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David Chipperfield Architects has transformed a 1970s Brutalist building, formerly a government ministry, into a luxury hotel in Qatar

Even before the spectacular buildings of today’s architects, there was architecture in the Emirate that is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity

The second edition of the Portuguese Natural Stone Awards required submissions to present “visions” and “revelations” about what can be achieved with the material and, in doing so, what can be said about the country

Exhibition “Stones and Reveries: The Poetry and Minerals of Roger Caillois“ on show at L’ÉCOLE, the School of Jewelry Arts, in Paris, through March 29, 2026

Draenert 2025: a new version of the asymmetrical top for the “Kent“ table and an outdoor variant; the 30th anniversary of the “Adler“

“Kent” was bestowed one of the prestigious German Design Awards / And: numerous new exotic natural stone varieties

Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

Clues contained in tree rings have identified volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of the Black Death in Europe 1347-1353

Fairburn Tower in Scotland is a residential tower from centuries past and, after its restoration, now serves as a holiday apartment

The Landmark Trust protects historic buildings in Great Britain from decay and repurposes them

Manod quarry in Eryri (Snowdonia) kept Britain’s art treasures safe during the Second World War

An inscribed tablet, made from slate unveiled at the National Gallery in London, remembers the Triumph of Art

The Poetry of Stone: Marmo Arredo renovates a private residence in Cittadella in the northern Italian province of Padua

Lithea from Sicily presents “Motus Animi,“ an innovative concept for natural stone wall tiles, designed by Egidio Panzera

The collection translates as “Emotional States of the Soul,“ and customers and interior designers can experiment with the individual elements in countless ways

Stone Insight: Tutankhamun’s Tomb Treasures, Including the Gold Mask, are on Display on the Second Floor of the Grand Egyptian Museum