International Stone Summit

 

On September 30 and October 01, 2015, Marmomacc will hold an „International Stone Summit.“ According to the organizers it will „bring together the main international associations in the natural stone sector and an equal number of trade press journalists from the countries taking part. The intention is to develop content and encourage discussion and debate focusing on this field.“

http://www.stone-ideas.com/2015/09/26/latest-news-international-stone-summit-at-marmomacc-on-september-30-and-october-01/

Jet Away

This design by Margot Krasojevic is for a private airfield in Doha, Qatar. A short stay pop-up hotel hangar that can be wheeled to different docking locations, primarily used for waiting for connecting flights, refuelling and airplane maintenance.

The hotel lounge is an extension of the private jet which enables the clients to rest/ stay for a period of 24 hours before departure. The scheme is composed of three telescopic fibreglass polymer clad shells, the exterior contains perspex encased tritium sections that glow, this contained radioactive elements are harmless and have a ten year life span without the need for external power supply. The scheme can be dismantled for easier transportation.
Source: http://www.evolo.us/architecture/jetway-pop-up-hotel-in-doha-qatar/

L’exposition évènement de la rentrée

http://www.exposition-osiris.com/
http://www.stone-ideas.com/2015/09/24/institut-du-monde-arabe-paris-osiris-sunken-mysteries-of-egypt/
 

To Travel in a Boat Together

 

Nature is at the center of Mary Anne Barkhouse’s works without romanticizing on the subject. The central idea is man in nature and how he interacts with his environment.
Mary Anne is a member of the Kwakiutl First Nation.
Source: http://www.stone-ideas.com/2015/09/23/the-grandfather-once-transported-a-wolf-from-one-river-shore-to-the-other/

as Adventure Plateau

 

The ancient geography of the Mediterranean Basin was profoundly changed by the increase in sea level following the Last Glacial Maximum. This global event has led to the retreat of the coastlines, especially in lowland areas and shallow shelves, such as the Sicilian Channel. The NW sector of this shelf, known as Adventure Plateau, is studded by isolated shoals mostly composed of Late Miocene carbonate rocks and by some volcanic edifices. These shoals, until at least the Early Holocene, formed an archipelago of several islands separated by stretches of extremely shallow sea. One of these submerged features – the Pantelleria Vecchia Bank – located 60 km south of Sicily, has been extensively surveyed using geophysical and geological methods. It is composed of two main shoals, connected seaward by a rectilinear ridge which encloses an embayment. Here we present morphological evidence...


Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X15300535
http://www.stone-ideas.com/2015/09/21/44304/