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Illuminating Through 17.12.2021 Publication 
Ceramics
Illuminating Through Ceramics is a
research-led teaching project taking
place within the MArch Programme of
the Liverpool School of Architecture
(https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture
This project forms part of the Ceramic
Tile Studies Departments, led by Rosa
Urbano, sponsored by ASCER
(https://www.ascer.es/default.aspx? (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/wp-
content/uploads/2021/12/00_liverpool-
lang=en-GB), and coordinated through
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Trade).
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This publication shows new concepts of content/uploads/2021/12/00_liverpool-
sustainable ceramic facades that
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improve the distribution of daylight in
buildings by transforming the standard
ceramic lattice wall into a dynamic
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control techniques, geometrical (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/wp-
analysis, and contemporary digital content/uploads/2021/12/00_liverpool-
design tools, they aim to shape the 2013-F04_illuminating-through-
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daylight through the building skin.
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thirteen students’ proposals of the
2011-12 class, ranging over a variety of
strategies: one natural chandelier, one
performative shading facade, one light-
deflecting rod screen, two systems of
light-shelves, two systems of light-
deflecting louvers, two rotating and
Worksmobile curtains, one light-transporting
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ceiling, two screens of vertical shading
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Lattice Detour by Héctor 15.12.2021 Art 
Zamora
The artist Héctor Zamora’s Lattice
Detour is a monument to openness over
the enclosure, lightness over heaviness,
transience over permanence. The work,
the eighth in a series of annual Roof
Garden Commissions at The
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Candela, the museum’s curator of Latin
American art.
Mr. Zamora’s project is a free-standing

curved wall of terra cotta bricks, over
100 feet long and 11 feet high. It
appears to have a solid surface and to
be perversely positioned to obscure a
spectacular view of the park and the
Manhattan skyline, nevertheless, the
wall surface slowly reveals itself to have
unexpected transparency becoming into
a sensual and ethereal mesh. The
ceramic elements suggest that the
work’s role as a partition is equivocal.
Its openwork texture allows a full,
though filtered — pixelated — view,
through it, of the city and park beyond.
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Discover how the artist Héctor Zamora

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Detour, his site-specific installation for
the Roof Garden at The Met
(https://www.metmuseum.org/).
Tile of Spain Awards 2021 23.11.2021 Event 
The verdict of Tile of Spain Awards

2021 took place on the 20th of
November, with the prestigious Spanish
architect Carlos Ferrater as the jury
chairman. Fermín Vázquez , Jaime
Sanahuja, José Mª Marzo, Alicia
Fernández and Ángel Pitarch
contributed their share as
spokespersons in the jury gathered in ()
Castellón.
On this occasion, MRM Arquitectos

(https://mrmarquitectos.com/) was
awarded for its project New
Headquarters of the Construction
Labour Foundation of the Valencian
Community in Betera. The proposal
highlights a standard product of large-
format pieces applied with an
industrialised system that defines the
enclosure with criteria of cleanliness,
order and minimisation of resources.
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in the Interior
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of ceramic materials and the careful
execution of the work. Finally, Gonzalo
López Elorriaga won the award in the
category of Final Degree Project. The
work of the student from the ETSAM
proposes the use of ceramic tiles with
traditional formats, but with proposals
that can be considered transgressive.
André Saraiva 11.10.2021 Art 
Completed in October 2016, the mural

in Jardim Botto Machado is the largest
piece of street art in Lisboa. Designed
by André Saraiva
(http://www.mrandre.com/), It is made
up of 52,738 tiles manufactured by
Viúva Lamego
(https://www.viuvalamego.com/en/handm
following techniques and craft methods (https://www.nowness.com/series/private-
view/andre-saraiva-julie-georgia-
production, and hand-painted by the
bernard)
artist. The work was an initiative of the
Lisbon City Council, together with
MUDE – Museum of Design and Fashion
and the S. Vicente Parish Council and
span across 188 meters in length and
1011 square meters in area.
The mural, however, is much more than

a pretty picture – it captures stories
from Saraiva’s life. His drawings
suggest a ‘reinterpretation’ of the
Portuguese capital, represented through
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his work. It blends past and present, as
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that would allow his colourful and
exuberant work to remain for at least a
hundred years.
This film Private View: André

(https://www.nowness.com/series/private
view/andre-saraiva-julie-georgia-
bernard), directed by Julie Georgia
Bernard for NOWNESS, shows how the
project came to life.
Essays on Architectures 11.10.2021 Publication 
and Ceramics II
Essays on Architectures and Ceramics
by Cátedra Cerámica Madrid
(https://www.catedraceramica.es/lascate
lang=es-ES&catedra=madrid) is a
collection of texts whose aim is to bring
together thinking about ceramic from a
contemporary architectural perspective.
The aforementioned objective of
developing thinking about the spatial (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/wp-
content/uploads/2021/10/00_Catedra-
value of ceramic materials led the
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small book of architectures and Ceramica-Valencia-2009-
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written texts about ceramics based on content/uploads/2021/10/00_Catedra-
its use in their own architecture, a
different use that reflects the different
way each
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Carlos Ferrater, under the title, content/uploads/2021/10/00_Catedra-
“Ceramics, Variations,” develops the Ceramica-Valencia-2009-
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means of two projects: the Casa AA (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/wp-
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beach-promenade/). Wang Shu, under
the title, “From Earth to Ceramics. A
Living Construction,” reflects on the
relationship between architecture and
nature in traditional Chinese
architecture. A recurrent theme that
runs through his constructed work, that
leads him to the conclusion that
tradition should be recovered in
contemporary architecture by means of
craftsmanship. Paredes-Pedrosa
contributed the essay, “Ceramics in the
Palau de Peñiscola”. In it, they review
the process of that project.
The delicate art of Zellige 02.10.2021 Innovation 
The art of Zellige is a delicate process,

where attention to detail is a vital
ingredient in the production of these
little tiles. Even though the industry has
modernized somewhat, the process for
assembling ceramic pieces has not
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changed during this time. But how are
these tiles manufactured?
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originates
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Each ceramic element is unique. The
specialised craftsmen—Mâllems
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court-the-met/)—work to create your
designs. This traditional Moroccan tile is
made from a very unique natural clay.
This unrefined clay is kneaded with
water, moulded by hand, and dried
naturally in the sun. Raw tiles are fired
in a kiln to create biscuits—Bejmat—
which are glazed tile bay tile in a variety
of colours before a second firing that
will set the enamel. The last step is the
hand cutting of the glazed bejmat in
multiple shapes and sizes, to create the
Zellige.
In the following video, a co-production

of Morocco In Motion
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Editions Amabilis Maroc Sarl and
Amabilis Inc., you can observe the
manufacturing process of this historical
technique that continues to fascinate us
in the 21st century.
Los Bravú 20.09.2021 Art 
The imaginative intervention by the

artistic duo Los Bravú
(https://losbravu.com/) on the façade of
the Palacio de la Música in Madrid is an
invitation to stop and observe in the
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The work, which is part of an initiative
by the Montemadrid Foundation
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to unite two cultural projects: La Casa
Encendida
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the Palacio de la Música, is more than
30 metres wide and almost 5 metres
high. Inspired by the typical tiles of the
capital, the result is 2,842 white laser-
printed tiles thanks to the collaboration
of Clorofila Digital, Azulejos Peña, and
the architect Arturo Garrido.
The ceramic mural, based on a drawing

by Dea and Diego (Los Bravú) using
different techniques and graphic styles
ranging from watercolour to pen, pencil
or felt-tip pen, aims to throw ideas,
discourses and images at the spectator
as if it were a cloud. It depicts scenes
where contemporary objects, people
and animals are represented in
Renaissance style in a continuous space
that interweaves a cultural puzzle,
sometimes unconnected, in which to
reflect the social, artistic and
environmental concerns of our day-to-
day life in a cosmopolitan city like
Madrid.
ProtoCeramics 13.09.2021 Innovation 
ProtoCeramics is an experiment geared

towards producing novel material with a
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the question posed by ProtoCeramics
conducted by MaP+S
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content/uploads/2021/09/00_MaPS_2015-
group at Harvard University, in
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collaboration with ASCER
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lang=en-GB) and Javier Mira and Jorge
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flexibility afforded by the tiles’ mesh
backing to create large-scale 3D
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Tile of Spain Awards 2021. 19.07.2021 Event 
Open call
The Tile of Spain Awards 2021,
organized by ASCER
lang=en-GB) (Spanish Ceramic Tie
Manufactures’ Associations), will be
judged by an exceptional jury. This
year, the jury will be presided over by
Spanish architect Carlos Ferrater, who
happened to be the president of the (https://tileofspainawards.com/)
Awards in their first edition in 2001.

