‘Stone is thus man’s best friend’ Le Corbusier

These buildings on the island of Mallorca each incorporate examples of different types of arches — open, arcaded, blind and flush — but what really strikes is the variety of colour and texture and the range of ways in which the stone has been cut, dressed and jointed.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Photography
John Pawson, Guy Dickinson