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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
Architecture news (Archive)
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
Stereotomy: constructing stone arches in such a way that each block interlocks with the adjoining element
At the University of Sydney, new shapes are being developed / Work hidden from view will be carried out by robots
At the Linghsan Brahma Palace China’s natural stone branch demonstrated the dimensions in which it can work
The stupendous complex includes granite ornaments on façades and artistic marble work on the interior
Casa Elvira by Pepa Díaz: The table – a central point of focus for Iberian homes and family
The architect sets people and surroundings in the center of her Puerto Lumbreras home in Southern Spain
Architecture Biennale in Venice: „The Vatican Chapels“
One could interpret the work of Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura as a critical rendering of the Holy See in stone
A giant multi-layered lattice dome-shaped Mashrabiya spans across the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Architect Jean Nouvel lets a flood of dappled light rain down on the Museum’s interior / Pietra di Luserna covers the floor
Shoebaloo flagship store in Amsterdam: a shop without windows, but with a spectacular entrance in natural stone
Dutch MVSA Architects created a place aimed to give the customer an experience of the products
Cave di Arzo: a defunct stone manufacture showing the true beauty of local marble
In the Swiss Canton of Tessino, an old production site was given a new lease on life for leisure and tourism
Refurbishment and new cladding for the former distillery in Cagliari: „perfectly white“ with ceramic tiles
Architects chose Laminam’s „Bianco Assoluto“ / The company also has a Nero Assoluto
Apple’s new store in Macau’s Gamers’ Paradise: an „inviting, contemplative space“
Foster + Partners, Architects, implemented ultrathin natural stone in a glass-sandwich, transforming the building into a Chinese lantern
People’s Choice Awards at the Chelsea Flower Show went to Projects incorporating drywalls
Designers created gardens relating to their sponsors
Professor of architecture Christoph Mäckler: „With natural stone a building is a building and not merely some unholy mess“
Talk at the Stone+tec Trade Fair on occasion of the German Natural Stone Awards presentation