Stone Insight: How the post-tensioning of the staircases was done
Challenges connected to using the steel cables were to minimize the carbon footprint yet provide robust load transfer and to strike a balance between performance and seamless integration
Three staircases in a residential building on Long Island, unlike anything else in the world
The structure, made of white Danby Fantastico marble with tensioned steel cables, is more of a sculpture than a mundane way to get from one floor to another
“The Bedrock” in Hall 10 of the 60th Marmomac focuses on the use of natural stone today and tomorrow
Four installations explore the possibilities of digital machinery and “green” aspects such as recycling or the reuse of stone dust / Antolini returns to the Gallerie Mercatali
How 14th- and 15th-Century Artists Depicted Colored Marble in Their Paintings to Represent the Divine and the Miracles of the Christian Faith
Karl Kolbitz is the author of the book “Divine Presence: Depictions of Marble in Late Gothic and Early Renaissance Painting” published by Hatje Cantz
Natural stone bricks were the material of choice for the extension of a listed terraced house in London
The architects of Studio Folk thus embraced the concept of future additions, as was the case with old cathedrals
U.S. President Trump sings the praises of granite: The stone lasts for millions of years, is incredibly resistant to pressure, and is elegant enough for the White House
During the unveiling of the new helipad, he raved about the natural material: “Nature is stronger than what humans can produce”