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Lluc Mir, master drywall mason, based on the Balearic Isle of Mallorca, was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus-Prize for heritage building

Lluc Mir, master drywall mason, based on the Balearic Isle of Mallorca, was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus-Prize for heritage building

US-American entrepreneur set up the foundation to support and revive classic architecture and traditional construction methods

Stonethica takes old ideas for use of marble remnants one step further

Stonethica takes old ideas for use of marble remnants one step further

Laminated slabs can be used by architects in construction projects to obtain optimal sustainability results

Stone Sculpture Symposium in Sprimont, Belgium from August 09 until 25 2019

Stone Sculpture Symposium in Sprimont, Belgium from August 09 until 25 2019

The event’s focus is on the local limestone „Petit Granit“ and its new information center CIP

The 45th edition of WorldSkills will take place from August 22nd to 27th 2019 in the Russian city of Kazan

The 45th edition of WorldSkills will take place from August 22nd to 27th 2019 in the Russian city of Kazan

Some 1400 young craftspeople including stonemasons will submit to challenges revolving around their work and will compete against one another

Helaine Blumenfeld: „marble as a means to show our spiritual side“

Helaine Blumenfeld: „marble as a means to show our spiritual side“

Works of the American sculptress are on show at Huygens’ Hofwijck in The Netherlands during summer 2019

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

An ancient Athenean neighborhood from the 4th century BC until the 12th century AD was opened as part of the Acropolis Museum in Athens

Application open for the 2020 European Heritage Awards until October 31, 2019

Application open for the 2020 European Heritage Awards until October 31, 2019

Out of 30 winners, 4 Grand Prizes worth 10,000 € each are given to outstanding projects of conservation and restoration

Red Älvdals-Quartzite for Mora’s pedestrian mall in Sweden

Red Älvdals-Quartzite for Mora’s pedestrian mall in Sweden

Landscape architects from Sweco set out to give the city center a feeling of home for the citizens

Japanese Nikkei Asian Review: deliveries to the US relabeled in Vietnam

Japanese Nikkei Asian Review: deliveries to the US relabeled in Vietnam

US-President Donald Trump’s tariffs cause complex chain reactions in the world economy and are not his „easy to win trade war“

Tiberius Claudius, married to Messalina and Agrippina, was not so bad a Roman emperor as Seneca wrote

Tiberius Claudius, married to Messalina and Agrippina, was not so bad a Roman emperor as Seneca wrote

The exhibition at the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome reveals his care for the people, his economic and legislative reforms and great public works

Budri’s showroom in downtown Milan: worth a visit

Budri’s showroom in downtown Milan: worth a visit

The Italian company has always been all about unusual ideas in natural stone – exclusive but functional

Peter Randall-Page’s „Envelope of Pulsation (For Leo)“ on show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) until 2020

Peter Randall-Page’s „Envelope of Pulsation (For Leo)“ on show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) until 2020

The sculpture was carved from a large granite block of Blackenstone Quarry in Dartmoor, Devon

Antoniolupi and designer Paolo Ulian: „Plissè“ washbasin inspired by marble surfaces but made of artificial stone

Antoniolupi and designer Paolo Ulian: „Plissè“ washbasin inspired by marble surfaces but made of artificial stone

Flumood is a new material composed of aluminum hydroxide and synthetic resins with low styrene content

Simulating meteorite impacts in the lab

Simulating meteorite impacts in the lab

Scientists monitor the response of feldspar minerals to rapid compression

Project „Life in Quarries“: give endangered species living space in active quarries

Project „Life in Quarries“: give endangered species living space in active quarries

Providing living space for flora and fauna next to active quarry areas can be achieved with little or no effort