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COVERINGS 2017 CELEBRATES FIRST-EVER NATIONAL TILE DAY

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

(ARLINGTON, VA – February 23, 2017) Today Coverings , the largest international tile & stone exhibition in North America, celebrates National Tile Day , which recognizes the value of tile in today’s architecture and design. Bldg C-312, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 P: 630.545.9415 F: 630.790.3095. All Rights Reserved.

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COVERINGS WELCOMES CHICAGO-AREA PARTNERS TO EXPAND CREATIVE PROGRAM

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Over the course of a three-week workshop, SAIC students studying Architecture, Interior Architecture and Fine Arts, will learn about the process of selecting tile materials, creating construction and installation drawings, and fabricating and installing the product to look and perform optimally. Press Contacts: Josh Schoenfelder.

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COVERINGS WELCOMES CHICAGO-AREA PARTNERS TO EXPAND CREATIVE PROGRAM

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Over the course of a three-week workshop, SAIC students studying Architecture, Interior Architecture and Fine Arts, will learn about the process of selecting tile materials, creating construction and installation drawings, and fabricating and installing the product to look and perform optimally.

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Thin Is In! (The New Technology in Porcelain Tile)

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Cotto D’Este, an Italian manufacturer, has developed a revolutionary new technology to create Kerlite, a large-format, thin porcelain tile that weighs a fraction of standard thickness tile while still providing the strength and durability of porcelain. Luckily for designers and installers alike, a solution has evolved!

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AEC Cares - projectChicago | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Support AEC Care’s 2014 Project and Give Children a Solid Foundation “All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.” Master hopes the caringly rejuvenated space “will let kids see how much architecture affects them.” [ix]

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018: Crafting an Image

Life of an Architect

Architecture and photography have a symbiotic relationship with one another and every architect knows that a picture is worth a 1,000 words. He and I have spent many wonderful afternoons standing in the alley, drinking beer, and talking about architecture and design.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Finding the best solid wood.

Kitchen and Residential Design

They are produced to standard guidelines and beyond. Operating out of Illinois with warehouses in four states, ShopRTACabinets has grown as a leader in RTA cabinetry over the last decade. architecture. (39). The kitchen cabinets at ShopRTACabinets are made from 100 percent plywood. ShopRTACabinets.com. kitchen design.

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