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Best of 2017: A Reflection on AC’s Core Values

Architectural Ceramics

Looking back on 2017, it was a good year for tile and for Architectural Ceramics. Here is the Best of 2017, inspired by our annual corporate meeting instead of popular products and tile trends. At Architectural Ceramics, we’re a tile company made up of caring and capable people. ” Community. Innovation.

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ICG Italia celebrates Women’s History Month

Floor Covering News

The women-led ICG Italia, brand of Iris Ceramica Group, developed this program as part of an important Women’s History Month initiative to honor women’s leadership roles in the architecture and design community. Michelle Hatton SOM, Associate Principal Originally from South Africa, Hatton started her career in Houston with Gensler.

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Breaking News: Our Cement Tile in Print and on the Air!

Granada Tile

We’ve had our new concrete tile introduction—the Stripes Collection—covered in Architectural Digest and House Beautiful. We’re so thrilled that our products were also chosen by Coastal Living’s editors as a beautiful—and hurricane safe—choice for outdoor tile installations.

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The 31 Best Residential Design Blogs Featuring Awesome Cement Tile (A Definitive List For Encaustic Tile Enthusiasts)

Granada Tile

Offering a cornucopia of what’s new in art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion and technology, it has a strong focus on the sleek, the innovative and even the thought-provoking. In the decade since, she’s forged a look that resonates with customers, creating products for Target aimed at hosts and party throwers.

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Houston Apartments: The Ultimate Renters Guide

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Living room with a view at Memorial by Windsor in Washington Avenue/Rice Military Intro and neighborhood guides by Elisabeth Carroll Dawson When people think Houston, they think big — and for good reason. Houston has it all: an iconic skyline, a robust economy, a thriving arts scene and, yes, notorious traffic jams and humidity.

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What Is Universal Design and How Do You Get It?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The National Association of Home Builders gives the official definition, explaining, “Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.” Or the space may have a step-in tub with a side that slides up and down.

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Surviving Architecture School | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

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?