Carlos Ferrater is a founding, along with
Xavier Martí, Lucía Ferrater, and Borja
Ferrater, the Office of Architecture in
Barcelona (OAB). In addition, He
awarded the 2009 National Architecture
Award by the Spanish Ministry of
Housing for his overall career and since
December 2011 member of the Royal
Institute of British Architects
(International RIBA Felowship)
With this new edition, the purpose of

the Tile of Spain Awards continues to
improve awareness and understanding
of ceramic tiles made in Spain amongst
architects and interior designers and
promote their use by these professionals
(both within the Spanish territory and
beyond our borders). In the last edition
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the awards, the winner in the
architecture category was the project for
the entrance
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The 20th Tile of Spain Awards is now
open and entries can be submitted
through the website
www.tileofspainawards.com
(https://tileofspainawards.com/) up until
28 October 2021.
arquitecturasceramicas 29.06.2021 Publication 
2008
arquitecturasceramicas is a collection of
texts published by the Cátedra Cerámica
Valencia
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with the aim of enriching knowledge
about the application of ceramic in
architecture
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years of work at the Valencia school,
perpetuates the idea that ceramics is
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lang=en-GB) promoted by ASCER. As an
epilogue, it includes the photographs
and comments made about La Ricarda,
the work of Antonio Bonet, by those
who had the opportunity to visit it.
ACAWorkshop’ 21 18.06.2021 Event 
The Architecture Ceramic Assemblies

Workshop (ACAW), presented by
Boston Valley Terra Cotta
(https://bostonvalley.com/) in
collaboration with the universities of
Carnegie Mellon and Buffalo, is a hands-
on research and development event that
brings together professionals from the
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This event offers participants the
opportunity to explore innovative
building solutions and further their
understanding of architectural terracotta
for large-scale assemblies. Through pre-
design and prototype development,
teams’ exploration includes the use of
new digital tools. Centered around
themes of sustainability and biophilia,
the research and development of these
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in a weeklong event however due to
Covid-19 this year’s event is to be held
virtually. Teams consisting of different
manufacturers, architects, designers,
and students alike collaborate to design
terracotta features that will push the
limits of what is possible.
Boston Valley Terra Cotta’s ACAW

virtual presentation is set to take place
on August 19, 2021. For more details go
to ACAW’ 21
(https://archceramicworkshop.com/).
#Chromadynamica 22.05.2021 Design 
Felipe Pantone is one of the most

recognized and prestigious artists in the
world today. He was responsible for
developing this peculiar project for the
façade of the Fine Arts Faculty of the
Polytechnic University of Valencia
(UPV). His work included in his
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with a Pixel Art style, where each pixel
is a tessera.
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“The idea was to adapt my style to the
mosaic technique, limiting the amount
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of colours and treating the tesserae as if
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Os Azulejos Do Oporto 30.03.2021 Design 
Os Azulejos do Porto is a non-profit

project to catalogue and preserve all the
tiles architectures
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architectures/) in Porto whose aim is to
preserve this important heritage and
make it known worldwide.
The history of architecture is inevitably (https://azulejosporto.pt/)

linked to the ceramic covering sector.
Since the middle of the 19th century the
Portuguese started to cover their
buildings with tiles, becoming since
then the country in the world that has
more examples of this art. The idea
came to life in 2016, after Marisa
Ferreira and Alba Plaza met.
Considering the vast number of different

tiles that exist, Os Azulejos do Porto
(https://azulejosporto.pt/) is a public
digital archive in HD in constant growth.
On their website, you can see the
various styles: geometric, organic and
floral along with the design categories:
rotation, concentric and four dots. While
doing so, they are researching the
history of the tiles, identifying specific
factories, dates and whatever they can
obtain. In the 19th century, 19 ceramic
factories across Porto existed, out of
which six were the most important for
producing tiles. Now, few artisans who
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create tiles traditionally, either hand-
painted or in relief, exist today as the
remaining
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Essays on Architectures 25.03.2021 Publication 
and Ceramics I
Essays on Architectures and Ceramics
by Cátedra Cerámica Madrid
(https://www.catedraceramica.es/lascate
lang=es-ES&catedra=madrid) is a
collection of texts whose aim is to bring
together thinking about ceramic from a
contemporary architectural perspective.
The aforementioned objective of
developing thinking about the spatial (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/wp-
value of ceramic materials led the
editors to ask a series of prestigious
architects, professors to write a few
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architectural reflections that would
constitute the essays contained in this content/uploads/2021/03/00_Catedra-
small book. Ceramica-Valencia-2008-
In this first volume, the four invited
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New Delft Blue is a pioneering project in

the historic Dutch city Delft, designed
and 3D-printed by Studio RAP
(https://studiorap.nl/#/). In this case, the
project reinterprets the world-famous
decorative qualities and design
vocabulary of Delft Blue porcelain. All
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European Floors. Ceramic 02.02.2021 Art 
at your feet
With our heads in the clouds, we often
forget about the material beauty and art
that surrounds us. Sebastian Erras,
however, has won acclaim and a wide
following for documenting the beauty of
the world beneath our feet. Sebastian is
a German freelance photographer
specialising in interior photography. He
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2020-
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The tile is a traditional material
associated with the cladding for Esp (Https://Www.Ceramicarchitectures.Com/Es/Blog/)
surfaces or as an isolated decorative
element of the architecture. In Tile
Architectures, episode number 20 of the
Atelier d’Arquitetura
(https://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p37031)
collection, the aim is to show how this
material has become a construction (https://www.rtp.pt/play/p5644/e447464/atelier-
arquitetura)
element widespread in different
countries, becoming an important
support for national artistic expression
in Portugal today.
This documentary series, produced by

the company “Até ao fim do mundo”
with the collaboration of the magazine
ARQA – arquitectura y arte, aims to be a
contemporary look at Portuguese
architecture and its real impact on
Portuguese society. The main actors,
architects and users, will establish a
special link with the visual arts and
design. In addition, the different
episodes will focus on the context of
Architecture, Urban Space, Object, the
scale of detail and its aesthetic potential
through form, sound, images and
people. Siza Vieira, Eduardo Souto
Moura, Gonçalo Byrne, Patrícia Barbas,
Miguel Arruda, Camilo Rebelo, João
Luís Carrilho da Graça, Cannatà and
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Ceramic Shell 12.01.2021 Innovation 
Floating overhead like a giant pair of

wings at the 2014 CEVISAMA, Ceramic
Shell was a ceramic structure created by
MaP+S and Institute of Ceramic
Technology (ITC)
(https://www.itc.uji.es/en/) and
sponsored by ASCER
(https://www.ascer.es/). The ceramic
cover consisted of a deck measuring (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/wp-
content/uploads/2021/01/MaPS-
about 7,8×4,5 meters in a plan view,
2014-
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structural ceramic and concrete shell
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system that discovers new structural
possibilities in ceramics. Ceramic Shell
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2014-
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Brick-Topia 23.12.2020 Innovation 
“Brick-Topia“, an ephemeral project by
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Architecture Eme3 held of June 2013 in
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the result of the academic research by
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Marta Domènech, David López and
Mariana Palumbo, co-founders of the
group.
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LAX BAR 10.12.2020 Design 
The square is the foundation of a regular

geometric grid. In 1908, Adolf Loos
used the equilateral rectangle to
highlight the orthogonal orientation of
the interior of his so-called Kärntner Bar,
the first American-style bar in Vienna.
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the sheer impact of the material. Walls,
floors, ceilings and fixed furniture were
completely covered in white ceramic
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ASCER Ceramic Awards 30.11.2020 Event 
2020
The verdict of ASCER Ceramic Awards
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2020 took place on 26th of November,
with the prestigious Japanese architect
Kengo Kuma and his right-hand man at
studio, Javier Villar as the jury chairman.
Jonathan Arnabat, Izaskun Chinchilla,
Daria de Seta, Lázaro Rosa-Violán
contributed their share as (https://www.premiosceramica.com/)
spokespersons in the jury gathered in

