{"product_id":"building-in-stone-today-natalia-pekovza-9783035629934","title":"Building in Stone Today: Voices and Commentaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural stone can be called the primal building material, used widely over millennia, until the advent of reinforced concrete. In recent years, architects have been rediscovering how this timeless material can create buildings of unrivaled durability. Structural stone provides excellent thermal mass and has a low carbon footprint when locally sourced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis publication assembles perspectives from builders, quarry owners, architects and craftsmen. Stone has a reputation for being a capricious material and in a collection of nine stories from Switzerland, Spain and England, the author highlights the expertise of the artisans working with stone. Based on interviews and case studies - a social housing project in Plan-les-Ouates, housing in Mallorca and a student centre in Cambridge - the book offers a kind of ethnography of the professional field surrounding stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone in architecture has made a comeback in recent years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructural stone connects contemporary design with the depth of the natural landscape and vernacular tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe attractive volume explores the rich and complex praxis of building with stone in Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalia Peťková\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3035629935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783035629934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Natalia Pe\u0026#357;ková","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001285746943,"sku":"9783035629934","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-in-stone-today-natalia-pekovza-9783035629934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}