Best of 2020: Architecture with natural stone

The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 articles and reports with the most clicks during the last year

Sturgeon stones weighing tons create habitats for animals and plants in the riverbed of the Wupper in Germany

Elephant Tuffi, beaver Bonny and salmon Lucky made by sculptors are intended to slow down the flow of the watercourse and be points of attraction for people

Grains of garnet sand tell the story of traveling from the surface to about 75 miles in the Earth, then returning to the surface before ending up on a beach

Scientists read the rock cycle that happened in less than about 10 million years

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Architectural office Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Boston Dynamics, has created a robot which “has the ability to climb stairs, avoid obstacles and traverse rough terrain

On our list for the time after Corona: a visit at the Louvre in Paris

Until then, in our series we we only take a virtual look at famous destinations and their stones around the world

Underlying Rock types have a strong influence on vegetation density and biodiversity

Areas with granites or sand and claystones have dense plant growth and high levels of animal diversity, limestone areas are less densely overgrown and home to species

News from massive construction with natural stone: not erecting thick walls, but “using the precious resource with moderation and purpose“

Studiolada architects use only thin natural stone ashlar and a timber framework for a health care building in eastern France

New in our Stone Gallery: marble THE NEW WHITE (Danae Bianco Gala) from HMG (Hellenic Marble Group)

Best of 2020: product design with natural stone

The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 reports that got the most clicks during last year. We show them in the order in which they appeared