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Last two weeks to visit the Biennale Architettura 2012, the event has reached 100.000 "Likes" on Facebook and 100.000 Followers on Twitter.
This year the Architecture has been once again agreat success of public and has been defined – among others – by the British newspaper The Guardian "the largest party and showcase of architecture in the world"
It is an opportunity to remenber the figures of the Architecture Biennale 2012:
On Saturday November 24th visitors may participate in the "Great closing meeting" to be held in the afternoon and featuring panel discussions to review the aims of the exhibition and the reactions to Common Ground.
On 16 November, Samo welcomed a group of students from the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Trento, who were there to take part in the “Trento Marketing Challenge", a competition among work groups on marketing themes linked to foreign markets, in particular the Russian market.
Samo, recognised as the leading Group in the bathroom furnishings sector and open to frequent experiences in synergy with the world of academia, was pleased to join the "Trento Marketing Challenge" project of the prestigious University’s Department of Economics and Management. The themes developed will be assessed at the end of the competition by Samo’s Marketing Management team and by the teaching staff of the University of Trento; the best two groups will have the opportunity to take part in the final stage of the Eurasian Economics Youth Forum, to be held in May 2013 at the Ural State University of Economics of Yekaterinburg (Russia), and to present their project.
Designed by Felipe Campolino, ECObitat is a modular and transportable housing system which is to provide housing in case of emergency or simply to cover the needs of a not static way of life. Realized with sustainable materials of production and with a design of walls and green modular ceilings. For his construción is used standard OSB sheets, a steel frame make up the structure while SIP panels are used for the walls and floor to defina the rooms and provide support and insulation.
ARCHITECT@WORK was in Belgium (Liège & Kortrijk), The Netherlands (Rotterdam), France (Paris & Lyon), Germany (Düsseldorf, Stuttgart & Berlin) and Switzerland (Zürich),
Now comes with a new event ARCHITECT@WORK in the United Kingdom, will take place on 30th and 31st January 2013 in Earls Court, London.
This is a different event in the field of construction because its exclusive character and its focus on innovation. Manufacturers and distributors are responsible for presenting the news, to ensure that it is meaningful innovations, all submissions are first submitted to the approval of a committee of architects and interior architects.
It’s an event the whole year including short seminars on topical subjects with fellow architects willing to share their experience with visitors. Throughout the event can find samples of new materials in the exhibition area of materials.
Addition this event is presented with a new layout designed by Creative Fo(u)r, renowned group of architects. The traditional aisles have been redesigned into lounge areas and visitors are led along a route though uniform modular stands.
BAU 2013 takes place from January 14 to 19, 2013 at Messe München exhibition center. Once again the event is expected to attract around 2,000 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and approximately 240,000 visitors from all over the world. On show at BAU on 180,000 square meters of exhibition space will be architectural solutions, materials and systems for commercial and residential construction and for interior fit-out, for both new-build and renovation and modernization purposes. Every two years this event brings together market leaders from the sector to participate in a unique international display of competence spanning all the construction trades. BAU is also the world´s largest trade fair for architects and construction engineers, attracting around 50,000 design professionals. The exhibits at the fair are organized according to building material and also product and theme areas. Key topics for the future of the industry, such as sustainability and building for life, play an important role in all sections of the exhibition. The program includes high-caliber forums with experts from all over the world, round off this industry showcase. These forums are included under different sections, such as "The Future of Buliding", "Architect and Industry in Dialog", "DETAIL research-Building the future" and "From vision to Reality".
After visiting Belgium (Liège and Kortrijk), Holland (Rotterdam), France (Paris and Lyon), Germany (Dusseldorf, Stuttgart and Berlin) and Switzerland (Zürich), Architect@Work has an appointment during this time, 30 and 31 January, at Earls Court in London. This is a different event in the construction field manly because of its exclusive character and its focus on innovation, and for this reason we have been on this issue in order to provide images of the show and the opinions of professionals gathered.
