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Stone walls: heritage outdoors, modern design indoors

Stone walls: heritage outdoors, modern design indoors

A Sicilian home reflects a symbiosis of landscape, heritage, and material as conceived by the architects

Away from sleek façades and back to ornaments and reliefs

Away from sleek façades and back to ornaments and reliefs

Well-known German architect Christoph Sattler held the official opening lecture at the Deutsche Naturstein Award Ceremony held during this year’s Stone+tec

Marmomacc 2015: International Awards Architecture in Stone

Marmomacc 2015: International Awards Architecture in Stone

Biannually and for the 14th time, the jury has awarded prizes for unusual construction ideas in natural stone / University Ferrara’s Vincenzo Pavan is the curator

„Casa Rajuela“, Mexico: tiny ships sailing along the façade

„Casa Rajuela“, Mexico: tiny ships sailing along the façade

Muñoz Arquitectos Asociados purposely left the joints in the stone masonry overdimensionally wide and irregular

German Natural Stone Award 2015: total purse of 30,000 € for projects from across Europe

German Natural Stone Award 2015: total purse of 30,000 € for projects from across Europe

A wall like a rock for the College of Media and Communication in Qatar

A wall like a rock for the College of Media and Communication in Qatar

The façade of the university’s main building is clad in raw blocks of Turkish travertine

Architecture from Palestine: heritage in solid construction

Architecture from Palestine: heritage in solid construction

The brothers Elias and Yousef, AAU Anastas, want to react to the occurrences in Palestine with local material and town planning

„Salons“ in natural stone for La Louvière’s historic center in Belgium

„Salons“ in natural stone for La Louvière’s historic center in Belgium

Refurbishment of the city center was realized by city planner Skope in cooperation with the artist Emile Desmedt

„Linea“ sidings by Franken-Schotter: numerous elongated strips instead of large slabs

„Linea“ sidings by Franken-Schotter: numerous elongated strips instead of large slabs

German Company enables a play of mix and match for natural stone façades

3D-Mosaic in granite pavement on the Isle of Man

3D-Mosaic in granite pavement on the Isle of Man

The refurbished road paving in the capital Douglas was endowed with the British Natural Stone Federation Prize

Building in natural stone: Slate chips on the rooftop

Building in natural stone: Slate chips on the rooftop

Spanish Ourense University kindergarten emulates the building style of ancient granaries („hórreos”)

Mexican dwelling: playing with contrasting materials and surfaces

Mexican dwelling: playing with contrasting materials and surfaces

„Fluted split-face concrete“, natural stone and wood define Santiago de Querétaro’s Congregación 341

Modern ideas for the principle of the stone arch

Modern ideas for the principle of the stone arch

Professor Giuseppe Fallacara: „Stereotomy“ makes use of the stone’s mass for construction / steel ropes are sometimes used for additional features

Marble cube with piercings

Marble cube with piercings

The building Groenlândia in São Paulo shows architect’s playful experimentation with cut-outs and gaps

Marble mosaics define London’s Brasserie Chavot

Marble mosaics define London’s Brasserie Chavot

Interior architect Alex Kravetz Design / Stone supplied by Italian Ghirardi Stone Contractors