Stone building

Portuguese architect Tiago Sousa has renovated the remains of a traditional house in Romarigães by inserting a brick volume into an existing stone shell.

A minor road known as Sandy Lane leaves Corfe Castle just north of the railway bridge. It climbs quite steeply then runs ESE towards Swanage, quite high up on the southern flank of the ridge. Approaching Woolgarston on this road I... more

The striking scenery of Scotland inspired this year's RIBA House of the Year. Here's a look at more of the country's picturesque rural retreats

taking on a traditional building form, the picture house uses a composition of windows and concrete frames to create a fusion of vernacular and contemporary design.

We’ve officially been “moved in” for around ten days now, and I couldn’t forget to document the house in its’ early stages before we slowly transform it into our home! Watch below for a complete room by room tour: If you’re brand new to the party—a quick backstory: We purchased this property in February 2018, […]

A master waller shares how to dry-lay stone walls that hold their ground for centuries.

Stone has been used throughout history on buildings of many styles as a cladding material. Until relatively recent times it was used for structural applications in foundations and wall construction. In modern construction, stone is used primarily as a cladding option to cover less attractive structural substrates. Stacked stone isn't a good structural material. It can support a lot of weight, but because it is difficult to reinforce with steel, it is notoriously bad at surviving earthquake…

German studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten have completed an art museum in Nanjing, China, with a series of narrow rectangular slits across the facade. Called Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, the building features two u-shaped structures which are joined by a central glass-roofed atrium. The travertine stone façade is up broken by tall windows, which are

sited along a sloping plot of wild land, block722's hill house negotiates and embraces the topography with stepping terraces.

The doorway from the courtyard to the Great Hall staircase redesigned in the 1570s, Old Wardour Castle