Designing with Natural Stone: Virtual

Start Date

07/24/2025

End Date

07/24/2025

Description

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of natural stone as a versatile and enduring material for architectural and landscape design. Participants will gain essential knowledge for effectively specifying natural stone in a variety of project settings. Key topics include the characteristics and benefits of natural stone, its application in landscape environments, and best practices for integrating natural stone thin veneer as a sustainable, authentic alternative to manufactured or synthetic materials. The course is ideal for architects, landscape designers, and construction professionals seeking to enhance their understanding and use of natural stone in both functional and aesthetic contexts.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Design-Build

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1. Overview of the regions around us which produce the sandstone and limestone formations

2. Identification and description of the sandstone and Limestone available within the region

3. How to distinguish limestone from sandstone

Instructors

Tim Shanahan - Minick Materials Sales

Course Codes

Provider

Prairie Gateway Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

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