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Avente Tile Talk: Porcelain Tiles from Spain and the World Cup

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The Arena Corinthians Stadium has been built to sustainable design standards. Architectural solutions for energy efficiency, the use of alternative energies, improvement of interior environmental quality and efficient water consumption have been implemented in this project," noted Tile of Spain. design standards. floor tile.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

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Home / Life in General / Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Letters from a traveling Architecture Student Bob Borson — October 24, 2013 — 38 Comments 23 years ago, as a fourth year architecture student, I spent the Fall semester traveling around Western Europe soaking in all the architectural wonders I could find.

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10 Modern Beach Homes You’re Sure to Love

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Check out these feats of style, design, and architecture so you can start imagining your own modern beach home. The privacy fence goes up a few feet so passersby cannot see in to the first floor of the home. To fit with modern architecture, this house makes a strategic use of materials to create visual interest.

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31 Black Kitchen Ideas for the Bold, Modern Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Here are 31 black kitchen ideas that make us think the dark side isn’t so bad: Image: British Standard Traditional with a Twist This English kitchen takes an eclectic spin on a two-toned kitchen style, extending black above the lower cabinets to create a painted backsplash. The results are striking.

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Architectural Sketching [or How to Sketch like Bob] | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Graphics / Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me Bob Borson — April 7, 2014 — 70 Comments Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past – at least that’s how it seems to me most days. It’s kinda freaky to be honest.

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Create Some HER Time With Woman Caves and She-Sheds

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

You can use plywood to create a bench seat – and ply-bead panels painted white create architectural detail. You can purchase a standard storage shed and add your own style to it, or it can be a DIY project. This is a not-so-basic she-shed in Australia. Image: Joanna Thornhill Interiors Here’s another idea for a reading nook.

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What Home Buyers Really Want | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Things like floor finishes or countertops can be changed relatively easily, windows not so much, but I see plenty of granite countertops next to the cheapest of cheapest vinyl slider window that can be had at Home Depot for $100. Your standard sized kitchen would benefit more from one DW and one Wine fridge a bit more I would think.

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