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Markets: Go Berlin
(April 2013) Germany’s building industry is flourishing and enjoying a second boom after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Art: two large granite boulders between balance and instability
(April 2013) The Serpentine Gallery in London shows Fischli/Weiss’ „Rock on Top of Another Rock“ in Kensington Gardens, London
Markets: U.S. remodeling industry appears to be pulling out of its downturn
(April 2013) A study by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies sees „immense market potential“ in older homeowners, among others
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(April 2013) India‘s StoneMart Trade Fair in Jaipur (Rajasthan) counted 386 exhibitors
People & Jobs: visiting exchange for restoration experts between England and Germany or Italy respectively
(April 2013) UK based stone restoration company Stone Edge reaches out to establish mutually beneficial links with partners on the continent
People and Jobs: forum for job-offers and notes about changes in the management
(April 2013) Stone-Ideas.com „People & Jobs“ new column reports on people and opportunities
Stone Stories: Ailments and illnesses in lofty heights
(March 2013) During restoration work of the York Minster, stone masons were permitted to choose and design grotesques / Natural Stone Awards of the Stone Federation Great Britain
Art: The Springtime of the Renaissance
(March 2013) Exhibtion of „Sculpture and the Arts in Florence (1400-1460)“ until August 18, 2013 at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence and later at the Musée du Louvre in Paris
Art: spiritual beliefs and practice of the America’s indigenous peoples
(March 2013) New long-term installation at the Brooklyn Museum
Architecture: unmistakable and not to be overlooked
(March 2013) The university in the Polish city of Katowice designed its library in red sandstone like a brand