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Summer heat in the city – light granite as road surface can help to keep the temperatures bearable
Not only the high albedo of the material can keep the microclimate within limits, but also an installation that promotes rainwater seepage
The toilet cottage at Skjervet waterfall in Norway – one of the places to visit, even without inner urge
The architects of Fortunen Arkitektur AS have placed a building like a sculpture with a great view on the riverbank
Vivienda CM in Buenos Aires: travertine for the exterior walls and roof of a residential building
The architects of Además Arquitectura played with classical geometric bodies and put them together in a modern arrangement
The lobby of Arizona State University’s Washington Center is adorned with desert sandstone worked with CNC-cuts and sandblasting
The cladding of 2 walls emulates the spectacular slot canyons of the US State
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2020: Cairo, Bukhara (Uzbekistan) and Bamako (Mali)
The Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers has again awarded the title for the regions of Arabia, Asia and Africa
A „Lithic Fabric” in ivy keeps heat out but lets light in
Professor Giuseppe Fallacara from the Polytechnic University of Bari uses natural stone for an innovative façade cladding
Corporate Architecture with natural stone for the winery Maison Delas Frères
The architects of the office Carl Fredrik Svenstedt have placed a striking building facade like a theatre curtain in a small Rhône town
The Ambedkar Memorial Park in Uttar Pradesh, India, is a stone desert and an example of how the wrong use of natural stone can have an impact
In the summer months, the plant is an incandescent furnace, among other things because there is too much dark sandstone and greyish granite, which heat up in the sun / Counter example Taj Mahal
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The 2020 Pritzker Prize goes to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara who founded Grafton Architects in Dublin
Natural stone walls connect the interior of a new building with the surroundings in a village not far from Prague
Architect Martin Čeněk wanted to integrate the building on the slope inconspicuously into the landscape and optimize it energetically
France’s Natural Stone Award „Building with natural stone in the 21st century” again showed numerous innovative ideas
There is no prize money to be won, which probably is why the number of entries is low (but the quality high), this time 22
Professor Giuseppe Fallacara designs and builds an acoustic shell made of hexagonal natural stone elements
„Stereotomy” is the name given to the age-old direction of architecture, which uses the weight of the stone for construction
China’s „white alcohol” Baijiu starts with an Experience Store in Shanghai to conquer the world
The designers of the Ippolito Fleitz Group underline the high quality as the core of the brand with marble, among other materials
15 Clerkenwell Close, London: a solid stone façade that plays a bearing role and symbolizes history
Amin Taha has created an extraordinary architecture that sparked controversy and criticism for some time