{"id":59469,"date":"2020-03-31T08:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=59469"},"modified":"2020-07-02T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:32:59","slug":"new-stone-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/new-stone-age\/","title":{"rendered":"New Stone Age: Showcasing the Versatile Future of Stone Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have a project formed by an innovative use of stone or new material? Enter it in the <strong>Architecture +Stone<\/strong> or <strong>Architecture +New Materials<\/strong> categories for the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/?utm_source=content&amp;utm_medium=architizer_blog&amp;utm_campaign=early-entry&amp;utm_content=general\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8th Annual A+Awards<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new exhibition at London\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildingcentre.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Centre<\/a> explores the potential of stone as a modern construction material. Entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildingcentre.co.uk\/whats_on\/exhibitions\/the-new-stone-age-2020-02-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cNew Stone Age\u201d<\/a>, the exhibit \u201ccelebrates the sustainability, practicality, and inherent beauty of stone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59473\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59473\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-59473 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stone-skyscraper-amin-taha-new-stone-age_dezeen_2364_col_6-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/stone-skyscraper-amin-taha-new-stone-age_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/stone-skyscraper-amin-taha-new-stone-age_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/stone-skyscraper-amin-taha-new-stone-age_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/stone-skyscraper-amin-taha-new-stone-age_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/stone-skyscraper-amin-taha-new-stone-age_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The New Stone Age exhibition; Photo by Chris Jackson<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Stone Age demonstrates the extent to which stone can be used in contemporary construction and design. As stated by the Building Centre: \u201cIn the light of the climate crisis the materials that make up our built environment need more than ever to prove their worth. Stone has serious sustainability credentials; with the ability to reduce a project\u2019s embodied carbon by an incredible 90 per cent compared to typical steel or concrete frames.\u201d The exhibition reinforces this point by displaying a number of recent international projects that are pushing the boundaries of stone as a building material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The showcase was curated by architect Amin Taha of <a href=\"http:\/\/groupwork.uk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groupwork<\/a>, structural engineer Steve Webb of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webbyates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Webb Yates<\/a>, and craftsman Pierre Bidaud of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestonemasonrycompany.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stonemasonry Company<\/a>. The trio previously collaborated to construct 15 Clerkenwell Close, a story housing block in London that has a stone structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59474\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59474\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-59474 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1-1024x1024.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupwork-amin-taha-15-clerkenwell-close-architecture-_dezeen_sq-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha + Groupwork in London, UK; Photo by Timothy Soar<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_59477\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59477\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-59477 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-155-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-155-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-155-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-155-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-155-1.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-155-1.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>15 Clerkenwell beam section exhibited in the New Stone Age exhibition; Photo by John MacLean<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from stone\u2019s beauty, strength, and abundance, the material doesn\u2019t require huge amounts of energy to extract and modern improvements in design and analysis techniques allow it to be used in completely new ways, according to Steve Webb. New Stone Age stresses the aesthetic and sustainable quality that stone can provide to the built environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amongst historic and modern uses of stone, the exhibition also includes a conceptual design of a 30-story skyscraper with a stone structure. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2020\/03\/18\/new-stone-age-exhibition-building-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dezeen<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cThe curators calculate that the building would have approximately a 60 per cent reduction in embed carbon compared to a steel frame structure, and around an 80 per cent reduction compared to concrete.\u201d This reflects how stone can be applied to create more sustainable commercial buildings or other large structures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59476\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59476\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-59476 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-150-1-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Stone Age\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-150-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-150-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-150-1.jpg?resize=1151%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1151w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/web-john-maclean-bc-stone-12-3-20-150-1.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Stone Tower Conceptual Model; Photo by John MacLean<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Stone Age acknowledges past architectural achievements of stone and ushers in the limitless potential of a material that provides such aesthetic and sustainable qualities to the built environment. The exhibition is currently closed due to COVID-19 precautions, but will be on view until September 12, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildingcentre.co.uk\/whats_on\/exhibitions\/the-new-stone-age-2020-02-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Head this way for more information<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have a project formed by an innovative use of stone or new material? Enter it in the <strong>Architecture +Stone<\/strong> or <strong>Architecture +New Materials<\/strong> categories for the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/?utm_source=content&amp;utm_medium=architizer_blog&amp;utm_campaign=early-entry&amp;utm_content=general\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8th Annual A+Awards<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An age-old material has the potential to revolutionize the way we form the built environment. 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