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Toni Cumella: Ceramic Visionary

Diary of a Tile Addict

After the death of his father in 1985 Cumella redirected the focus of the Ceramica Cumella towards architectural projects and large-scale artworks, working closely with Studio PER, Enric Sòria and Jordi Garcés, among other. Roof of Mercat de Santa Caterina by Miralles-Tagliabue Barcelona 2004.

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Wienerberger announces the 11th Brick Award 2024

Ceramics of Italy

For almost two decades, wienerberger has been celebrating the outstanding achievements of brick architecture and highlighting the transformative power of this material in contemporary design. The category winners and the overall winner of the Brick Award 24 will be announced at the award ceremony to be held on 6 June 2024 in Vienna, Austria.

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ASCER Announces Highly Distinguished Jury for the 19th Annual Tile of Spain Awards

Tile of Spain USA

After graduating with a degree in architecture from the University of Tokyo, Kengo Kuma completed a two-year postgraduate program as a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, before returning to Tokyo to complete his Ph.D. Izaskun Chinchilla studied architecture at Madrid Polytechnic University’s School of Architecture.

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Avente Tile Talk: Interview with Nutmeg Designs

Tile Talk

Buying a house with my husband, Wayne Stratz, in 2004, gave me a studio space. MYD | architecture + design. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. In 2003, I saw the mosaics of Hildreth Meiere at the Wernersville Jesuit Center, and I was smitten. Can different types of kitchen tiles have different hygienic qualities? 3 days ago.

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Four Glorious Weeks

Collar City Brownstone

The people whom I had lay the new kitchen floor when I first bought my house in 2004 did not lay it down and reinforce it correctly, so it has compromised the foundation. This semester I am taking The History of American Architecture , Diversity in the Workplace and Spiritual Memoir. Everything has to be taken out of the room.

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Harbour House In Antwerp Looks to the Future

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

She was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. The architect Zaha Hadid is well known for her designs that imbue her projects with sweeping lines and a sense of the future, often in combination with historic buildings. She passed away in early 2016. This design was completed posthumously.

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An American in London | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

That means she allows for architectural excursions, while also allowing for more family centric activities and things where my daughter might have a higher tolerance level. Went on one this week; well worth the time for the anecdotes alone, let alone the architecture. Architectural (strictly for me ) 2. but different.