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One of Zumtobel Group Award’s 2017 given to Jianamani Visitor Center in China close to the border with Tibet
The jury praised the preservation of regional stone tradition by architects from Atelier TeamMinus

The Kansas State Capitol is the site of a Spanish Limestone map in Crema Marfil Coto showing the State’s counties
The representative building complex was painstakingly renovated from cellar to roof

„HyparVault“: saddle-shaped vault elements in limestone
New Fundamentals Research Group has once more recreated a self-supporting construction according to an ancient building principle

Chelsea Flower Show: multiple award-winning M&G Garden emulates an abandoned Maltese quarry
With the aid of indigenous Maltese limestone and plants, landscape artists show how nature is reclaiming a habitat

German Natural Stone Award (Deutscher Naturstein-Preis) with prizes of 30.000 € in total
Submissions in the German language are allowed to projects from Europe with architects, material, and companies from there

Rafael Moneo honored with the Praemium Imperiale award in the architecture category
The Spanish architect realized outstanding buildings with natural stone like the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles

Studio Marco Piva: VIP-lounges for Alitalia in Rome and Milan with an abundance of marble
The aim was to bring Italian lifestyle into passengers’ waiting area and sent it along with guests on their journey

Bangkok’s „Marble House“: ceramic tiles on the façade emulate the namesake
Openbox Architects use many terms characteristic of natural stone in describing their building

Redesign of Times Square: Granite benches serve not only as seating but also as a place to lean on, from which to enjoy the view, or corner the limelight
Architects at Snøhetta have given the famous Manhattan Square a theatre-set feeling

Salk Institute: an architectural masterpiece with face concrete, teak, and travertine
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) funded the restoration of the damaged wooden window walls