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MAGAZINE Winter 2009 • Volume 32, Number 4 www.buildingstonemagazine.com NATURAL STONE: SMART CHOICE FOR CAMPUSES AND CLASSROOMS 417800_Delta.indd 1 2/3/09 1:06:52 PM 420060_Rolling.indd 1 2/24/09 11:09:18 AM MAGAZINE Winter 2009 • Volume 32, Number 4 contents 10 FEATURES 10 The educated edge From college campuses to elementary school classrooms, natural stone is the smart choice for educational institutions. Stone provides a sense of continuity for historic buildings and helps create an environment that stimulates learning. By Mary Lou Jay 18 Quartzite: Beauty, strength and durability During ancient times, hunter-gatherers used quartzite’s strength to form tools and weapons. Today, quartzite’s beauty and ease of use make it a favorite of architects, designers, stone masons and homeowners. By MW Penn 22 Restoring Honey Bridge In the 1850s—long before “going green” was popular—local stone was used to construct an arch bridge in the Adirondack Mountains. Over the years, the Honey Bridge fell into disrepair and recently was returned to its original splendor, proving that natural stone stands the test of time. By Marianne Kunkel 26 Neil Rippingale Master artisan Neil Rippingale brings Scottish dry 18 stone masonry skills to Kentucky and is dedicated On the COVER: to training young stone masons, protecting historic Faced with Indiana limestone, dry stone structures and preserving the craft and Simon Hall at Indiana University was techniques of dry stone masonry. designed to fit comfortably with the By Steven Cutler university’s historic campus buildings that date from the 1880s. Photo courtesy of Indiana Limestone Company DEPARTMENTS © MyersCroxton Group 07 President’s Message 33 Advertiser.com 22 30 Industry News 34 Chronicles in Stone WINTER 2009 www.buildingstonemagazine.com ◆ 5 420060_Rolling.indd 1 2/24/09 11:09:18 AM Delaware Quarries, Inc. Building Stone, Landscape Stone, Tru-Stone® Thin Veneer Timeless & Natural Elegance 800-448-S7T8O6N6E www.delawarequarries.com Golden Vein™ Sandstone Blend 453897_DelawareQuarries.indd 1 11/2/09 6:34:42 PM PRESIDENT’Smessage Building Stone, Landscape Stone, Tru-Stone® Thin Veneer The Smart Choice HE BUILDED BETTER THAN HE KNEW THE PERMANENCE, DIVERSE uses and unequaled beauty of natural stone are an im- THECONSCIOUS mortal part of human existence that poets and writers have contemplated throughout STONE TO BEAUTY the ages. GREW Every facet of stone, starting with the understanding, concept and design, work- ing through the extraction, fabrication, installation and eventual use is an exercise in - RALPH WALDO human tutelage. This understanding and experience, coupled with the changing and EMERSON expanding stone industry, necessitates an ongoing education to achieve the consum- mate maestro on all levels. The strength and feel of natural stone has not changed, but Correction the technological advances in fabrication and installation are decreasing the costs and In the fall issue of Building Stone, we listed an reducing the waste. incorrect designation for Peter Rolland, FASLA. It is not an accident that the buildings of knowledge and higher education, since Please accept our apology for the unintentional early civilization to the present age, have been built out of stone. In this issue, we typo. will visit institutions of higher education and explore the various kinds of stone and architecture that was used. I have been honored to serve as the president of the Building Stone Institute this Building Stone magazine wants to year. With the help of the offi cers and the board of governors, we have worked through hear from you! various challenges and continued to position this organization for the future. Our new We encourage BSI members, architects and executive vice president, Jane Bennett, is one such cornerstone. I am humbled to have designers to submit information for publication, been part of a long list (90 years) of distinguished persons who have served as the and we are eager for your input. Have you president of the BSI. recently worked on a natural stone project that our readers should know about?t? Is there a topic you’d like to seee covered in a future issue? Please Douglas J Bachli send high-resolution photos Douglas J. Bachli with photo credits, details 2009 President, Building Stone Institute about your impressive projects Cee-Jay Tool, Inc. and article ideas to Building Stone editor Colleen Raccioppi at [email protected]. 