The quality and internationality of the buyer and turnover have marked the latest edition of Cevisama, contest that closes its doors at Feria Valencia. For four days the show has shown the latest trends in the ceramic sector and related industries, natural stone and bathroom, and has become an international meeting point for all professionals involved in these sectors.
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The company Azteca presents the collection of the F.C. Barcelona, with pavements of 45×45 and 31×31 in colors white and grey, all of them with different motives, between them the shield of the Barcelona in different sizes. In the videos you can see the interview, as well as the collection Cosmos and the collection Venice.
We visit Intermatex's stand during the third day of the Fair Cevisama 2013, where Jacobo, the Area Manager and Ana Gil, the manager of the company, show us the series Stripes and the series Imperium, the latter recovering the design of the heraldic stamps.
During the course of the Fair Cevisama 2013 we had the opportunity to interview Ana López, Area Manager of Levantina. She told us the company is a reference in the porcelanic tile of thin thickness. Between the innovations that Levantina has presented this year they remarked they have being the first Spanish company to realize the polishing of porcelanic tile of 3 meters x 1 square meter.
José Manuel Grao presents in the Cevisama's Exhibition 2013 the innovations of Gres de Aragón. These are the series Parma, Cotto (with the properties of the Klinker) and Vulcano, inspired by volcanic and basaltic rocks.
In the next video you can see the different series presented in the Fair.
Greco Gres is consolidated a reference for quality and innovation in ceramic technology in the last Edition of Cevisama.
Following its success, the company prepares news in international markets. In the coming months Greco Gres will attend fairs in Saudi Arabi, Brazil, Shangai, Moscow, Algeria and Greece, among others. There he presents their latest proposals to coat the surfaces with recent trends and the latest designs of ceramic technology.
As advancement, among the latest of the new collections highlight Venatto treated with laser and the sets built, a new collection for pools and revolutionary Venatto CityTEK collection. Furthermore, Frontek will continue arousing interest of architects and builders.
The company Butech shows us a series of solutions for the cut of the ceramic sandstone 'Xlight' as well as for his placement in pavement and façade.
During the days of exhibition realized in Butech were carried out a series of demonstrations directed to facilitating the installation both for indoor and outdoor of the product 'Xlight', a new ceramic sandstone of great format and with extremely thin thickness.
The demonstrations have been focused on the cut of the ceramic sandstone and on the solutions for his placement on pavement and façade.
It´s available the second number of Renovation Today, a technical magazine for the professional world of property renovation and remodelling. Among the numerous points treated the most important topics in this issue are the presentation of trends and new products, the textile cover realized in the swimming pools of the river Spree in Berlin, the training days in Europe as well as the technical workshops 2013
The Spanish Institute of International Trade (ICEX), working in collaboration with the chambers of commerce, has organised a business meeting in Russia, taking place between 18th and 22nd March.
The B.lux Group, a designer lighting manufacturer, will be participatingin this trade mission with a view to providing continuity to the commercial strategy it has been developing in recent years with distributors in this area. In fact, during the trade mission, the heads of exportation at the B.lux Group will meet with architects and professionals from thesector to present its contemporary lighting designs and its capacity todevelop bespoke lighting plans and projects.
In addition to the B.lux Group, the trade mission to Russia will involve other companies from Habic, the Habitat and Contract Cluster in the Basque Country, such as Akaba, Alcad, Arregui, Enea, Eun, Ingemar, Lanik, MCM, Ofita, Ondarreta, Prodema, Proiek and Tesa. Currently, the B.lux Group is also taking part in another trade mission in Mexico and Panama.
The new proposals from the Porcelanosa Group will be exposed in the 21st International Exhibition that will take place on 3rd until 7th February, in Vila-real (Castellón de la Plana). This event did reunited its last edition visitors from very different origins, from all over Europe, Asia and America, including the USA and Latin American countries.
The inauguration of the new Author Spaces designed by architecture and interior professionals with materials by l’Antic Colonial will be the starting point of the event. Eric Kuster, Eduardo Souto de Moura, NunoBrandão, Fran Silvestre, Ramón Esteve and Fernando Arteaga, from SB Architects, will be the professionals in charge of give life to the natural materials of the company.
