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Stereotomy 2.0

Beyond Bending, Block Research Group (ETHZ), Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. Sketches of the vault. The holes match the six poles present in the Venice Arsenal's showroom. © Block Research Group, ETH Zurich 
Beyond Bending, Block Research Group (ETHZ), Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. Sketches of the vault. © Block Research Group, ETH Zurich

Stereotomy, an age-old stone cutting technique, has been off our radars since the early 20th century. It has been gradually resurfacing since the early 1990s. This formerly manual tradition is undergoing a contemporary revival, buoyed by recent research combining the natural material with a digital design and production process.
An article by Cécile Brunengo.

Read the full article in AA’s Issue 417, March 2017.

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