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Submissions for the German Natural Stone Award open for architects from Germany and abroad until January 31, 2026

Projects must have been completed in Europe after January 01, 2020, and a German company must have been involved in the realization

The winners of the 16th Aga Khan Award for Architecture have been announced

The awards recognize building projects from the Muslim world that address major issues facing humanity today, such as climate change, housing, and local participation

Visitor center for the city of Dunhuang in northern China, amidst deserts and sky-high dunes

With stone cladding for the roofs of the buildings, the team at ZXD Architects reflects the surrounding landscape

Looking back on summer 2025: Vienna’s COOLing Guide presents a range of best-practice strategies for tackling urban heat islands

Its core themes are water, cool surfaces, and shade, with natural stone playing a central role across many examples

Marmomac 2025: Tendencies in natural stone architecture are one of the topics at the “Plus Theater” in Hall 10

The “Modular Verticality” exhibition promotes prefabricated facade panels with elaborate designs, “Fabula Litica” showcases 3D printing with stone powder, and “Epiphanies” features solid construction with stone

Solid construction with natural stone: For (private) buildings with a long lifespan, facade protection, cleaning, and maintenance will become an important issue

Interview with the siblings Alessandra Pettenon (Presidente Esecutivo) and Francesco Pettenon (CEO) at Fila Surface Solutions, Italy

Fairchild’s Garden in London’s inner-city district of Shoreditch tells the story of a city gardener around 1700 who provided important impetus for plant breeding

Drystone façades for a new building in the Cotswolds in England, where architects must respect the landscape and villages

The architects at ZXD Architects + BIAD have given the visitor center of the Maijishan Grottoes in northwest China a mystical atmosphere

The new Bvlgari flagship store in Milan has floors by Fantini Mosaici, combining Calacatta marble with curved brass inlays and a marble terrazzo refined by stone bands

Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan: Wood is presented as a modern and ecological building material, natural stone only appears in one art project

With the “Open Mountain Chapel“ in the Sauerland region (in the German hinterland), Christoph Hesse Architects aim to create a connection between people themselves and with nature

The Méridien Casablanca, with interior design by Studio Marco Piva, has recently been completed with stone and other materials that interpret and reflect the spirit of the place

Solid construction with natural stone: the market hall in Saint-Dizier is and offers what the citizens of a small French town expect from their city center

Chelsea Flower Show 2025: Themes again included relaxation and healing in the garden, as well as the power of nature and its materials

As usual, Britain’s most important garden event also addresses current discussions such as ocean conservation