▁from ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁daily ▁use ▁and ▁weather ing ▁and ▁Rh odes ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁material . ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁neg ot iation , ▁Rh odes ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁lim estone ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁have ▁been ▁under water ▁and ▁fin ance ▁fact ories ▁with ▁Chinese ▁st on em asons ▁and ▁craft s men . ▁ ▁Rh odes ▁ultimately ▁only ▁har v ested ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁inches ▁of ▁the ▁lim estone ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁rest ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁to ▁build ▁new ▁homes . ▁ ▁Project s ▁that ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁salv aged ▁stone ▁work ▁include ▁the ▁fire place ▁and ▁pow der ▁room ▁sink ▁at ▁the ▁Tell ur ide ▁House ▁featured ▁in ▁Western ▁Inter iors ▁and ▁Design ; ▁the ▁stone work ▁salv aged ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁included ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 - year - old ▁stone ▁threshold ▁"[ where ▁the ] ▁pat inas ▁are ▁just ▁incred ible ." ▁Rh odes ▁also ▁created ▁Stone ▁W ave ▁at ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁Art ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁ 7 0 0 ▁pieces ▁of ▁re ▁cut ▁and ▁transport ed ▁p ave ▁stones ▁from ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁D elta ▁in ▁Southern ▁China . ▁According ▁to ▁Rh odes , ▁the ▁stone , ▁"[ has ] this ▁fant astic ▁texture ... you ▁get ▁almost ▁a ▁she en ▁to ▁the ▁stone ▁from ▁the ▁wear ." ▁ ▁Chron ology ▁of ▁work ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Resol ute ▁Arch , ▁Gran ite , ▁Burn ing ▁Man ▁Festival