Each year, Internazionale Marmi e Macchine Carrara awards outstanding use of stone in architecture around the world, and the latest edition of these awards highlighted North American projects.

Three types of Brazilian granite were chosen for the Las Olas City Centre in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for their aesthetics and practicality.

Dedicated to the memory of entrepreneur, Major League Baseball team owner and philanthropist Ewing Kauffman and his wife, Muriel, the Kauffman Memorial Garden in Kansas City, MO, provides a serene setting with limestone and an assortment of vegetation.

Sandstone and granite were selected for the addition and renovation of the Columbia Public Library in Columbia, MO, for continuity with the surrounding architecture.

After decades of standard slab processing, Cometti srl recently upgraded its operation with an automated slab processing plant.

For this combined residence/piano studio in Buffalo Grove, IL, Golden Harvest slate from China was chosen to withstand heavy traffic, while providing a clean-looking appearance.

For this 200-year-old private residence in Vermont, which was formerly a hotel, the owners relied on local slate to upgrade the home while retaining a classic look.

Since its foundation in 1965, Camara Slate Products has grown to become one of the country's leading quarries and fabricators of Vermont slate.

For the new Theatre and Drama Center/Neal Marshall Education Center on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, slate and limestone were chosen to provide continuity with the campus.

For this private home in Palm Springs, CA, the owners selected slate tiles in an earth tone to reflect the surrounding environment as well as the furnishings of the residence.