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Best of 2020: Architecture with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 articles and reports with the most clicks during the last year
Sturgeon stones weighing tons create habitats for animals and plants in the riverbed of the Wupper in Germany
Elephant Tuffi, beaver Bonny and salmon Lucky made by sculptors are intended to slow down the flow of the watercourse and be points of attraction for people
Grains of garnet sand tell the story of traveling from the surface to about 75 miles in the Earth, then returning to the surface before ending up on a beach
Scientists read the rock cycle that happened in less than about 10 million years
Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone
Architectural office Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Boston Dynamics, has created a robot which “has the ability to climb stairs, avoid obstacles and traverse rough terrain
On our list for the time after Covid-19: a visit at the Louvre in Paris
Until then, in our series we we only take a virtual look at famous destinations and their stones around the world
Underlying Rock types have a strong influence on vegetation density and biodiversity
Areas with granites or sand and claystones have dense plant growth and high levels of animal diversity, limestone areas are less densely overgrown and home to species
News from solid construction with natural stone: not erecting thick walls, but “using the precious resource with moderation and purpose“
Studiolada architects use only thin natural stone ashlar and a timber framework for a health care building in eastern France
Best of 2020: product design with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 reports that got the most clicks during last year. We show them in the order in which they appeared
Science news: mother-of-pearl’s perfect structure, news from the Yellowstone hotspot and its past supereruptions, drylands are not getting drier, why Australia’s Platypus is so bizarre
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
The British sculptor William Peers creates elegant and seemingly effortless forms in marble
Even if the results seem weightless, for him the hard way of working on the stone is important and a prerequisite for his art