By 1890 four of Australia’s self-governing colonies (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania) had founded universities to meet the educational needs of their burgeoning settler communities — the social elite in particular. The more isolated states of Queensland and Western Australia did likewise in the post-Federation era. Read more …

The restoration of the Vittorio Emanuele II arcade floors required high-level craftsmanship and high- tech products and methods. Mapei contributed to various stages of the project, and helped to enliven an historic location of cultural and emotional importance to the people of Milan. Read more…

To date we have received 18 entries in the various categories which are dedicated to Australian stone, and an additional 14 entries in the Imported Stone category.

Several companies have recently completed projects which we were unable to include in this edition. We also require additional entries in the Sculpture/Public Art category. With this in mind we decided to extend the period allocated for submission of award entries to February 2014. The last entries will be published one month after the deadline in Issue 25 of Discovering Stone magazine. Read more about latest entries.

Or visit our gallery of award entries