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Foster + Partners’ win competition for a new luxury hotel in Makkah looking at the Holy Kaaba
The design follows a philosophy of ‚luxury with humility’ with an understated elegance throughout the development, says one of the architects
Natural-stone-concrete-sandwich provides maximum structural integrity at minimum costs
Swiss-based Futurafrosch in cooperation with sandstone company Bärlocher and other partners has developed new technology
Cobblestone plastering with level surfaces is becoming ever more popular
Urban design in natural stone is adopting a modern look in keeping with today’s comfort requirements
Best of 2016: Architecture with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled articles and reports with the most clicks in 2016
MIA+BSI Pinnacle Awards: projects with stone that stand above the rest
Grande Pinnacle Award for The Minnesota State Capitol exterior stone restoration which may be the largest and most complex restoration project the US has ever seen
Hydraulically driven shutters with a natural stone cladding
Backraum Studio came up with a unique idea for a private dwelling on the banks of Austria’s Attersee
Prototype for a natural stone dome using state of the art technology
Scientists working with Giuseppe Fallacara in the „New Fundamentals Research Group“ tie in traditional building with modern building machinery
Spanish Macael-Marble-Prize awarded for the 30th time
The Spanish Award aims to expound quality of the material and productivity of the branch in Andalusia
Natural stone: no spectacle in its own right, but rather subservient to the over-all impression which a building project should convey
The Austrian „Pilgram – Award for Architecture with natural stone“ was bestowed once again this year
New community center in the Czech city of Liberec in basic black slate
The building is meant to set an accent in a neglected district and generate impetus
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