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"This semester you can do whatever you want; the only condition is that the final project must be built at full scale." This is how the seventh-level studio taught by the award-winning firm Al Borde begins at the Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (UTI) in Ambato, Ecuador.

More than 60 built projects have emerged from this studio, including Nido del Quilico, a project developed in 2016 by Darío Cárdenas, Jonathan Proaño, and Daniel Sandoval. The following text is adapted from a post-studio interview conducted by the Al Borde team with Darío Cárdenas.

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Stone construction is a simple technique that has been used since the earliest human civilizations. These days, stone is regaining popularity in contemporary architecture thanks to the diversity of results that can be achieved by the union of stone pieces. Whether it's the size, the type of cut, or the color of the material, the truth is that the use of stone can add incredible textures to architectural designs. Read on for a selection of 13 photos that allow us to marvel at stone's beauty and expressiveness, created by renowned photographers such as Erieta Attali, Kyungsub Shin and Dimitris Kleanthis.

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