Castellón.
On this occasion, the Mesura

(https://mesura.eu/) studio was awarded
for its project Ter House in the Baix
Empotdà. The proposal praised the
versatile use given to the ceramic, in
positions and functions of all kinds,
lending the project a discrete yet rich
appeal.
On the other hand, the winning project

in the Interior Design of ASCER Ceramic
Awards 2020 was Atlantis Gastrobar by
Arantxa Manrique
(http://arantxamanrique.com/). The jury
admired how ceramic materials were
used as a star feature of the whole
project. Finally, Andrea Puebla won the
award in the category of Final Project.
The work of the student from the CEU
San Pablo Madrid invents a new form of
“impluvium” where ceramics are used
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Ephemeral Pavilion on 30.10.2020 Design 
Lake Leman
The ephemeral Pavilion d’Eau, designed
by Alexander Wolhoff, was built on the
Lake Geneva in 2017. This was the
result of six months of research,
prototyping and coordination with
different local organizations, a month of
production and just two days of
assembly.
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not affecting the natural lake bed. The
inside, which is only visible within the
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temporales/en-curso.html) and the Word
Monuments Fund present the itinerant
exhibition Gaudí & Trencadís. Curated by
Mireia Freixa and Marta Saliné and
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Spain Executive Director, the exhibit will
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Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas in
Valencia.
The exhibit explains the origin and

evolution of the trencadis mosaic
technique, breaking it down to reveal
the raw materials from which it is
composed. Gaudí & Trencadís and
shows us how the Catalan architect
experimented with all kinds of materials,
especially ceramics. This technique is
one of the visuals which best
characterize the work of Antoni Gaudí
(1852-1926).
One of the parties of the exhibition will

focus on the evolution of trencadís in
Gaudi’s works, from the Güell Pavilions
in 1883 –where the technique was used
for the first time–, to the Güell Palace,
the Torre Bellesguard, the Casa Batlló,
the Park Güell, the Casa Milà Segimon,
Casa Vicens
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Güell Colony and the Sagrada Familia.
Since then, Gaudí experimented with all
kinds of materials, especially ceramics,
replacing the regular cut of traditional
mosaic tiles with random fragments.
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industrialists, and labourers evolved –
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Ceramica Artistica 09.10.2020 Design 
Solimene
An hour south of Naples on the Amalfi
Coast stands Ceramica Artistica
Solimene
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factory, the only European building
designed by Italian architect Paolo Soleri
(1919–2013).
Approaching the design holistically,

Soleri used local and available materials.
This was, of course, ceramic, which he
used as a dominant decorative element
of the building. Cantilevered into the hill,
the building’s wavy structure and tiled
façade give the appearance of a giant
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the ceramic factory opens up into a
noble, almost temple-like space, with
powerful pillars in the shape of a Y,
which are the supports for the entire
structure.
In the proposal of Ceramica Artistica

Solimene by Paolo Soleri, there are
references not only his mentor Frank
Lloyd Wright but also the radical Italian
Baroque of Francesco Borromini and
Guarino Guarini with their concave and
convex curves. Composed of circular
terra-cotta and green tiles, mosaic glass
strips, and diamond-shaped windows,
the earth-coloured factory effectively
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Nolla Palace’s restoration 25.09.2020 Interview 
The rediscovery of the Palauet Nolla’s

ceramic mosaics in Meliana was a true
revelation, both for their unique
character in terms of surface and
quality, and for the social and industrial
significance. This old 17th century
farmhouse became the symbol of the
famous Nolla mosaic factory. It was no
longer a simple historical building in the
Valencian countryside, but a showroom
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deterioration. Therefore, its condition
was truly critical. To revert this process
of loss, a group of architects, restorers
and expert ceramists, led by Xavier
Laumain (ARAE Patrimonio y
Restauración (http://www.arae.es/)),
began work in 2011 to recover this
unique monument. Since then, ten
phases have been carried out, which
have allowed the consolidation of the
building and the reconstruction and
restoration of the different ceramic
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The Production of Fatige 12.09.2020 Innovation 
Léa Mazy (https://www.leamazy.com/) is

a visual artist and product design that is
developing a printing method for the
ceramic industry. A new approach
which envisions to inspire and challenge
more manufactures to sustainable and
innovative visions in existing production
processes.
The Production of Fatigue features is a

printing process revealing the creative
potential of fatigue and exposing its
unexpected aesthetic qualities, making
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use of the fading quality of a printer as
its ink cartridges run low. To do this, the
artist features an analogue and hand-
powered tool replicates the movements
of a printer with a back and forth linear
motion. As the result of handcrafted
mechanical and systematic motion she
designed, each print on the tile is the
recording of its own production pace. In
addition, depending on the surface the
printing-method is applied on, an always
surprising and subtle variety of color
and pattern nuances emerges.
With her research, Léa aims to

demonstrate that “the tile industry is a
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Kengo Kuma chairs the 10.09.2020 Event 
jury of the Spanish Tile

Awards 2020
The Tile of Spain Awards 2020,
organized by ASCER
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Manufactures’ Associations), will be
judged by an exceptional jury. At this
edition, the jury will be presided over by
prestigious Japanese architect Kengo
Kuma, founding of the prestigious
Tokyo-based firm KKAA – Kengo Kuma
& Associates, and his right-hand man at
studio, Javier Villar.
The other members of the jury are
internationally renowned professionals
in architecture and design who have an
extensive knowledge of how ceramic
materials can be used. They are
Jonathan Arnabat, founder partner of
Arquitectura-G; architect Izaskun
Chinchilla; Daria de Seta, from
architects’ studio Garcés-de Seta-Bonet;
and well-known interior designer Lázaro
Rosa-Violán.
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the Ceramics Awards continues to
promote the use of Spanish ceramics in
architectural and interior design works
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2BMFG Arquitectes. This edition of the
Tile of Spain Awards 2020 is now open
and entries can be submitted through
the
website www.tileofspainawards.com
(https://tileofspainawards.com/) up until
October 23rd in any of its three
categories: Architecture, Interior Design
and Final Degree Projects.
Construction Tour: 111 W 20.07.2020 Innovation 
57th
With a total height of 1,428 feet, the
residential tower 111W57th by SHoP
Architects
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tallest buildings in New York. This
project will become as a prominent new
local and regional landmark, when it
wraps up construction some time in
2020.
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Second Hand 16.07.2020 Art 
Second Hand is an artistic project by

