The Austrian railroad company ÖBB uses the natural stone Dorfergrün from the nearby surroundings as a defining material in its new mobility center in the tourist town of Lienz

Eight winners from all over the world received the 2022 biennial Tucker Design Awards for innovation and excellence in the use of natural stone

The Bybee prize went to architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien

Natural stone from Belgium always comes from Wallonia, and among the famous from there is the petit granite or the red and black marble

The local stones still characterize the face of the villages today

German Natural Stone Award 2022: prizes for buildings in Europe with natural stone from Europe

The main award went to a rather inconspicuous new building for a monastery library

The stepwells in India are among the most unusual stone structures in the world

Geometrically complex staircases lead to the water reservoirs sometimes 30 m deep / Ornaments with diverse stone sculptures

Congress at the Stone+tec trade fair 2022: “Natural stone is THE material for sustainable building“

The industry shows featured presentations on the material’s strengths in terms of its environmental footprint as well as thoughts on its weaknesses in terms of image

The exhibition “Beyond Hellas: Santiago Calatrava in the Glyptothek“ (through October 23, 2022) features a dialogue between the permanent collection of sculptures and the renowned architect, engineer and artist

Stone detail: an Adjacent Grain Analysis (AGA) and numerous other tests were used to find a suitable white marble for the façade of Capital One Hall in Tyson, Virginia

The marble and glass façade of the Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia minimizes heat gain and optimizes the light penetration

The architects came from HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson)

“The New Lives of Old Quarries“ is the title of a brochure from the Australian state of Victoria

The compilation shows what is known from elsewhere, but also gives food for thought for innovative ideas