In addition, all along the week there will be a complete program of activities and working shops, in order to present all the qualities and characteristics of the products.
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Chapeau’s trending and luxury fashion store it’s a reference place in Spain after its 25 years in the business. To its new store, located at Hernán Cortés nº5 Street in Valencia, Chapeau did count with the help of architect Ramón Esteve. It is a playful space where mirrors and prisms look at each other, but it always lets the clothes to be the center of attention.
Divided along its lenght by a line of white mirror changing rooms, the space culminates in a huge skylight that rises over a black glass wall making the journey an authentic visual experience.
In this matter brands like Prada, Marni, Gucci, Stella McCartney, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Saint Laurent, Lanvin and Miu Miu for women are placed the right wing of the store, while other brands like Tom Ford, Thom Browne, Prada, Moncler, Balmain, Neil Barret or Band of Outsiders are arranged at the left wing dedicated to men.
A large black steel marquee is illuminated through openings, it is the frame for the glass facade of the store, presenting separate entrances for men and women as scenes for showing the collections. The shop winfdow is usually characterized by the space where mannequins are, in this case is breaking natural barriers and visual boundaries having the entire shop as background.
Inside the store you pass through a sequence of scenes beginning with the access, dominated by two large LED screens with video art compositions produced by Javier Santaella for Chapeau. The next scene is defined by long pieces that emerge from the walls where you find the stone voulme counters emerging from the ground connecting spaces between male and female areas. Reaching the changing rooms the areas are visually separate again. At the end the space is joined again in a high background topped by a skylight that floods with natural light the interior of the store.
The project is defined by pure geometry which is represented by three basic categories. On one hand, sets of prisms materialized through various items such as boxes of reflecting mirrors in the center. This prims are used as changing rooms. In the other hand white light volumes on the perimeter and large vertical black mirror at the higher space.
The next category is about the planes that form the ceilings and skylight. A succession of inclined planes along a longitudinal path can accommodate facilities without losing height. These planes lead to the end of the shop, where they transform into angled glass sheets that close the skylight on a horizontal plane.
The most basic category corresponds to the lines formed by the clothes hangers and the fine pieces of furniture where clothes rest and hang. This element is also found in the openings that invade the whole space, breaking planes and generating edges.
The formal language defined by the basic geometries of solid, plane and line, materializes with glass, mirrors, stones and metals in white, gray and black tones to achieve the ideal atmosphere for exhibiting the highest quality product in an attractive play of reflections, shades and lights.
The prestigious Good Design, the oldest and world-wide most important industrial design program, gave its award to Gamadecor, company from the Porcelanosa Group, because of its Trotter kitchen from the Emotions Collection.
Above some original iron bases shaped in oblique designs, there are the different modules that set this singular type of kitchen. Both the island and the columns are half-suspended on the air and they touch the ground only through sterilized iron structures; this increases the sensation of lightness and the visual amplitude of the space.
The island incorporates a Krion worktop with an Easy Rack system which allows the ordination in comfortable containers. Mármol Blanco Tabarca Stripe, slotted-texture material, was used to coat the superior perimeter. The columns zone, which reunites all the integrated electronics, it’s framed with a wood structure in Roble Coco Vintage finishes. Semi-automatic opening it’s also assured with the push-systems.
The 13th World Congress on Ceramic Tile Quality will take place in Castellon city, Spain, where more than 80 works will be exposed as conferences or posters, on 17th and 18th February. The online registration is already open and you can also check the event's program out. Qualicer's last edition reunited more than 600 professionals from 24 countries from all over the world.
QUALICER, the forum for ceramic tile, originated in 1990 when the Castellón Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Navigation, and the College of Industrial Engineers joined hopeful expectations, efforts, and resources in creating an event exclusively dedicated to the ceramic tile sector, a watershed event in the history of such a dynamic and powerful sector, which has been the true engine driving the economy of this Mediterranean province.
