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„Trombetta“ by Moreno Ratti: marble as an amplifier for mobile phones
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Sandstone statue of a guardian discovered near Angkor Thom in Cambodia
The find belongs to the famed Bayon style associated with King Jayavarman VII from the 12th century
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
openArt exhibit presents modern sculptures in the wild landscape of the mountains in southern Switzerland
For the 17th time, artists show their works at the edge of the forest, in high grass or even high above the trees
A „BBQ and epicurean block“ to put natural stone into scene at the gardening trade fair
Swiss Alfredo Polti Company set a 23 t block in the center of its display garden with copious stone ideas at Zurich’s Giardina
It is the veins fine as hair in the rock that make the pumice form giant rafts on the ocean
Scientists from the University of California used X-ray experiments in Berkeley’s synchrotron to have new findings of the volcanic stone
Léo Caillard dresses marble sculptures from the Louvre in a digital way in sportswear and flashy sunglasses
Incredible but true: suddenly mythological heroes take on the appearance of the guy next door at the take-out café
Briefly noted
Google Arts & Culture is a data bank including some 2,800 museums which can be toured virtually
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