Tile Talk

JUNE 25, 2013

Interview with Nutmeg Designs. Today Im excited to share an interview with Margaret Almon of Nutmeg Designs. Card & Thank you Bill Buyok received from Nutmeg Designs. Hope Spiral by Nutmeg Designs My husband began making stained glass in 2008, which transformed our home into a "one-bedroom-two-studio-rowhouse."

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MARCH 17, 2021

With its thirty years of history, eleven past editions and a total of more than 1700 submitted projects from all over the world, the Grand Prix architecture competition organised by Casalgrande Padana is once again open for submissions. www.casalgrandepadana.it.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The award formula, appreciated and consolidated in previous editions, allows for knowledge and evaluation of the best of architecture and international design over a five-year period in the residential, public, commercial or industrial sectors.

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Making Tile Modern

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Bennett is a striking and elegant woman who looks quite at home in the colorful surroundings of Robert , the restaurant housed within the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan. But perhaps the question should have been, “are you the artist who designed the iconic tile murals in the Los Angeles Airport?”. Photo: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

You can start by understanding these key phases of the residential design process: 1. Pre-Design This is the first stage during the design process and is also referred to as the programming phase. Schematic Design This step is where the architectural company starts creating a building design concept after examining your wishes.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 14, 2019

Consultant Service Fees Interior Designer – provide a great service but can add significant costs to a project. Consultant Service Fees Interior Designer – provide a great service but can add significant costs to a project. Structural Engineer – very cost effective service to retain and in some cases, a mandatory consultant to retain.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

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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JULY 27, 2014

I have asked him to guest write on my site several times without success, but I finally had a topic that suited him … Schematic Design and “Design in a Day” Douglas Burke (aka: architectrunnerguy) Lives in Annapolis, MD. We were participants as we were one of the three architects slated to design the first houses.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Tailor your design so it pleases your body and mind. Image Via: Jessica Helgerson Interior Design. Usually when we discuss interior design, we talk about the aesthetic aspects – how to achieve a specific look, which decorating style you should emulate, new design trends that you should check out.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. That joinery is in the center of a table designed and built by my friend Kevin Fitzpatrick. I make it a point to keep an eye out for them though, and they tend to figure into my my photography when Im documenting farm life and local agriculture.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 2, 2014

This phase of the work is widely referred to as “Schematic Design” Although some people also have an earlier phase called “Programming”, I tend to consider that as part of the schematic design phase as well, rather than separate it out into its own special section. It was way better.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Anchored by the theme “Design Takes Shape,” the NeoCon 2024 edition will provide a platform where diverse perspectives converge to foster enrichment and growth across a wide range of topics and disciplines. Monday, June 10, 2024 CEU: 20 things that neuroscientists know that designers need to know 9:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2014

When you hire an architect you are hiring someone with home design expertise. Image Source: Domoney Architecture. Whether your construction or design aspirations are small or large scale—getting to the middle of a project and realizing you’re lost or out of resources can be an overwhelming feeling. Image Source: Mcclean Design.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That post showed the process of going from initial concept to a finished schematic design plan that I would ultimately show the clients. It’s perfectly flush.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 20, 2019

Pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and let me tell you about architecture in the “ real ” world. There is a reality check waiting for most graduating architects … Practicing architecture for 99.9% of the architects out there means something other than designing – at least what you think design means.

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The Perfect Bath

JANUARY 16, 2013

The production of cement tile is documented as far back as the 13th century in France and Portugal with some early installations still in in remarkably good condition. Waterworks’ Promenade collection is rooted in classical architectural inspiration and artisanal traditions which add timeless beauty to a modern lifestyle.

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APRIL 9, 2018

Architectural sketches typically fall into two distinctive camps (other than “Great!” ” or “terrible”) and the relative purpose of those sketches seem to reflect the time period with when the sketch was actually created … during design or during construction.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. IMM is one of the worlds largest design trade shows and my experiences there two years ago opened up a universe to me I never knew existed. Its an absolute honor to be counted among some of the most influential people in the design world.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The marble base creates a low center of gravity to stabilize the tree and a natural background to document your cats. I am very proud of this project and how clean it has turned out – simple is frequently confused for easy and belies the sort of rigor that is spent resolving the design so that this level of clarity is evident.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Prepare most of your personal documents for reference, specifically financial records. kitchen design. interior design. bath design. kitchen design. interior design. bath design. architecture. (39).

