Designing a city block

The issue of our thesis project was the redefinition of a common city block in the area of Gyzi, Athens through a proposal that acts in two levels: a) the integration of the internal non-built area of the block, the "akalyptos" and b) the restoration and reuse of three old buildings to meet the inhabitants' needs. Our main goal was that all of our interventions should be governed by the principles of a sustainable and green architecture.

http://www.greekarchitects.gr/en/projects2015/designing-a-city-block-id10865

„Global Heritage Stone Provinces“

Spanish geologists propose the quarries of Berroqueña Granite for the list of „Global Heritage Stone Provinces“

 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/05/27/spanish-geologists-propose-the-quarries-of-berroquena-granite-for-the-list-of-global-heritage-stone-provinces/

Tables from Citco’s Zaha Hadid Collection

The Verona based stone company had donated three pieces from its 2013 cooperation with the recently deceased star architect
Three Mercuric Tables from Citco’s Zaha Hadid Collection were donated to an auction for the new building of the London Design Museum and raised over £1,160,000 together with other spectacular examples of contemporary design. „The Time for Design Auction“ was held as live sale on April 28, 2016 followed by an online auction continued until May 2.
 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/05/25/tables-from-citcos-zaha-hadid-collection-auctioned-for-the-benefit-of-the-new-london-design-museum/

World’s Most Energy Efficient Museum is in Center of Medieval City

The integration of the Passive House certified museum Kunstmuseum Ravensburg into the fabric of a medieval city challenges the identity of architecture by bridging 500 years of vernacular with a single gesture. The museum maintains the German city’s fabric with a nod in materiality and form, but resolutely avoids mimicry or nostalgia. If you quickly walked passed it you may not even recognize it is of our era. The barrel vault roof relief and rich, historical brickwork allow the mass to slip into the old, dense neighborhood with only a whisper and wink of the contemporary on the outside.http://www.evolo.us/architecture/worlds-most-energy-efficient-museum-is-in-center-of-medieval-city/

Wall Tiles

Turkish-based Assos Marble showed out-of-the-ordinary design products at the Izmir Trade Fair
Fascinating wall tiles with 3-D effects were presented by Turkish-bases Assos Marble Company as a novelty at the Izmir Trade Fair (March 23rd to 26th 2016). The family enterprise whose members jointly created the new design product has been developing ideas for innovative design in natural stone since it was founded in 2004.
 http://www.stone-ideas.com/2016/05/24/wall-tiles-with-3-d-effects-in-natural-stone/