Stone structures

designboom speaks with OPEN architecture about the chapel of sound, which takes influence from cave-like spaces found in nature.

Trilithon - (or trilith) a structure consisting of two large vertical stones (posts) supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top (lintel). It is commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments. The most famous trilithons are those of Stonehenge in England and those found in the Megalithic temples of Malta. A Megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. Megalithic describes structures made of…

In South Iceland you can find basalt columns in a few places, this is one of them.

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Stone Arcway

Menhir-Merrivale

Rock wall

An ancient stepwell in India

Rajasthan is synonymous with sandstone as a building material but sadly, over the last few decades, this material has been reduced to a 'cladding 'medium and its potential as a robust and sustainable structural element has not been explored. The house in Jaipur presented us with an opportunity to explore and evolve a method of building that has been prevalent in traditional buildings for centuries. We laid out a simple brief: no material other than stone should be used for construction.

Standing Tall via Hazelnut Inn

Awesome folly

thanks to a team of archaeologists, the source of the 30ft sarsen stones has been traced to a site in wiltshire - 15 miles (25km) north of stonehenge.

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Since antiquity, marble has been a preferred material for sculptors and architects alike because of its relative softness and the unlikelihood that it’ll shatter. British artist Matthew Simmonds (previously) fuses these two traditional forms and honors their history with his miniature models carved into hunks of the raw stone. Evoking ancient ruins and sacred architecture—mostContinue reading "Miniature Architectural Spaces Nestle into Carved Chunks of Raw Marble"