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The architect Gilles Perraudin and the company Carrières de Provence show how playful solid stone construction can be

The architect Gilles Perraudin and the company Carrières de Provence show how playful solid stone construction can be

The façade walls of the company showroom are thick, but not at all heavy-handed and not boring either

Habitat Interior Design Exhibition (XHDLF) at Xiamen Stone Fair 2024

Habitat Interior Design Exhibition (XHDLF) at Xiamen Stone Fair 2024

The aim was to open new horizons for the use of stone, thus giving the consumer an up-to-date idea of the material and developing new markets for the sector companies

News from France: a vault made of stone bricks and bricklaying with augmented reality

News from France: a vault made of stone bricks and bricklaying with augmented reality

The company SNBR presented the innovations at the Rocalia trade fair in Lyon in December 2023

Sandstone plant boxes on the façade as climate-friendly cladding for the outer skin of an office building

Sandstone plant boxes on the façade as climate-friendly cladding for the outer skin of an office building

The architects of the PMA Madhushala office in the Indian city of Pune use shading and evaporation to create a bearable climate

Congress on solid construction with stone: even as a building material, natural stone retains its beauty and decorative effect

Congress on solid construction with stone: even as a building material, natural stone retains its beauty and decorative effect

Examples of stone in load-bearing use were shown at the Stone+tec trade fair

New on the building materials market: Stone Bricks bring the qualities of natural stone into a miniature format

New on the building materials market: Stone Bricks bring the qualities of natural stone into a miniature format

Companies in England, Spain, Canada, and Germany already have such ashlars in their range

Now online for free download: The Spring 2024 edition of Building Stone Magazine features editorial and visually inspiring photography of stone installations in the US

Now online for free download: The Spring 2024 edition of Building Stone Magazine features editorial and visually inspiring photography of stone installations in the US

The Lido San Domenico on Lake Lugano is a perfect world and has been lovingly redesigned using leftover natural stone

The Lido San Domenico on Lake Lugano is a perfect world and has been lovingly redesigned using leftover natural stone

The architect Enrico Sassi underlined the special atmosphere of the place and integrated it into the surroundings

Above Notre-Dame, La Flèche, the crossing tower, rises again into the sky over Paris

Above Notre-Dame, La Flèche, the crossing tower, rises again into the sky over Paris

We report further successes the jargon of the craftsmen: “La Forêt” (The Forest) is also up again, and so are the “Grand Ducs” (Owls)

Climate protection in construction also includes reusing entire buildings and their building materials

Climate protection in construction also includes reusing entire buildings and their building materials

The city can become a quarry, as the architects from Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) are demonstrating with the “Panorama St. Paul’s” building

New construction of Archiplein architects in Geneva: solid natural stone against climate change, steel rods against earthquakes

New construction of Archiplein architects in Geneva: solid natural stone against climate change, steel rods against earthquakes

With the social housing on the banks of the Rhone, the Canton of Geneva and the Fondation Nicolas Bogueret also sent a political signal to the city of money

Stone+tec Architecture Congress in Nuremberg: building environmentally conscious with natural stone as a load-bearing material

Stone+tec Architecture Congress in Nuremberg: building environmentally conscious with natural stone as a load-bearing material

Experts will show examples from Europe of the ecological (and aesthetic) strengths of solid stone walls

11th All India Stone Architecture Awards (2): a home adapted to the hot climate, a restaurant with a special ambiance, a villa that uses the sustainability of natural stone

11th All India Stone Architecture Awards (2): a home adapted to the hot climate, a restaurant with a special ambiance, a villa that uses the sustainability of natural stone

11th All India Stone Architecture Awards (1): innovative ideas for houses without air condition

11th All India Stone Architecture Awards (1): innovative ideas for houses without air condition

The prize money in each of the four categories amounts to ₹ 100,000 (equivalent to around US$ 1,200)

The shortlist for the German Natural Stone Award 2024 has been announced

The shortlist for the German Natural Stone Award 2024 has been announced

The award ceremony will take place during the Architecture Congress at the Stone+tec trade fair in Nuremberg on the evening of June 19, 2024