Exhibit Opening & Lecture - The New Stone Age: Towards an Ethical Architecture

The University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design is hosting a free exhibit and public lecture exploring stone as a sustainable, load-bearing material in contemporary architecture.

Curated by UK-based GROUPWORK architects, The Stonemasonry Company, and Webb Yates Engineers, the exhibition features large-scale stone-and-timber installations and traces the historical use of stone alongside projects by leading international architects.

Following the opening, curators Pierre Bidaud (stonemason), Amin Taha (architect), and Steve Webb (engineer) will present “A Measure of Architecture,” a lecture on stone’s history, applications, and emerging technologies. With less embodied carbon in stone than reinforced concrete, they advocate for collaborative design models to address the climate crisis.

Viewed collectively, The New Stone Age: Towards an Ethical Architecture is a compelling call to action for a sustainable future.