"The factory I work with in Carrara has the capability to carve impossible shapes out of the marble that no one else can do," he says.

The base, which will contain parking for 83 cars, as well as meeting rooms, will have carved into its side large elliptical shapes tilted in the opposite direction of the balconies.

Thanks to Colombia's improving security situation, it is once again safe to visit the Río Claro Valley in eastern Antioquia, where a crystal-clear river has carved stunning shapes into its marble bed.

Although not as old as simpler methods like bead making or cutting and carving shapes from larger pieces of glass, glassblowing has been all the rage since the time of the Roman Empire.

Then she carves precise shapes in foam to fit and protect every surface when the object is crated.

Artisans carve minutely detailed whimsical shapes like camellias, bows or miniature bottle caps into silicone prototypes, which are then cast into metal buttonmolds.

Whittling is the art of carving shapes typically out of raw wood or bone with a knife.

As well as slicing logs, Kadonaga has also carved geometric shapes, and split logs to reveal the grain.

This is then followed by plenty of study and practice in carving basic shapes which then ultimately leads on to more ambitious projects.

Brown muddy water ran like small rivers round the beds, carving new shapes.