Madison, WI — October 2025 — On October 24, Director of Digital Fabrication Brian Smith and Vice President Alex Marshall from Quarra Stone participated in a virtual session hosted by the student-run publication Out of Frame at MIT’s Out of Frame Lecture Series. The conversation focused on Quarra Stone’s work at the intersection of traditional stone craftsmanship and digital fabrication technologies — including 3D scanning, robotic milling, and computational modeling.
Founded in 1989 with just six craftsmen, Quarra Stone has grown into one of the nation’s leading architectural-stone fabricators, with landmark projects ranging from the U.S. Capitol to MIT’s Officer Sean Collier Memorial. The event underscored how Quarra continues to merge material expertise, innovation, and design collaboration to push the boundaries of stone fabrication.
The session with Out of Frame highlights Quarra Stone’s commitment to bridging artisanal methods and advanced fabrication workflows — creating new possibilities for architecture, design, and material practice.
