DFF – Exploratory network

The exploratory research network, Ecologies of Stone, is a three-year project funded by the Danish Council for Independent Research (Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond – DFF). Through network activities and workshops, it aims to explore and assemble scientific teams that connect across academic research, practice, and industry, bringing the quarry landscape and architecture together, and facilitating new synergies between institutions and research traditions. Activities are organized toward establish common research partnerships and project(s), and identifying common publication and funding opportunities.

Our common research questions are:

How can global extractivist practices be examined and critiqued through new architectural proposals in massive stone?
Can an architecture of massive stone be used to create deeper connections between landscape ecologies and building practice?
Can massive stone be seen as a supplement or alternative to other common load-bearing materials, such as wood or concrete, in terms of the ecologies of extraction?
How might the specific geology and building culture of the Nordic region contribute toward the reduction of global extractivist practices?