Traditional Cut Stone along with architects Harrison Design win the first ever Craftmanship Category Award in the prestigious Palladio Awards for the Beaux-Arts Estate.
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Yale Residential Colleges Win 2018 Palladio Award
The publisher of Traditional Building and Period Homes magazines and the producer of the Traditional Building Conference Series announced today that Robert A.M. Stern Architects' two new residential colleges at Yale University will be honored with a 2018 Palladio Award.
ACO Fall 2018 Article: Sandstone Stewardship
Standing at a buys Toronto intersection, a property of national historic important has been screened by imposing red brick walls from the view of passersby for decades. Pedestrians - many of them students at the University of Toronto - have bustled to and from the TTC's St. George Station largely unaware of the efforts of a private club to preserve this important heritage resource; however, hoarding and equipment visible from the sidewalks have drawn attention recently to a significant restoration project.
700 original carvings for the new Gothic-style residential colleges at Yale University
Traditional Cut Stone’s craftsmanship and attention to detail is beautifully featured in their latest project for the new Gothic-style residential colleges at Yale University, the Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Colleges. Traditional Cut Stone was responsible for 700 original carvings, including the Pauli Murray College bay window and the “Bob-Goyle”...
St. Michael’s Cathedral
Over the course of numerous phases of restoration to the iconic Toronto Cathedral, the work performed at St Michael’s included the restoration of the basement crypts, and exterior facades. We also supplied new stone pinnacles, finials, cornice, and niches on the west elevation. The Liturical finishes, Altar, Ambo, Baptismal Font...
Traditional Cut Stone’s New Website: Anything But Traditional
Millions of people walk by historic buildings every day. They may stop to admire the stone work, but they aren’t aware of the company behind it. Traditional Cut Stone aims to change that. The month of November marks the official launch of Traditional Cut Stone’s new website. While they’ve kept the name, there’s nothing traditional about how they’re presenting themselves.
Why this interior designer’s favourite space is his living room
Deirdre Kelly The Globe and Mail Published Friday, May. 16 2014, 12:00 PM EDT When the Kelowna, B.C.-born interior designer Jeffrey Douglas purchased his Toronto townhouse four years ago, the 1889 Cabbagtetown Victorian was literally sagging at the seams. A 1970s renovation had removed original historic details as well as...
St. Michael’s Catherdral – 1st Phase of Renovation TV News report
David Tyrrell from Traditional Cut Stone explains some of the challenges of restoring the iconic landmark St. Michael’s Cathedral upon the completion of the monumental first phase of the renovations.