Back to the stone age

Can stone be a viable modern building material? Dezeen's Stone Age 2.0 series explores the material's re-emergence and potential to be a durable, low-carbon alternative to steel and concrete.Starting today, our week-long Stone Age 2.0 series will investigate how a small, but growing, group of architects and engineers are rediscovering the potential of one of the world's oldest building materials.
Widely available, durable and long-lasting, stone was once the go-to material for millennia, with re