Pink plaster cloaks limestone house in Kenya by Studio Mehta Architecture
Limestone-block walls covered in pink plaster intersect to form UA House, which Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture has added to a creekside site in Kilifi, Kenya. More
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Thomas Juul-Hansen unveils "modern and classic" Manhattan skyscraper
New York designer Thomas Juul-Hansen has completed the Sutton Tower skyscraper in New York, which has limestone facades and a champagne-coloured stainless steel crown. More
Peris+Toral Arquitectes uses stone for social housing block in Mallorca
Walls of limestone and sandstone reference the traditional architecture of Mallorca at Living in Lime, a social housing block in Son Servera by Spanish studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes. More
Ten contemporary buildings that showcase the versatility of structural stone
To conclude our Stone Age 2.0 series, we've collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. More
Amelia Tavella Architectes completes limestone-clad school in southern France
French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes referenced fossils for the textured stone facade of the Auguste Benedict School, which is designed to appear as though it has "emerged from the earth". More
TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris
French architecture practice TVK has completed a neighbourhood in Paris made up of limestone buildings surrounding a garden and designed as a sustainable development that aims to increase biodiversity. More
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture rounds the corners of limestone Austin residence
Local studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has completed a house clad in limestone bricks and hemlock siding overlooking a nature preserve in Austin. More
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou transforms Berlin bungalow with blocky extension
A band of limestone separates old and new at Fohlenweg, a house in Berlin that London studio O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects created using the walls of an existing bungalow. More
Limestone plinth supports Hungarian holiday home by Kontextus Architecture Studio
A monolithic limestone-clad plinth supports the lightweight steel-framed structure of The Clifftop House, a holiday home in Hungary by Budapest practice Kontextus Architecture Studio. More
Greenway Parks Residence in Dallas features "auto lounge" for Ferraris
Texas studios Smitharc Architecture + Interiors and Erin Sander Design have completed a family home with limestone cladding, a Zen garden and a gallery-like space for the clients' Ferraris. More
Hutton embeds off-grid research station into hills of rural Kansas
Bands of local stone wrap the Youngmeyer Field Station, which was designed and built by Kansas studio Hutton to integrate with the natural topography and operate off the grid. More
Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More
Brooks + Scarpa releases concept for Holocaust memorial in Florida
LA studio Brooks + Scarpa has released designs for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust to be constructed outside of the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. More
SOM designs UAE diplomacy building with Middle Eastern motifs in Manhattan
Architecture firm SOM has designed a limestone-clad building patterned with symbolic palm leaves for the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in Manhattan. More
Interiors
Interiors
Untitled combines clean lines and time-honoured materials in calming beachside home
Canadian design studio Untitled [design agency] has used materials that will age gracefully, such as limestone and fir woods, to create a calm ambiance within its renovation of this Vancouver home, which has been shortlisted for a Dezeen Award. More
Architecture
Architecture
ODA designs Manhattan tower that increases size as it ascends
American office ODA has released renderings of a residential building with cantilevered upper storeys, scheduled to be built on Manhattan's Upper West Side. More
David Chipperfield adds limestone-clad extension to Kunsthaus Zurich
Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects' long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland. More
Microscape uses stone-filled cages to update Italian cemetery
Cemetery Castel San Gimignano has been renovated by Italian architecture studio Microscape using local limestone stacked in metal baskets. More
Estonian Academy of Arts students create furniture from raw limestone
Blocks of limestone are transformed into furniture in this collection by students from the Estonian Academy of Arts. More
Nomo Studio clads Stone House in Menorca with limestone dug from its site
A patchwork of roughly hewn local stone and smooth plaster forms the facades of this house, designed by architects Nomo Studio to overlook the sea in Menorca. More