800-448-S7T8O6N6E ™ www.delawarequarries.com Golden Vein Sandstone Blend WINTER 2009 www.buildingstonemagazine.com ◆ 7 453897_DelawareQuarries.indd 1 11/2/09 6:34:42 PM LETTERto the editor MAGAZINE Building Stone Institute EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL BOARD Jane Bennett MEMBERS Robert Mortensen, FASLA THE PAST ISSUE of Building Stone magazine was very well done. Please tell EXECUTIVE BOARD Mortensen Associates Colleen Raccioppi [Building Stone editor] that her good work is appreciated. Douglas Bachli, President McLean, Va. Cee-Jay Tool Once upon a time, the only stone magazine (done by Joseph Moore in Masonville, Colo. Barry Starke, FASLA, AICP Earth Design Associates Connecticut) closed, and then there was none. So, years ago, a few of us in Robert Hicken, Vice President Casanova, Va. Mountain Valley Stone the industry decided to start our own magazine titled Architecture in Stone. Heber City, Utah IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Robert Barden Buckingham Slate Co., Carthage Marble, Victor Stone and the Stone Center Duffe Elkins, Treasurer Barden Stone Indiana Limestone Company Memphis, Tenn. began to “underwrite” and publish this new magazine until the BSI was ready Oolitic, Ind. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE to start Building Stone magazine. Thomas Schlough, Secretary Mary Dillon Park Industries Alabama Stone Company After the BSI got started, quite a few entrepreneurs launched marble and St. Cloud, Minn. Russellville, Ala. stone publications, and the worId markets came to North America. BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Mattke John E. Arnold Cold Spring Granite Company We love our industry. Our favorite magazine is the BSI’s publication and The Stone Store Cold Spring, Minn. those who bring out the best in it. For a long time, the “Tucker Award” was the Watkinsville, Ga. Alexandra Morosco Robert Barnes, Jr. Morosco Fine Arts best known quality award in the world. Bev Tucker was the marketing genius Dee Brown, Inc. Langley, Wa. who, for many years, led the Buckingham Slate Co., and devoted so many hours Dallas, Texas Joe Myers Bernard Buster Myers-Croxton Group and years to the BSI. So, thanks to Bev Tucker, Joe Busik, Bob Cradock Sr., Al Lyons Sandstone Bloomington, Ind. Halquist, Bob Schwake, Bill Vetter, etc., and so many who started all this. Lyons, Colo. Cathy Croxton George Bybee Myers-Croxton Group Keep up the good work. Bybee Stone Company Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Monica Reinke Glen Chesshir Glacier Stone Supply Sincerely, Chesshir Stone and Rock Supply Kalispell, Mont. Robert M. Cradock Dallas, Texas Harold Roth Mary Dillon Roth and Moore Architects Stone Consultant, Inc. Alabama Stone Company New Haven, Conn. Russellville, Ala. Rae Price John Grubb Peridian International Charles Luck Stone Center Newport Beach, Calif. Charlottesville, Va. Barry Starke Tell us what’s on your mind Sharad Muralidhar Earth Design Associates Stone AV USA Casanova, Va. Thanks for the kind words, Bob. We love hearinging Plano, Texas from our readers. If you’d like to share yourour Rob Teel Continental Cut Stone thoughts and feedback with Building Stoneonen Florence, Texas magazine, e-mail your comments to editortot r Colleen Raccioppi at [email protected]. Building Stone magazine is published quarterly for the Building Stone Institute; 5 Riverside Drive, Building 2; Chestertown, NY 12817; 518.803.4336; Fax: 518.803.4338 Web: www.buildingstoneinstitute.org E-mail: [email protected] Published by Naylor, LLC; 5950 Northwest First Place; Gainesville, FL 32607; 800.369.6220 or 352.332.1252; Fax: 352.331.3525 Web: www.naylor.com Publisher: Tim McNichols Announcement Editor: Colleen Raccioppi Fred Clarke, FAIA, a senior partner in the Pelli Clarke Pelli fi rm, has agreed Project Manager: Ray Goodwin Marketing: Rebecca Wentworth Advertising Director: Albert Quintero; Advertising Sales: Stephanie Diec, to serve on the BSI’s Tucker Design Awards jury, replacing Cesar Pelli. 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