Set in Stone

Set in stone is well-known metaphor to describe something immortal and immovable. Stone is considered to be an archaic and ultimate building material. In times when sustainability has become the keyword of climate-adapted construction, stone architecture is gaining more and more attention. This volume will provide an updated overview of stone architecture, 60 projects, from all around the world: whether cast stone, marble or bricks - the reader takes part in a fascinating trip, discovering buildings, which are not dematerialized, not fashionably transparent, but are standing in a millennia old tradition of architecture, which has not lost its enchantment in 21st century.

From the Contents:

Prado extension in Madrid, Spain (Rafael Moneo)
Brennand Chapel in Recife, Brazil (Paulo Mendes Da Rocha)
Kolumba Museum in Cologne, Germany (Peter Zumthor)
Extension of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA (Michael Graves & Ass. Inc.)
Stone Museum in Nasu, Japan (Kengo Kuma & Associates)