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. In the meantime, Im starting a new blog that will document my move and adjustment to my new surroundings. Will you be tied still to kitchens, designing and construction? kitchen design. interior design. bath design. at 6:05 PM.

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Tile and our Collective History One of the reasons I started Avente was my love of tile - both in the beauty of the hand painted design and the sense of place and time it conveys. I am reassured that people do want to preserve well-crafted design and they value the history of a very special place. backsplash designs. field tile.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 18, 2019

You may be surprised at how many parts of a home’s design can be made from recycled materials if you know where to look. Since glass is one of the most commonly recycled materials, it makes sense to reuse it in a glass tile mosaic design. The glass can be melted down and re-dyed for some gorgeous designs that look like brand new tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 13, 2013

“Kerabond T is the perfect mortar for use with the new large-format tiles and thin-tile panels that the architectural and design community is currently specifying for their eco-sustainable qualities.”.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The amount of documentation that is going into our residential sets grows with every project, and I think it's a problem. Do architects draw too much? The post Do Architects Draw Too Much? first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Do Architects Draw Too Much? at Life of an Architect.

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JULY 19, 2014

A while back I wrote a post titled “ Architectural Interns ” where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. I’m Travis Schneider; born in 1992, raised in Dallas suburbia, and three years into a five-year undergraduate degree in architecture at UT Austin.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I had been a Certified Ceramic Tile Consultant (CTC) through the CTIOA since 1979 and a Certified Construction Document Technologist through CSI since 2000. What does the training consist of?

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. Martin said NWFA plans to continue demonstrating the industry’s advantages in this regard to the legislative, architectural and design communities to grow the market through sustainability awareness.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Home / Career / Surviving Architecture School Surviving Architecture School Bob Borson — December 16, 2013 — 49 Comments Despite what you might hear, architecture school is terrific. It’s architecture not emergency surgery, mix in some hobbies during the weekend. What about those poor souls?

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MAY 7, 2019

In fact, there are four of us here and we all know each other from our time together from the University of Texas School of Architecture. Here’s where being a designer kicks in … I wanted to lay out the tiles myself so that I could make sure that I liked their distribution. 85 which equals 248.2

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 10, 2014

What is it like to be an architectural intern? Let’s pretend that you’re an architectural intern … highly educated, extremely dedicated and yet – not an architect. When we finally added all those 2D drawings into one 3D model, there were so many pot-holes that it was clear this set was meant for field design.

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Life of an Architect

MAY 7, 2014

Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Architectural Studio – 4 Questions Bob Borson — May 8, 2014 — 30 Comments A large percentage of the articles I write on this site are the result of receiving the same sorts of questions over and over again. Home / Do you want to be an Architect?

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Those requests typically start off something like this: “I have already designed my house but since I am not an architect, I don’t know how to create the technical drawings I would need to give to a contractor. Is this something that you would do, and if so, how much do you charge?

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 6, 2014

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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The Perfect Bath

MARCH 2, 2016

I simply love books; new and old, design, decoration, architecture, art, craft, fashion, landscape and much more. Simplicity is the goal, and incredible photographs showcase the designer’s exquisite minimalist interiors. Color, variation, techniques, regional visual preferences are documented in this beautiful volume.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

We’ve even seen the manmade quartz aggregate products referred to as “quartzite” The geology sections of the MIA’s Dimension Stone Design Manual (DSDM) are quite well written, and below is what the DSDM explains about quartz-based stones: Sandstone is a nonmetamorphic sedimentary stone. In paragraph 3.6

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Home / Architects / Architectural Tricks of the Trade Architectural Tricks of the Trade Bob Borson — October 31, 2013 — 55 Comments Architects have all sorts of mannerisms and processes in place that seem to transcend their time and place. First, place the document face side down. mattwardman Folding an 8.75

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