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The architects of Studio PMPG have transformed a stone farmhouse in Portugal into a smart weekend home

The modernization of the cottage, part of a farmstead, was largely confined to the interior

Stone Insight: the architect Pepa Díaz uses remnants of natural stone instead of man-made bricks and shows what possibilities lie in the 100% natural material

Natural stone remnants can be used to build walls just like bricks, as shown by architect Pepa Díaz and the company Rosal Stones

The Natural Stone Institute’s Grande Pinnacle Award 2022 goes to ”Utopia” by sculptor Jaume Plensa with ethnic faces of women from around the world, created in marble by Canadian Picco Group

AGI architects build a residential tower in Kuwait that uses the thermals to cool the building

The courtyard inside and the facades create a flow and heat dissipation upwards and across the building, respectively

The 18th International Congress on Drystone Walling will be held in Goult, France, October 02-08, 2023, and will have lectures and practical exercises

The overall topic is the usage of the ancient construction technique as a sustainable way for landscaping and water management

Swedish Natural Stone Award 2022: the paving of the pedestrian zone in Uppsala as the winning project, a park in Helsingborg and a facility for urn graves as finalists

Prizes are awarded for new ideas that also highlight the sustainability and beauty of the material

With “The Henge,“ a modern stone circle moved into the Canary Wharf office complex during the London Design Festival 2022

The structure is quick and easy to erect and dismantle and is ready for subsequent use

Architects from Dutch firm MVRDV give two residential and commercial towers in Nanjing, China, the shape of leafy “Stratified Cliffs“

Kath Khuni construction method: Drystone walls with wooden beams and stone roof withstand Himalayan earthquakes

In the north of India some houses built by locals from the materials on site

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

The hamlet of Cabbio in the Swiss Ticino has a redesigned square where details in the walls tell of the history

Architect Enrico Sassi wanted to ensure the current uses and make improvements

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