Bisazza’s Metron glass wall and floor tiles

Metron glass tiles are the first patterned tiles to feature chip mosaic and inlaid motif. They are designed with the aid of computers allowing for versatility and manufactured using laser-cutting, resulting in a smooth level and seamless surface. Bisazza is working with 15 top designers and artists on several ranges of pattered tiles. Other glass tile ranges include Decori and Codex/Logos.

MadgeTech Inc. Introduces PH and Temperature Data Logger with an LCD Display

MadgeTech, Inc., the leader in reliable, low-cost data logging solutions is pleased to announce the pHTemp2000, a pH and temperature data logger with an LCD display. This N.I.S.T. traceable device has user-selectable measurement units, programmable start and stop time, and displays the current pH and temperature readings. The large screen provides convenient access to the minimum, maximum and average statistics, as well as displaying battery level,... 

Casa Kike, a private house in Cahuita, Costa Rica by Gianni Botsford Architects

The simple form of the two pavilions of Casa Kike belies the complexity of their geometry. Each pavilion might be described as just two walls, a floor and a roof but is, more technically, a trussed timber shell in the form of an eccentrically-truncated, irregular, four-sided cone. By coupling indigenous techniques and materials with modern design technologies and aesthetics GBA has created this intimate double pavilion for a writer in Costa Rica. A... 

New York Residence by Massimo Iosa Ghini Associati – Budapest, Hungary

The lot adjacent to the New York Palace Hotel houses the new building designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini: The concept combines contemporary design for the attention to detail and materials, typical of the tradition of Made in Italy. The intervention is developed in four main blocks: the extension of the New York Palace Boscolo Luxury Hotel, which provides sixty new rooms more services and a plan offices. The conference area that provides a large auditorium... 

The Kevi chair is 50 years old

Many people have sat in the chair that turns 50 in the autumn of 2008. Its name is Kevi and it was designed in 1958 by the Danish twin brothers and architects Ib and Jørgen Rasmussen. 2.5 million chairs have been produced since it was designed, and lots of homes and offices today have a new or older Kevi chair. In the chair’s lifetime, it has received several design awards, e.g. for the Kevi wheel, which Jørgen Rasmussen designed for the chair... 

TECU brass cladding shingles

TECU is the brand name for roof and facade copper from KME, and is available in several surface finishes. The brass shingles at Bath will be similar to those at AFL Architects’ Chelsea Training Academy, chosen for a lively surface that weathers to an earthy brown tone. TECU is said to be cost-effective and need no ongoing maintenance. Website: www.tecu.com

Winners of the “Mystetskyj Arsenal Cultural-Art and Museum Complex” competition announced

On the initiative of President Victor Yushchenko, “Mystetskyj Arsenal Cultural-Art and Museum Complex,” a central cultural district consisting of several new and existing buildings, will be established in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in the next few years. An international competition was conducted to select both, an urban master plan for the redevelopment of a former military site in Kyiv’s Pechersk neighborhood, as well as the best architectural... 

Charles R. Stinson’s Architecture Chronicled in Book

Charles R. Stinson’s architecture is chronicled in a new book within the Master Architect Monograph Series entitled Charles R. Stinson: Compositions in Nature. The modern architecture book, with text by Camille LeFevre and photography by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze, features Stinson-designed homes and buildings that have achieved international recognition along with his distinctive style—light, line and space expressing a dynamic co-existence. Charles... 

Discover Concrete Homes and Their Many Benefits

Popping up throughout North America, builders and homeowners alike are taking notice of concrete homes and their ability to fit in as a mainstream building option. ConcreteNetwork.com has taken this emerging trend and dedicated a new section detailing everything there is to know, including the cost of building a concrete home, design options, concrete home benefits and more. Energy cost savings, the homes’ ability to provide healthier living... 

New CMSA Storage Sprinkler Provides Installation and Design Advantages

Viking Corporation, a global leader in fire protection products and services, announces the availability of a new 19.6 (280) K factor storage sprinkler. The new VK592 pendent is cULus Listed and FM Approved as a Control Mode Specific Application (CMSA) sprinkler for protecting class I-IV commodities and cartoned unexpanded plastics, without the use of in-rack sprinklers. The sprinkler is UL Listed for up to 40 ft (12, 2 m) ceiling heights and FM Approved...