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Online lecture by Raffaello Galiotto about modern usage of natural stone
For the virtual Marmomac Restart, the mastermind among Italy’s stone designers summarized his ideas from the last decades
Despite Covid-19: a (virtual) visit to Michelangelo’s David in Florence
On the webpage of the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, one can take a selfie with the sculpture in the background
Global climate: desert dust caused the end of the “Green” Sahara and led to a megadrought far away in Southeast Asia 4,000 to 5,000 years ago
Reduced plant growth in the Sahara led to increased airborne dust that cooled the Indian Ocean and reduced monsoon moisture for more than 1000 years
Floors and stairs in a retirement home in Switzerland with Pietra Piasentina from natural stone company Bärlocher AG
The surfaces of the stone slabs are blasted and brushed in the inerior rooms and only blasted outside to ensure optimal slip resistance for the residents
Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone
The Friedenskirche (Peace Church) in Potsdam’s Park Sanssouci is an example for Europe’s 19th century’s love for Italian architecture
Far in the future: the East African Rift System will break apart, with Madagascar splitting into pieces
The breakup with a speed of around 3 millimeters per year is a continuation of the shattering of supercontinent Pangea some 200 million years ago
Finally, a breakthrough in natural stone design also in the West, and it comes from the Aegean Association EIB, Turkey
The competition for students and professionals did not lead to exaggerated and fancy art objects, but rather to small objects you could imagine in your own daily life
Atlas of more than 200 impact craters on Earth with topographic maps and satellite images
Photos originate from the radar scans of the Earth‘s surface during the TanDEM-X mission from 2010 to 2016