landscape architecture

Minnesota Granite Provides Visual Appeal

With warm earth tones, dark black markings and hints of rose, Echo Lake granite fulfilled the architect’s vision for the updates to Frederik Meijer Gardens – connecting the community, land and arts

June 9, 2022

Echo Lake granite from Coldspring fulfilled the architect’s vision for the updates to Frederik Meijer Gardens – connecting the community, land and arts

Building Stone/Landscape Architecture

A Sculptural Urbanscape at Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences

A 60-ton granite sculpture, “Event,” forms a captivating entrance to Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street in Boston, MA

Jennifer Richinelli

June 30, 2021

Taking center stage of the urban landscape located at the entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences is “Event,” a stone sculpture crafted by sculptor Darrell Petit of Darrell Petit LLC and Stony Creek Quarry Inc. Petit was commissioned by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) of Cambridge, MA.

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design

Referencing local history

A Texas Dwelling combines Old World style with modern technology

Jennifer Richinelli

October 19, 2020

Designed by A.GRUPPO Architects of San Marcos, TX, a 3,300-square-foot private residence seated on a bluff 100 feet above the Blanco River in the Hill Country of Austin, TX, offers its occupants incredible views to the southwest.

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design

Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape

Carnelian granite boulders in their natural state created an inviting new entrance for Brookings Hospital, which was influenced by the glacial movement across the Great Plains thousands of years ago

Jennifer Richinelli

July 9, 2020

A growing patient base drove officials to put an expansion plan in place for Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD. The project consisted of a hospital addition and a new two-story medical office building.

Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA

Preserving an architectural treasure

The marble tile of the Neptune Pool at California’s historic Hearst Castle was renovated with a complete system from Custom Building Products

August 9, 2019

The Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle is located on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean above San Simeon, CA, this iconic marble pool was inspired by the stunning location and equals the extravagant architecture of the castle itself.

Erlanger Children’s Hospital stone memorial

Stone memorial honors the innocent

To pay homage to the six elementary students in Chattanooga, TN, who lost their lives in a fatal school bus crash, Majestic Stone collaborated with Erlanger Children’s Hospital to build a memorial constructed of stacked Tennessee stone

Jennifer Richinelli

June 5, 2019

For those living in Chattanooga, TN, or the surrounding area, November 21, 2016 will always be remembered as a tragic day. The date marks a horrific bus accident that involved 37 students from the Woodmore Elementary School, which took the lives of six of the children.

ASLA Opens New Exhibition: Smart Policies for a Changing Climate

June 3, 2019

The new Smart Policies for a Changing Climate Exhibition showcases 20 diverse case studies.

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Minnesota Granite Provides Visual Appeal

A Sculptural Urbanscape at Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences

Referencing local history

Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape

Preserving an architectural treasure

Stone memorial honors the innocent

ASLA Opens New Exhibition: Smart Policies for a Changing Climate

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