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Week of July 13th, 2020 – Environmentally Conscious Design Trends

Architectural Ceramics

From large windows offering natural light to cut down on energy bills in Estonia, to a Vancouver skyscraper featuring a 30,000 square-foot roof garden that boasts of an “urban oasis”, there’s certainly something for everyone to admire in these 25 project highlights.

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Not All Wood-Look Tiles Are Created Equal

Architectural Ceramics

Estonia Noce. Wood Replica and Estonia has 100+ faces, meaning you will rarely ever notice the same pattern repeating since it only does it every 100 pieces of tile. Ceramic vs. Porcelain Wood-Look Tiles. Beware of companies advertising tile as porcelain when it is actually a white body ceramic. Estonia Oak.

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Report from Monocle Quality of Life Conference

Heath Ceramics

The transformation that’s gone on and is going on in Estonia is pretty mind-boggling.) C: It had to be listening to Yoko Alendar on the How to Make a Nation panel. ( How to Make a Nation: a Monocle Guide , launched at Heath San Francisco in May 2016.) Yoko is an architect and a member of the Estonian parliament.

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