Tile of Spain USA

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Held February 23, the day recognizes tile as a timeless element of architecture and design. From the modest, white ceramic in a subway to the intricate mosaic columns at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, Spain, tile proves to be versatile and attractive.

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Palau Tile Spain Mosaics 133

Tile of Spain USA

AUGUST 8, 2012

When the Summer Olympic games came to Barcelona in 1992, Tile of Spain played an important role in the construction of the Palau Sant Jordi, considered to be one of the most interesting buildings from that decade. Blog Barcelona Gres de Valls Olympics Palau Sant Jordi tile of spain' … Continue Reading.

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Palau Spain Tile Design 165

Tile+Mosaic

JUNE 18, 2019

In this hands-on course, we’ll journey to the sunny Mediterranean from West to East and design and re-create the geometric patterned mosaics of Morocco, the broken tile mosaics of Antoni Gaudí’s Barcelona and the Byzantine glass tile mosaics of ancient Constantinople.

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Mosaics Palau Morocco New York 100

Tile of Spain USA

JULY 1, 2022

Tile of Spain USA traveled to Spain earlier this month with a gifted group of architects, interior designers and journalists for an educational and inspirational tour of Valencia and Castellón as part of its’ annual Passport to Creativity Tour. We ended the day at the @Porcelanosa showroom, which is a master class in visual design.

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Trends Spain Palau Ceramics 130

Tile Talk

AUGUST 7, 2012

In my last post, Spanish Tile as Building Material, Part 2 , I focused on the fortress city of Teruel (a World Heritage city designated by UNESCO). The Agora (LÀgora) building within the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, is part of a larger complex of facilities designed by Spanish architects Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela.

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Tile Spain Cement Palau 180

The A to Z of Building

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

International sports venue design leader HOK and Barcelona-based TAC Arquitectes have won a competition to design a new 10,000-seat arena for FC Barcelona. The New Palau Blaugrana is expected to open.

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Palau Design 40