Zhanna Kadyrova
(https://www.kadyrova.com/), which
began in 2014 and reflects on and
engages with Soviet monumental art.
From then on, Ukrainian artist has been
exploring ‘the history of buildings that
have changed ownership and function’
by making visual analogies between the
object and the place. That is, her work
explores the relationship between
architecture and mosaic panels of
socialist housing projects, institutions
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GRIMSHAW and located between the
classical, red brick medical school and
the new institute Paul O’Gorman at
University College London, is cladded
with a rhythmic, undulating terracotta.
The façade proposal was influenced by

science and the study of cancer (images
of cells, patterns and the chromosomes
permeate the forms of the building).
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the street in front of a glazed envelope,
has a rhythm that can be read as a
vertical ‘bar code’ configuration or
genetic sequence image. The
positioning of the individual terracotta
blades was determined by sunlight
studies, with the intention of mitigating
the negative impact of solar rays. The
aim was maximising the use of natural
lighting, whilst allowing views in and
out of the building. Furthermore, the
slender ceramic blades, have holes
through the body to accommodate a
stainless steel tube which holds them
together. This rod acts as the stiff spine
of the seven extruded segments of
terracotta that make up the louvres.
These pieces resonate with the

adjoining 19th century Cruciform
building by Alfred Waterhouse who
considered terracotta a ‘new and
exciting modern material’. This is why
UCL Cancer Institute of GRIMSHAW
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this tradition of pushing the boundaries
of terracotta’s use in architecture.
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A Factory As It Might Be 12.05.2020 Innovation 
A Factory As It Might Be is a new
architectural proposal at A/D/O by
Assemble, Granby Workshop
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factory-floor/) & collaborators. The
project is part of the inaugural season of
A/D/O’s Design Academy. Therefore, the
installation takes the form of a ‘model
factory (https://a-d-
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with a single machine: an extruder, and
a single material: clay.
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education are combined, in a building.
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planters, dinnerware and door
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handles, creating a richly decorated
building that is part workspace, part
display space.
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Adriana Varejão 05.05.2020 Art 
In a village near Belo Horizonte, the

capital of Minas Gerais state in Brazil is
based the Inhotim Centre for
Contemporary Arts. A fascinating
project in which various pavilions and
structures are located throughout the
lush green parkland of 35 hectares,
surrounded by a verdant native forest.
The most recent of these installations is
one dedicated to Adriana Varejão
(http://www.adrianavarejao.net/) (Río de
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The artist’s practice centers on the use
of ceramic tiles, both depicted in paint
and as literal components of the work.
Varejão has cited a range of inspirations,
alluding to her native Brazil’s
colonization by featuring the blue and
white ‘azulejos’ brought by the
Portuguese colonists. With meticulous
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geometry and cool colouring of the tiles
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History’s Hands 23.04.2020 Innovation 
In 2011, The Metropolitan Museum

(https://www.metmuseum.org/) opened
the new galleries for the art of the Arab
Lands, which house the Museum’s
collection of Islamic art. At the heart of
all those galleries would create the main
feature of Moroccan and southern
Spanish Islamic architecture: a medieval
Maghrebi-Andalusian-style courtyard.
This documentary showcase a

marvelous journey from the former city
of Fez, Morocco, to the museum of New
York. A journey through islamic art that
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21st century, steeped in the traditions of
the past. All this thanks to a group of
artisans — workers in historical North
African tile and the upholders of rare
artisanal methods—. The result was a
complex geometry where more than 70
tiles create a colorful motif that is
copied, rotated and arranged into a
layered pattern. The beauty of this kind
of design is emphasized by the
craftsmanship as the hand gives the
materials warmth and gives it
something extra.
In its 140 years of history, The Met has

concerns itself with the work of dead
artists and had rarely undertaken to
install a work of a group of living
craftsmen inside the museum for the
purposes of creating a exquisite work
with ceramic materials, plaster and
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Murmuration by Cai Guo- 02.04.2020 Art 
Qiang
In a dual presentation of Chinese art and
culture past and present, the Melbourne
Winter Masterpieces series at the
National Gallery of Victoria presents
China’s ancient terracotta warriors
alongside an exhibition of new works by
one of the world’s most exciting
contemporary artists, Murmuration
by Cai Guo-Qiang
(https://caiguoqiang.com).
“The ever-changing formation of 10,000

porcelain birds in Murmuration seems to
embody the lingering spirits of the
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underground army,’ says Cai Guo-
Qiang, ‘or perhaps the haunting shadow
of China’s imperial past. But in this age
of globalisation, aren’t they also forming
a mirage, an exoticised imagination of
the cultural other?”
Cai Guo-Qiang’s handmade

Murmuration undulate here and there,
softly imitating the mighty face of
Mount Li. Juxtaposed together, the
ancient soldiers and contemporary flock
merge to form a new meridian. The
porcelain birds are Cai’s answer to the
terracotta warriors. They even arose
from a pit where they were blackened
by gunpowder in a series of controlled
explosions. They may fly in formation,
but a bird will always be a conspicuous
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Savile Row Building: Truth 14.03.2020 Interview 
to Material
The 24th building on Savile Row is a
tribute to tailoring heritage of Mayfair’s
neighborhood, home to the city’s most
exclusive suit makers. The EPR
Architects (https://www.epr.co.uk/)
project unites art and architecture to
create a brand new landmark building
that is cladding in 10,000 ceramic tiles.
Art is integrated into the fabric of the

building using a hand glazed ceramic
tile, a collaboration with renowned artist
Kate Malone
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team in Islington. Ceramist spent a year
responding to the needs of the architect
to define the glazes and unique recipes
for the facade’s tiles.
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taking a strong, well-proven 30cm by
30cm extruded tile design from Europe
and then applying the glazes. Then, the
tiles were fired at Froyle Tiles (Richard
Miller)
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Malone, talk about their roles in the
design and the nature of collaboration
for Savile Row Building.
Light and Reflections by 09.03.2020 Interview 
Olafur Eliasson
Housing has always been an important
part of Tadao Ando’s practice, with over
100 small and large residences
worldwide. Nowadays, as a part of a
new collaborative trend, he continues
designing houses but counting on the
contribution of recognized artists.
Situated on a quiet residential street of

unremarkable homes, Obiyashi house
hides a particularly innovative
collaboration. Ando’s signature spare,
concrete-and-glass spaces are
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platinum-glazed ceramic tile made by
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artist Olafur Eliasson
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exhibited at MoMA back in 2003, but
has been incorporated at as a courtyard
“lining” for this gallery house in Tokyo.
Tadao Ando’s houses favor centrally

placed courtyards that illuminate dark
interiors with light. As the natural light
changes throughout the day, night and
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of high complexity: the tiles could
symbolize the multi-faceted life of the
businessman-cum-art collector.
Ceramic Morphologies 20.02.2020 Innovation 
Material Processes and Systems

(MaP+S
(http://research.gsd.harvard.edu/maps/)),
lead by Martin Bechthold, is a research
unit that promotes the understanding,
development and deployment of
innovative technologies for buildings.
MaP+S looks at materiality as starting
points for design research, with a
special interest in robotic and computer-
numerically controlled (CNC) fabrication
processes as well as small scale
work on nano-materials. On the
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IX International Congress 04.02.2020 Event 
of Ceramics and
Architecture
The Ceramic Tile Studies Department of
Madrid was created as a result of the
agreement reached between the
Technical University of Madrid and
ASCER
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lang=en-GB). In its effort to promote
new ways of innovating, the IX
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experiences related to the investigation,
innovation, construction and
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students, artists, engineers, writers,
sociologists and other professionals
from Architecture-related disciplines are
invited to the meeting.
On the one hand, the IX International

Congress of Ceramics and Architecture
aims to place ceramics in an
architectural context from an historical-
artistic perspective. For this reason, it
will take place a meeting of masters
who have employed ceramic materials,
restorations of ceramic buildings. On the
other hand, its intention is to
promulgate the work of contemporary
architects who have used ceramics in
their professional or academic work.
III Architecture and Design 20.01.2020 Event 
Forum
The International Architectural
Ceramics, Bathroom and Kitchen Fair
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CEVISAMA Lab
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2020, CEVISAMA’s powerhouse of (https://cevisama.feriavalencia.com/activities-
ideas, has managed to bring together 2/architecture-and-design-forum/)
leading international speakers in
architecture. This year the Forum will
feature personalities such as the Pritzker
Prizes 2005 and 2017: the American
Thom Mayne and the Catalan studio
RCR. Moreover, its feature with the
influential Danish architect Bjarke
Ingels, the award-winning Barozzi/Veiga
team, Belinda Tato, Benedetta Tagliabue
and Antón García-Abril. The III
Architecture and Design Forum
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take place on the 4th and 5th of
February at Feria Valencia.
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essential meeting for distributors,
promoters, architects, designers,
students and researchers in the
international field of the ceramic sector.
Gateway 16.01.2020 Art 
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Interview to Toni Cumella 07.01.2020 Interview 
Brick by Brick: Ceramics Applied to

