A project by Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar envisions the year 2150, when buildings and cities made from lava could be a ...

Basalt — the volcanic rock that forms when lava cools rapidly on the Earth's surface — has already been used in structures such as the Herzog & de Meuron-designed Dominus Winery in California.

Basalt, the most common volcanic rock, has been used to build structures including the 13th-century Qasr al-Azraq (“Blue Fortress”) in Jordan, the 15th-century Château d’Anjony in France ...

Futuristic vision for an ancient material Volcanic rock is not a new building material — it has been used throughout time, like stone, for structural elements such as walls.

Futuristic vision for an ancient material Volcanic rock is not a new building material — it has been used throughout time, like stone, for structural elements such as walls.

Icelandic architecture firm s.ap arkitektar envisions a unique approach to utilizing lava for constructing new buildings.

Futuristic vision for an ancient material Volcanic rock is not a new building material — it has been used throughout time, like stone, for structural elements such as walls.

Since the project’s launch in 2022, s.ap arkitektar have increasingly engaged with scientists, who have worked on lava flow prediction models and visualized them in 3D software, making lava flow ...

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Some June visitors to Yellowstone National Park were treated to a Crow-style teepee set up next to the Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance.