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(September 2013) In Florida, the American Atheists have installed a bench comprised of some 700 kg of grey granite
Consejería de Hacienda in the Spanish city of Zamora: glass walls behind the natural stone wall
(September 2013) Junta de Castilla y León building complex sets traditional architecture topsy-turvy
Marmomacc: Hall 7b is showing ideas for natural stone
(September 2013) „Lithic Tree“ and „Opus-Motus“, a revolving stone circle, are among the more spectacular examples
Giuseppe Penone’s „Ideas of Stone“ in Madison Square Park in N.Y.C.
(September 2013) Three monumental, 40-foot tall bronze trees with stones in the branches will be on view daily from September 26, 2013 through February 9, 2014
Deflecting asteroids from their way to Earth
(September 2013) In order to prevent an collision with our planet, a space probe could impact the celestial body / Nasa wants to catch and „park” an asteroid for research
Demand for natural stone countertops is up by a constant 5.1%/year in the USA until 2017 (+6.5% in China until 2015)
(September 2013) Natural and engineered stone up slightly in the USA / in China engineered stone is all the rage
Pinnacle Awards: Houston’s Harris County Courthouse in Texas has been restored to its original marble glory
(September 2013) One of the Marble Institute of America’s honors went to the stone work in the „Southern Jewel”
Earthquake at Fukushima 2011: giant material shift also in the deep sea
(September 2013) At least 28 square kilometers of seafloor slumped suddenly down the slope of the 7.5 kilometer-deep Japan Trench / Parts of the earth’s crust shifted more than 50 meters
Sculptor Gedion Nyanhongo has chosen love as the central theme for his artwork
(September 2013) Zimbabwean sculptor sees himself as „Stone sculptor of the 21st century”
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(September 2013) Moscow’s ExpoStone Trade Fair took place for the 14th time this year