Architecture
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come back once more. We share with
you the last interview which was held
for exhibition Brick by Brick, held in the
Museo del Diseño de Barcelona in 2017.
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the ceramic material from his
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mast creative minds, who have
challenged themselves to use this
material’s legacy to project it into the
future whit new system of productions,
new laying techniques, new formats and
new applications. Tis is especially
obvious in the field of architecture,
where in recent decades we have seen
how its possibilities have been
rediscovered.
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reflect on the way to make it more
widely known this knowledge among
students and researchers in the field of
architecture.
Hand Held to Super Scale: 11.12.2019 Event 
Building with Ceramics

This autumn the Building Centre
(https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/) celeb
the resurgence of ceramics in
contemporary architecture through
Hand Held to Super Scale: Building with
Ceramics. The exhibition which brings
together the artists, craftsmens and
manufacturers working on ground-
breaking projects in this material,
showing from 19 September 2019 until
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from the glazed household items that
inspire whole building facades to the
manufacturers using scaled-up
processes familiar to studio potters.
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handmade items and classic examples
of ceramics in architecture come
together to help tell the story of
ceramics.
‘Hand Held to Super Scale: Building

with Ceramics’ is an exhibition curated
by the Building Centre exhibitions team
and Fettle Studio, founded by Lydia
Johnson. The practices and artists
featured includes: AHMM, Assemble,
Toni Cumella
(https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com/i
to-toni-cumella/), EPR Architects with
ceramicist Kate Malone, Eric Parry
Architects with artist Richard Deacon.
ASCER Ceramic Awards 22.11.2019 Event 
2019
With the prestigious architect Jacob van
Rijs (MVRDV) as chairman of the jury,
last November 20th, took place the
deliveration of ASCER
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Ceramic Awards 2019. Inês Lobo (Inês
Lobo Arquitectura), David Lorente (H
Arquitectes), Eugeni Bach (Anna &
Eugeni Bach), Héctor Ruiz Velázquez
(Ruiz Velázquez Architecture & Design
Team), Tomoko Sakamoto (Spread
Editores) and Ramón Monfort (CTAC)
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On this occasion, the studio PICH
Architects was awarded for its project
Research Centre of the Santa Creu i
Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona
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investigacion-santa-creu-i-sant-pau/).
The jury of the Architecture Prize
highlights that the project seeks to
mimic the modernist ensemble in which
it is inserted from its ceramic envelope.
The winning project in the Interior

Design of ASCER Ceramic Awards 2019
is “Waiting room in the docks of a bus
station (Badajoz)
station-lounge/)” by José María Sánchez
García in which the jury assesses the
presence of the same material capable
of resolving all the situations posed by a
cladding of a public space. Finally, the
PFC category award was for “Memento
Mori” by Óscar Cruz García. This work
of the ETSA Madrid student showed the
maturity and sensitivity of a project as
drawn as it has been lived.
Making Solo 20.11.2019 Design 
The essence of the traditional

construction technique for producing
contemporary pieces remains intact in
the Making Solo installation by Studio
Errante Architettura
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Understanding architecture as a way of

thinking about reality, each project is a
discovery in which previous experiences
are condensed and which, above all,
opens up to unexpected scenarios. In
particular, in this work, Becchio and
Borghino reinterpet the production of
ceramic pieces from tradition by
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innovative designs.
“The vacuum left by industry in some

forms of production is clear. But it is
this gap that allows us to offer
unexpected forms through the use of
traditional techniques that can be
reinvented. The return to the
consciousness of the process of making
is the only political act of re-
appropriation of any future. The process
of doing and the result can only
coincide. Mind, hands and eyes in an
ancient ritual. An oven, a primordial
laboratory. A happy refuge with
experimentation. The symbolic
realization of a new attitude of doing, in
which the rite flows towards an
archetypal image. Without nostalgia,
only doing.”
Indus tiles 18.11.2019 Innovation 
The Bio-Integrated Design Lab

(http://bio-idlab.com/) at the Bartlett
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Shneel Malik.
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leaves and their ability to distribute
water evenly to every part of a plant.
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algae which are suspended within the
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derived hydrogel. It trickles through the
tile channels and is collected at the
bottom. As it flows over the channels,
the water is subject to a process called
bioremediation, in which
microorganisms are used to consume
and break down pollutants. Finally, once
they are saturated, the algae can be
replaced with a fresh batch.
Each Indus
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made by pressing clay into fan-shaped
moulds with a series of “vein-like
channels” and can be continually reused
and re-filled. Each modular tile unit is
attached to the next through half-lap
joints, and so can be individually
removed without taking apart the entire
system. This is crucial, as it allows for
easy maintenance and adaptation.
Villarrobledo Clay Jars 30.10.2019 Innovation 
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ancestral knowledge for the creation of
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technique, were in another epoch the
recipient par excellence for the
elaboration and conservation of wine.
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centuries, going from being an artisan
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half of the twentieth century. Likewise,
the quality and quantity of the existing
clay in this locality contributed in a
decisive way to promote the evolution
of this trade.
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same clay as their ancestors, although
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modernised, replacing man with
machine. What has been maintained is
the way the jars are made, as well as the
use of a particular type of clay that
stands out for its resistance. Therefore,
a strong material is obtained, capable of
resisting the high temperatures
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soft touch and without porosities.
CeramicINformation 21.10.2019 Innovation 
Pavilion
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Pavilion.” Thus, the aim of the project is
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Tile Grid Shell 05.10.2019 Innovation 
Developed by researchers and students

from the Material Processes and
Systems (MaP+S)
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Group at the Harvard Graduate School
of Design, Ceramic Tectonics: Tile Grid
Shell explores the structural capabilities
of thin, large format ceramic tiles – a
product commonly used as an interior
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question; can a product typically
experienced as a two-dimensional
surface also define and enclose a three-
dimensional space?
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between supports, the structure
includes approximately 13.5 sqm of
occupiable interior space.
Tile Grid Shell form a novel structural

pattern formed by 30 ceramic ribs which
are a world-wide first system of this
kind constructed from ceramics.
Certainly, this project shows how the
structural applications are emerging as
new applications for tiles, challenging
age-old perceptions of ceramic as
surface finish.
Edmund de Waal, the 30.09.2019 Interview 
white road
Edmund de Waal is an artist who writes.
Based in London, he trained as a potter,
studying ceramics at Daiwa Anglo-
Japanese Foundation Scholarship in
Japan. Both his artistic and written
practice have broken new ground
through their critical engagement with
the history and ceramics, as well as with
architecture.
The artist, whose porcelain is exhibited

in museums and galleries around, has
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memory and objects. Therefore, he
reminding the viewer that context is
integral to the meaning of art. De Waal
continually investigates themes of
diaspora, memorial, materiality and over
all the colour white with his
interventions and artworks. The
ceramist states: “Other things in the
world are white but for me porcelain
comes first”
In this video shows a unique view inside

the studio of Edmund de Waal
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where he talks to Will Rycroft about his
lifelong obsession with porcelain clay
and why shards have become an
integral part of his work.
CERSAIE’ 19 27.09.2019 Event 
CERSAIE 2019
(https://www.cersaie.it/en/index.php),
the International Exhibition of Ceramics
and Bathroom Furniture has been held
in Bologna from 23 to 27 September.
Moreover, in this 37th edition, the
refinement of the format was
accompanied by the enlargement of the
showground as a novelty. Thus,
Archincont(r)act has been presented as
an exhibition space in addition to the
existing areas dedicated to architecture
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bathroom equipment.
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bathroom furniture evolve towards an
innovative display method. The step
forward is profound, of a structural
nature and refers to the categories of
products, the layout of the exhibitions
and the reference audiences”.
In short, this trade fair in Bologna with

more than 900 exhibitors, CERSAIE
2019, is one of the most important in
the world. Since 1982, this meeting has
contributed to promoting the
recognition of ceramic materials,
inspiring the most demanding
architectural and design projects.
Open call
ASCER (Asociación Española de
Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos
Cerámicos) announces the eighteenth
edition of the Ceramic Awards for
Architecture
(https://www.premiosceramica.com/),
Interior Design and Final Project. The
jury is made up of internationally
renowned professionals in architecture
and design. The purpose of the
Ceramics Awards is to promote the use
of Spanish ceramics in architectural and
interior design works (both within (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com)
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Jacob van Rijs, founding partner of the
prestigious Rotterdam-based firm
MVRDV, which has a long international
career, chairs the jury. The rest of the
jury is made up of: Inês Lobo;
Portuguese architect; David Lorente,
founding partner of the H Arquitectes
studio; Eugeni Bach, of Bach
Arquitectes; Héctor Ruiz Velázquez,
architect and alma mater of Ruiz
Velázquez Architecture & Desig Team;
Tomoko Sakamoto, editor specialised in
architecture; and Ramón Monfort, of the
Castellón College of Architects.
In the last edition of the Ceramic

