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The La Kretz Botany Building at UCLA

Iconic mosaic resurrected at UCLA

Architects uncovered an unexecuted mosaic tile design, which was slated for the wall of one of UCLA’s buildings, and brought it to life using tiles from Artaic
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Heather Fiore
September 13, 2019
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Near the end of 2017, UCLA sought to renovate its Botany Building, which is home to the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department. Thanks to an initial $5 million donation from alumnus Morton La Kretz, followed by an additional $15 million donation last year, the ongoing renovation was made possible.


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Large-format and gauged porcelain tiles

Technical Focus: Exterior Tile Installations on Walls

An incredible opportunity for growth, with challenges
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Jim Whitfield
July 22, 2019
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The ceramic tile industry has grown substantially in recent years and a big percentage of the growth is seen on exterior installations. This can be for multiple reasons, including a cleaner, more contemporary look, better mortars and grouts, and large-format and gauged porcelain tiles.


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Ceràmica Ferrés in Corçà, Girona, Spain

Installation Case Study: Combining Past and Present

The new entrance to the Palma Intermodal Station in Palma, Majorca, Spain includes an overhead roofing structure, which features around 8,000 custom-designed ceramic tiles that were locally produced
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Heather Fiore
July 18, 2019
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The Palma Intermodal Station is the main railway station of Palma on the island of Majorca, Spain. Although it is situated in the center of the city at the Plaça d'Espanya, when it was built in 2007, it was hard to find since the main access is located underground between two historical buildings.


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The American Airlines Flagship Lounge at Miami International Airport (MIA)

Installation Case Study: Creating a relaxing environment

The American Airlines Flagship Lounge at Miami International Airport (MIA) features a range of porcelain tile, accented by glass mosaics, which add a sophisticated touch to the upscale club
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Heather Fiore
June 17, 2019
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In February 2016, American Airlines (AA) unveiled plans to complete major renovations to its network of Admirals Club lounges. With that came the introduction of its Flagship Lounges, which offer premium amenities for international passengers, transcon domestic first-class and business-class passengers, and Oneworld members.


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self-leveling mortar or self-leveling underlayment

Technical Focus: Achieving a flat floor for tile and stone applications

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Mike Micalizzi
June 14, 2019
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Without some degree of surface preparation, it’s highly unlikely that a concrete slab or wood-framed subfloor will be flat enough to meet the requirements for large-format tile. A quick check with a straightedge often shows that a small area or perhaps the entire surface dips and undulates outside of industry standards.


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The NoMad Hotel in New York, NY

The NoMad Hotel's Mosaic Mural: Bringing the outdoors indoors

For this year’s Design ‘N Gather competition, the winning mosaic mural was installed atop the Cupola at The NoMad Hotel in New York, NY
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Heather Fiore
January 22, 2019
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For the last five years, Artaic and Bostik have hosted the Design ‘N Gather competition, which invites students, architects, designers, artists and other industry professionals to utilize Artaic’s Tylist™ program to create a mosaic that will be permanently installed in an exclusive location.
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Laticrete Quick Cure Mortar Bed

Laticrete leads industry with fastest shower/mortar bed system

September 10, 2018
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Laticrete has launched Hydro BanⓇ Quick Cure, a liquid-applied, ready-to-use waterproofing membrane; and Quick Cure Mortar Bed, a pre-mixed, polymer-fortified thick bed mortar, to provide the industry’s fastest mortar bed shower system installation.
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moisture resistant

Technical Focus: Highly moisture-resistant flooring adhesives

Aaron Hartung
August 13, 2018
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Flooring adhesive manufacturers have been chasing the moisture resistance levels that were possible with black cut-back adhesives for north of 35 years. This was a solvent-based adhesive, asbestos-containing adhesive, which was extremely durable and water-resistant.
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Speedslope Rapid Setting Sloping Mortar

Featured Product: SpeedSlope Rapid Setting Sloping Mortar by CBP

August 1, 2017
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Custom® Building Products is helping tile installers save time on showers and other projects with the introduction of SpeedSlope™ Rapid Setting Sloping Mortar.


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laticrete Tri-Lite

Laticrete launches Tri-Lite

July 8, 2016
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Laticrete, a manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, recently announced the introduction of Tri-Lite™, a lightweight, high-performance, tri-purpose mortar designed for large and heavy tile, thin-bed and wall installations.


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Ardex Wa™ by Ardex Americas

2016 Grout Product Showcase

Showcasing grouts from Ardex, Bostik, Custom Building Products, Laticrete, Mapei, and Merkrete.
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TISE West 2016 Product Offerings

Take a look at the products from the 2016 TISE West tile exhibition.

TISE West 2016 joined Las Vegas’ Design & Construction Week for the second consecutive year, where it saw a considerable increase in attendees

Date: March 18, 2016

Haut Monde series by Daltile

Product Showcase: January/February 2016

Check out this month's product showcase

Date: January 5, 2016

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