The first winner of the Stone Federation Student Architect Award has been revealed at the Stone Show & Hard Surfaces exhibition taking place this week

A Neolith-style Long Barrow in Perthshire has been awarded Best Use of Stone in the annual Dundee Institute of Architects (DIA) awards.

Stone Federation announce winners of the biennial Natural Stone Awards held at the Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge.

Bookings are now open for the Stone Federation's Natural Stone Awards taking place Friday 6 December at London's Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge.

Nominations for the Emerging Talent Awards – which takes place during The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces 2025 – are now open

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the six projects shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize, the highest accolade in UK architecture. This year's shortlist showcases a diverse array of innovative and impactful designs, reflecting a broad spectrum of architectural achievement.

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) is welcoming applications from eligible craftspeople who can apply for up to £18,000 in funding for Scholarships, up to £10,000 for Emerging Maker Grants and up to £12,000 for Apprenticeship training.

The SPAB Heritage Awards will return in 2024 with five categories celebrating the best historic buildings and traditional craftspeople in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The biannual awards are organised by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) to recognise excellence across the building conservation sector.

A stone carving festival returned to Wells in Somerset for the May Day bank holiday weekend this year and, as former editor of Stone Specialist, Eric Bignell reports, it was a real success. Held at the Tythe Barn in Britain's smallest cathedral city, the event was organised by local mason Paul Roddan, who had also organised the first carving festival there in 2018.