Awards, the winner in the architecture
category was the project for the
entrance to the Palma de Mallorca
intermodal station
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the architect Joan Seguí Colomar. This
year, the registration period for the 18th
Ceramic Awards is now open and the
deadline for the presentation of projects
is 24 October 2019.
Marking the line 28.07.2019 Art 
With help from the Arts Council

England, the Joanna Bird Foundation
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first touring exhibition Marking the line;
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Soane: Port Eliot in Cornwall and
Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing.
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artists Nicholas Rena, Carina Ciscato,
Clare Twomey and Christie Brown to
create ceramic installations responding
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where and how we view ancient and
modern works of art. Consequently, by
introducing contemporary ceramic art
into an historic architectural setting
visitors were able to explore the
relationship between ceramics and
architecture. Therefore, it was proved
that different dialogues between the
work and it’s historic setting emerged
as the exhibition translated from one
venue to the next.
In short, Marking the line has introduced

many more people to Soane’s work and
legacy, including his gem of a Museum
in Holborn and his home at Pitzhanger
Manor. ‘This is a fascinating exhibition
with contemporary artists taking
inspiration from one of our most
visionary architects. ’ – Boris Johnson,
Mayor of London.
ACAWorkshop’ 19 06.07.2019 Event 
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engineers to explore the use of terra
cotta in high-performance facade Esp (Https://Www.Ceramicarchitectures.Com/Es/Blog/)
design. Representatives of industry and
academia from around the world gather
in Buffalo, New York for the
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies
Workshop. Presented by Boston Valley
Terra Cotta and the Buffalo School of
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Architecture and Planning,
the ACAWorkshop will take place from
12 to 15 of August 2019.
The workshop’s objective is to introduce

and consider the properties of terra
cotta earlier in the architect’s design
process. Also to develop research and
design models between manufacturing
and architectural industries is useful to
the efficient production of high-
performance facade solutions. Through
pre-design and prototype development,
teams’ exploration includes the use of
new digital tools in the production of
terra cotta assemblies. The development
of unitized façade systems, and how the
variable materiality of terra cotta can
inform and enhance a façade’s
performance.
As in ACAW’18
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ACAWorkshop 2019 culminates in a
weeklong event, with teams
constructing system models from their
prototypes, and presenting their studies
to peers in the industry.
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Emerging Objects
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and hardware experiments together to
demonstrate the architectural potential
of additive manufacturing on a
building. Due to a housing emergency in
the Bay Area, the Oakland City Council
eased restrictions on the construction of
secondary housing units, or backyard
cottages. This has opened the door for
Emerging Objects to use the relaxed
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Blueprint for a Landscape 27.05.2019 Design 
The American artist Sarah Sze

(https://www.sarahsze.com/)
materializes in Blueprint for a Landscape
her work with the most public and
challenging vocation to date.
Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design to
collaborate in the design of installations
exhibited in existing stations along
Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the
author states: “A subway station is one
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in transit, not an art destination”.
Blueprint for a Landscape understands

each entrance along with the
connecting platform at 96th Street
station as an opportunity to study our
behavior through space. The project
consists of 4 murals and 12 panels
totaling 4,300 tiles in two different
formats (20 mm thick). These porcelain
tiles manufactured by Alcalagres
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manipulated photographs of familiar
objects – paper sheets, scaffolding,
birds, trees and foliage – captured at a
whirlwind speed that reflect the dizzying
rhythm of the passengers who come to
the station every day. “They were
obsessed with this idea of accelerating
the experience of time, especially
through transit.”
Kneaded Memory 15.05.2019 Art 
The Portuguese artist Dalila Gonçalves

(http://dalilagoncalves.com/novo/en/portf
memory-memoria-amassada-2/) has
developed “Kneaded Memory”, a
garden of sculptures that currently
occupy the Blankenbergue square in
Flanders. The installation is composed
of a series of pieces that resemble rocks
and fragments with different shapes and
sizes.
In order to develop the installation, the

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Sustainable Housing 4.0 07.05.2019 Innovation 
After the construction of Gaia, the first

architectural module based on raw earth
and 3D printing, WASP
(https://www.3dwasp.com/3d-printing-
for-sustainable-living/) (World’s
Advanced Saving Project) starts a new
technological application with a view to
Expo 2020. The 3D printed house
measures 30 square meters and is
located in Massa Lombardo, in
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in the region of Emilia-
Romagna, Italy. Their goal is to help
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an advanced eco-sustainable model,
especially based on the performance
that masonry guarantees in terms of
interior comfort. This method means a
substantial reduction in the costs
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materials from a raw material such as
rice can become effective insulation.
The cavities inside the walls allow
ventilation and efficiency in general. In
this sense, willing to interpret its vision
in a way compatible with the demands
of each applicant, 3D printing WASP
intends to start the construction of an
eco-neighbourhood. This training would
be able to implement replicable
construction strategies in any territorial
circumstance.
Infinity Blue 26.04.2019 Design 
Infinity Blue (https://www.ceramicarchitectures.com)
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Invisible Worlds exhibition, a title that
refers to the world beyond our senses.
The 20-ton, 9-metre-high installation
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programmed to exhale perfumed fog
rings. It is a way of representing the
organism that provides the oxygen we
take in each breath.
The sculpture is inspired by the

prehistoric atmosphere of the earth and
is the result of research into one of the
first organisms to produce oxygen. “We
were really interested in cyanobacteria,
tiny oceanic organisms that are invisible
to the naked eye. Yet they represent the
largest biomass on our planet and
create 70 per cent of the Earth’s
atmosphere.”
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Studio Swine, is lined with oxide-
enameled, steel-framed dark blue clay
ceramic tiles manufactured by Darwen
Terracotta
(https://www.darwenterracotta.com). In
addition, its texture is created from an
algorithm inspired by the reaction-
diffusion systems found in creatures
such as zebras or corals. For the steam
rings, Givaudan, a fragrance and flavor
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new Porta Garibaldi in Milan, a concrete
water tower was erected in the early
1960s. Nowadays, Arcobaleno Tower
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restoration has become a benchmark in
the skyline which welcomes the visitors,
showing the creative attitude of the city.
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Flight Assembled 05.04.2019 Innovation 
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Flight Assembled Architecture is the
first architectural installation assembled
by flying robots, free from the touch of
human hands. The work is the result of
a rigorous architectural design by
Gramazio & Kohler
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and a visionary robotic system by
Raffaello D’Andrea.
Thus, over 1.500 modules which are

placed by a multitude of quadrotor
helicopters, respond to mathematical
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data to the behavior of the flying
machines. In this way, the flying
vehicles extend themselves as “living”
architectural machines and complete
the composition from their dynamic
formation of movement and building
performance. The design, with an
architectural vision of a 600m high
“vertical village” for 30’000 inhabitants
unfolds as a model in 1:100 scale. This
newly founded village would be located
in Meuse, taking advantage of an
existing TGV connection that brings its
inhabitants to Paris before long.
It is from this quest of an “ideal” self-

