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“Building with Stone Today“ (Construir en Pedra Hoy) is the title of a workshop in Spain in which stonemasons from there and from France will rebuild the famous vault of the Junterones Chapel in Murcia Cathedral
Solid construction with stone will be a key topic at the Stone+tec Congress in Nuremberg in June 2024
Another focus will be on how generations Y and Z rethink the cemetery
In 2023, Unesco has added 42 sites to its list of World Heritage Sites, among them many made of stone
This brings the total number to 1199 in 168 countries, many of which used stone as a building material
Ulrich Rückriem‘s major work “40 Bodenreliefs“ at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin until January 14, 2024
The artist‘s cuboids make the square floor tiles by Mies von der Rohe seem to grow in height
In front of Antwerp Cathedral, Nello and his dog Patrasche lie tightly embraced under a paving slab
The Belgian sculptor Batist Vermeulen (“Tist“) created the sculpture based on a story by the author Ouida
2023-slump in demand for ceramic tiles from Italy worldwide: -22.1% for exports compared to the previous year, -8.7% for sales within Italy
Main reasons are increased costs for energy and raw materials, high interest rates