Stone Symposium: Making the Case for Stone

On Friday 12th July 2024 the Stone Federation hosted the first “Stone Symposium: The Case for Stone” which brought together 100 architects, designers, engineers, clients and natural stone suppliers.

This one-day conference explored the carbon-saving credentials of natural stone with a host of seminars, case studies and panel discussions.

It was an inspiring day, and I was honoured to be invited to take part and speak about the AAVS ‘Working Stone’ project and other recent stone-related teaching.

Symposium Programme:

Transforming the Construction Process using Stone (Steve McKechnie, Arup)

Why We Specified Stone Bricks Instead of Clay (Joe Chilvers, Adam Richards Architects and Valerie Bergeron, Polycor)

The Changing Face of Quarrying (Michael Poultney, Albion Stone and Marcus Paine, Hutton Stone Co)

Inspiring the Next Generation of Stone Architects (Niki-Marie Jansson, Newcastle University and Juliet Haysom, Architectural Association)

The New Stone Age: The Next Steps (Amin Taha, Groupwork and Steve Webb, Webb Yates Engineers, and Pierre Bidaud, The Stonemasonry Company)

Stone Tapestry: Beyond the Surface (Tim Gledstone, Squire & Partners)

Working with Stone – Learning From a Conservation Approach (Natasha Huq, Groves Raines Architects Studios)

Delivering a Low-Carbon Built Environment Using Stone (Peter Fisher, Bennetts Associates, Manuel Dos Anjos, FMDC, Mark Walden, Szerelmey and Ryno Nel, Szerelmey)

https://www.stonefed.org.uk/stone-symposium-a-resounding-success/