sustaining habitat that the authors
pursue a radical new way of thinking
and materializing verticality in
architecture. Flight Assembled
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Center in Orléans, in a department
which is dedicated to put together a
collection devoted to experimental
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The geometric world of 27.03.2019 Art 
Enric Mestre
Originally trained in painting, sculptor
ceramist Enric Mestre Estellés
(http://enricmestre.com/) that born
1936, studied at San Carlos Fine Arts
School in Valencia and the ceramics
school in Manises. During his time as a
ceramics student, he met Alfonso
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interests of this ceramist. The artist, in
the thirties, alongside other such as
Llorens Artigas and Francisco Ibáñez,
took Spain into the mainstream of
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Coverings’ 19 20.03.2019 Event 
Coverings 2019 is the preeminent event

for the ceramic tile & natural stone
industry in North America. All in one
venue, it allows to see thousands of
dazzling products, connect with
suppliers from around the globe and
discover ground-breaking techniques.
Coverings
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also dedicated to providing education,
including CEUs, through: conference
sessions, hands-on workshops, live (https://www.coverings.com/)
demos, show floor tours and more. Year
after year, education program of the
event includes leading speakers from
every segment of the industry to ensure
you stay current and have access to all
the resources you need to improve.
At this edition, the event will take place

in April 9-12 in Orlando, Florida and
attendees could view the latest
products, trends, and tools from 1,100+
of the world’s leading manufacturers
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The ceramic pieces for the 05.03.2019 Innovation 
Ohla Hotel
Designed by the architect Daniel Isern
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Ohla Eixample
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Barcelona’s Eixample district, in what
used to be a 1970s office block.
The façade is also unique in its use of

robotics. “With the help of Cerámica
Cumella (http://www.cumella.cat/) and
the IAAC (Institute for Advanced
Architecture of Catalonia), we’ve
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to create a template that a robot etches
onto the surface of the ceramic tile
while it is extruded. This process allows
us to create an infinite number of
pieces. In conclusión, each one unique
and different but all of them with the
same lines. For this pieces, we chose
“Vivaldi Recomposed” by Max Richter,
which, like us, takes something from the
past and brings it up to date”, says the
architect.
More than 800 pieces of different sizes

make up a vast puzzle of vertical
ceramic modules, blurring the order and
number of storeys. Therefore, the
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via the café and the cocktail lounge.
Cuyperspassage in 28.02.2019 Design 
Amsterdam
Cuyperspassage by Benthem Crouwel
Architects
(https://www.benthemcrouwel.com/), is
the name of the 110 metres long new
tunnel at Amsterdam Central Station
that connects the city and the waters of
the IJ-river. Moreover, its design makes
a clear division between the two modes
of travel: pedestrian path and cycleway.
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the Herring Fleet is in the collection of
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Interview to Pedro Azara 18.02.2019 Interview 
Brick by Brick, organized by Pedro

Azara, was the first exhibition devoted
to the uses, functions, symbolism and
aesthetics of this type of ceramic. The
exhibition includes works from the
ancient world to the present, particularly
from the Mediterranean area, including
the Middle East.
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exhibition Brick by Brick: Ceramics
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architecture) explained by his curator
the architect Pedro Azara. The
exhibition, was held simultaneously with
the Forty-Seventh Congress of the
International Academy of Ceramics in
Barcelona, an event that took hosted in
the Disseny Hub Barcelona building,
was hold in the Museo del Diseño in
Barcelona from September 2016 until
January 2017.
Cradle to cradle 11.02.2019 Design 
Looking for paying a Portuguese

tribute combining the tradition of tiles
and contemporary design, Pedrita
studio was invited to create a panel for
the Hotel hall.
Convento Salvador Hotel, located at

Alfama historical neighborhood, is an
adaptation of one of the oldest Lisbon
convents. The Convento do Salvador
Centre belongs along with the Hotel, to
the Association for Children’s Cultural
Promotion – APCC, and is decorated
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CEVISAMA’ 19 24.01.2019 Event 
The International Fair for Architectural

Ceramic, Bathroom and
Kitchens CEVISAMA’ 19, has
established itself as the most prominent
event of the Spanish ceramic industry,
complemented every year by new
exhibitors from other countries, inspired
to take part by the fair’s ongoing
expansion and the palpable recovery of
Spain’s domestic market.
The 37th edition of the fair, an essential

meeting for distributors, promoters, (https://cevisama.feriavalencia.com)
architects and designers in the
international sphere, will take place from
28th January to 1th February 2018 at
Feria Valencia where the latest
innovations from all sectors related to
the ceramic sector.
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fair, CEVISAMA’ 19 Lab, Cevisama’s
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in Feria Valencia.
Kate Newby at Kunsthalle 20.01.2019 Art 
Wien Karlsplatz
New Zealand artist Kate Newby, creates
handmade, crudely constructed
sculptural interventions appropriating
the materials and vernaculars of
architecture. Kate Newby’s works
(http://www.katenewby.com/kunsthalle-
wien-2018) are poetic confrontations
with spatial conditions and the fleeting
nature of interactions. Through small as
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Museum
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two years to pass the required British
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Tile of Spain Awards 2018 25.11.2018 Event 
The verdict of 2018’s Tile of Spain

Awards
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edition/) took place on 24th
of November in Castellón, with the
prestigious architect Jorge Silvetti as the
jury chairman and Ricardo Carvalho,
Elías Torres, Jordi Garcés, Belén Moneo,
Mario Ruiz and Ramón Monfort as other
jury members.
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judges decided to award first prize to
the project “House facing the sea” by
Xavier Martí and Lucía Ferrater in which
the jury assesses the presence of
ceramic flooring as a line of connection
between the different spaces. Finally, in
the Degree Project category the winner
was “A good success” by Manuel
Bouzas Barcala from ETSA Madrid.
The Art of Thinking 21.11.2018 Art 
through Architecture
Athos Bulcão (1918-2008). He was a
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he left his medical degree. He studied
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The photographer Joan Fontcuberta and
the ceramist Antoni Cumella have come
together to make this photomosaic
mural located in Plaza de Isidre Nonell in
Barcelona on the occasion of the
Tercentenary of the fall of Barcelona in
1714.
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Demonstrator LIFE 30.10.2018 Innovation 
CERSUDS
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Benicasim (Castellón) is a European
project for the adaptation of cities to
climate change. It develops an urban
system of sustainable drainage from the
reuse of ceramic tiles of low commercial
value. The reduction of CO2 emissions
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interview with Ramon Bosch from
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Magnetism Meets 02.10.2018 Innovation 
Architecture
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everyday life, the Dutch designer Jólan
van der Wiel
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out to manipulate this natural
phenomenon by exploiting its own
power: magnetism. Van der Wiel
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objects using a process that exploits the
conflicting properties of natural
materials and processes. His latest
experiments with magnets have resulted
in fantastical architectural models made
using metallic clay.
Breath marks 19.09.2018 Design 
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The Factory Floor 16.08.2018 Design 
The Factory Floor is an installation of

