstedt have placed a striking building facade like a theatre curtain in a small Rhône town

The Ambedkar Memorial Park in Uttar Pradesh, India, is a stone desert and an example of how the wrong use of natural stone can have an impact

The Ambedkar Memorial Park in Uttar Pradesh, India, is a stone desert and an example of how the wrong use of natural stone can have an impact

In the summer months, the plant is an incandescent furnace, among other things because there is too much dark sandstone and greyish granite, which heat up in the sun / Counter example Taj Mahal

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

The 2020 Pritzker Prize goes to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara who founded Grafton Architects in Dublin

Natural stone walls connect the interior of a new building with the surroundings in a village not far from Prague

Natural stone walls connect the interior of a new building with the surroundings in a village not far from Prague

Architect Martin Čeněk wanted to integrate the building on the slope inconspicuously into the landscape and optimize it energetically

France’s Natural Stone Award „Building with natural stone in the 21st century” again showed numerous innovative ideas

France’s Natural Stone Award „Building with natural stone in the 21st century” again showed numerous innovative ideas

There is no prize money to be won, which probably is why the number of entries is low (but the quality high), this time 22

Professor Giuseppe Fallacara designs and builds an acoustic shell made of hexagonal natural stone elements

Professor Giuseppe Fallacara designs and builds an acoustic shell made of hexagonal natural stone elements

„Stereotomy” is the name given to the age-old direction of architecture, which uses the weight of the stone for construction