8,000 handmade ceramic floor tiles that
cover the new floor of the Chini Room at
the 16th International Architecture
Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley
McNamara.
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greatest ceramic exhibition will be
taking place once again in the Italian
city of Bologna from 24 to 28
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Interview to Eugeni Bach 09.08.2018 Interview 

interview which is part of the exhibition
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Mobile Robotic Tiling 02.08.2018 Innovation 
Adapting to material tolerances and an

uncertain environment of a construction
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development of a mobile tiling machine.
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Olivier van Herpt 12.07.2018 Innovation 
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Jørgen Hansen. 05.07.2018 Art 
Firingsculptures
Jørgen Hansen
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ceramic artist in 1965. For many years
he was doing handmade, mostly thrown
pottery and at a certain point he felt the
need for a more extensive expression
and in 1994 he made his first
Firingsculpture for a museum in
Denmark.
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weeks in a continuous process. They are
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“My Firingsculpture can resonate the
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first step on the bare ground until its
complete erosion. It is about time and
everything’s perpetual change”.
Architectural Terra Cotta 21.06.2018 Publication 
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Clay Station 24.05.2018 Design 
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Building on London Underground’s rich
heritage of ceramics, the project
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thousand hand-made tiles as part of the
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cut, dried, fired and glazed. The
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will be used to clad the exterior of the
building and each one will be unique.
Ceramic pieces of Casa 15.05.2018 Design 
Vicens
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with carnations, the yellow flowers that
cover the house’s façades? Led by the
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LIFE CERSUDS. Permeable 10.05.2018 Innovation 
ceramic paving
The project LIFE CERSUDS
(http://www.lifecersuds.eu/), Ceramic
Sustainable Urban Drainage System,
funded by the European Commission
through the LIFE programme, is
developing a sustainable urban drainage
system (SuDS) that uses ceramic tiles of
low commercial value as a flooring filter
system.
The main aim of the project is to

enhance city adaptability to climate
change and to foster the use of SuDS (http://www.lifecersuds.eu)
and green infrastructure. This will be
done by designing and implementing a
SuDS demonstrator. The demonstrator,
envisaged for Benicasim (Castellón),
involves the construction of a
sustainable urban drainage system via
the development of a permeable
ceramic flooring, using ceramic tiles of
low commercial value. The space
foreseen for the demonstrator consists
of a street section with light and
pedestrian traffic in an established
urban setting of about 3000 m2.
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The Droneport project explores the Aceptar Cookies

generation of a drone airport network
combining the dynamic futurism of
drone technology with low-tech
buildings that use local materials
and traditional building techniques. The
network aims to interconnect
communities in developing countries
that lack appropriate road or rail
networks, enabling urgent medical
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Biennale of Venice was made possible
by The Norman Foster Foundation
(http://thenormanfosterfoundation.com/)
together with the Block Research Group
(https://www.block.arch.ethz.ch/brg/) (ET
Zurich), plus the support of the
LafargeHolcim Foundation
(https://www.lafargeholcim-
foundation.org/projects/lafargeholcim-
foundation-at-biennale-architettura-
2016). They have developed a high
strength, local earth-based product,
called Durabric, specifically for the
project.
ACAWorkshop 03.05.2018 Event 
Representatives of industry and

academia from around the world gather
in Buffalo, NY for the Architectural
Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW),
presented by Boston Valley Terra Cotta
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Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic
Technologies (SMART).
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and consider the properties of terra
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weeklong event, with teams
constructing system models from their
prototypes, and presenting their studies
to peers in the industry.
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Event Website
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2018/event-summary-
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Sculptural terracotta 19.04.2018 Design 
enclosure by SHoP
These ondulating blocks were
manufactured and stacked together to
create ‘WAVE/CAVE’, with the aim of
providing visitors with a moment of
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2017.
Made up of 1,670 extruded unglazed
terracotta blocks, the work stands at 10
meters high at its tallest point. Each
block has been individually carved, and
while they appear complete on the
outside, the inside of the installation
reveals an intricate pattern created by
volume subtraction.
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Coverings’ 18 12.04.2018 Event 
For almost thirty years, Coverings

(http://www.coverings.com/welcome)
has been the preeminent event for the
ceramic tile & natural stone industry in
North America. Visitors from every facet
of the tile & stone industry find that
Coverings is the one event that drives
their success, year after year. All in one
venue, see thousands of dazzling
products, connect with suppliers from
around the globe and discover ground-
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Covering will be taking place from 8-11
May in the Georgia World Congress
Center.
Elfsteden Monument
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were uttered in 1985 when the ‘race of
all races’ was able to be held once again
after a gap of 22 years. The idea for the
project is a picture, which from a
distance appears to be a row of skaters
helping each other and keeping each
other out of the wind, a characteristic
scene from the Elfstedentocht (a race on
skates passing through 11 Frisian
towns). Seen close up, the tiles depict
thousands of portraits of all the skaters
that have ever finished the race.
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PROYECCIÓN on April 12 will be held
the III Jornada de Creatividad y
Tendencias
jornada-de-creatividad-y-tendencias),
organized by the Museum of Design of
Barcelona. During the day, there will be
different workshops related to
handicrafts, among which we highlight
the Design workshop for tiles: the
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Bussoga + Isabel Fernández del Moral.
From the background of ceramic work

of the Museum of Design, various
mathematical compositions will be
studied to design prints. It will be based
on the objects of the Museum as a
source of inspiration and the personal
work of the creatives to deepen the
analysis and new proposals of the
artisan, industrial and digital production.
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Ai Weiwei. Sunflower 20.03.2018 Art 
Seeds
The Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei
(http://www.aiweiweiseeds.com/about-
ai-weiweis-sunflower-seeds), challenges
our first impressions with his installation
Sunflower Seeds: what you see is not
what you see, and what you see is not
what it means. The
sculptural installation is made up of
what appear to be millions of sunflower
seed husks, apparently identical but
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realistic, each seed is made out of
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found objects, they have been intricately
hand-crafted by hundreds of skilled
artisans.
Poured into the interior of the Turbine

Hall’s vast industrial space at Tate
Modern (http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-
on/tate-modern/exhibition/unilever-
series/unilever-series-ai-weiwei-
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Ceramic Constellation 12.03.2018 Innovation 
Pavilion
The University of Hong Kong’s
Department of Architecture has
collaborated with the Sino Group to
create Ceramic Constellation Pavilion
(http://www.arch.hku.hk/research_projec
constellation-pavilion/).
The structure seeks to expand

contemporary views on architectural
construction by creating a 3.8 meter tall
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the contemporary urban park, which is
neither a fragment of the natural
landscape nor a landscaped piece of the
city, but the mix of both of them.
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for the materialization of the pavement
and benches of the park and for the
facades of the museum evokes the
mosaic tradition that was widespread
throughout Europe by the Roman
Empire and that has evolved along
history till the present day bringing
technical solutions such as the trecandís
technique used by the Catalan
modernist architects.
On the other hand, the geometry of the

park is inspired by the crackled glaze of
the Chinese porcelain developed from
the 10th century during the Song
Dynasty in the Ru Ware and Ge Ware
ceramic pieces. The Mosaic park and
the Ceramic Museum remind citizens
that the Jinzhou region was once a
production area of ceramic and
porcelain, although this tradition was
lost for centuries, being nowadays
forgotten.
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Making Porcelain 20.02.2018 Innovation 
Insulators
General Electric made an industrial short
in the 1920s, a silent film that shows
how the company produces porcelain
insulators for power lines.
Porcelain insulators of this time period

were made from china clay, ball clay,
flint, and feldspar. In the dry process,
ingredients are pulverized and screened
to a fine powder and then pressed into
moulds. Once moulded, they are
trimmed by hand to remove fins and
flashing. The pieces are then spray-
glazed while spinning on a vertical lathe.
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short, edited with the addition of some
playful ragtime music. We hope you
enjoy it!
Substància Cremada 16.02.2018 Art 
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Milena Villalba focuses on the
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there was a time when the whole town
lived into the rhythm of the factories’
shifts and the baking times of the ovens.
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VII Congreso Internacional 06.02.2018 Event 
de Cerámica y
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‘Ceramic and Soil’, a title that should be
considered as a suggestion, but not
excludes proposals from other fields
related to non-structural ceramics. The
event is part of the Network of Ceramic
Chairs promoted by ASCER.
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congress is to place ceramics in an
architectural context from a historical-
artistic perspective; and on the other,
his intention is to promulgate the work
of contemporary architects who have
used ceramics in their works.
Art and technology at Villa 25.01.2018 Innovation 
Nurbs
Nature and technology come together to
create a perfect combination in Villa
Nurbs
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house designed by CLOUD9 in
collaboration with the ceramist Toni
Cumella (http://www.cumella.cat/) and
the artist Frederic Amat,
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plant wall. According to the orientation,
this skin has the ability to isolate the
building from unfavorable environmental
conditions and to protect it against
insolation, rain or strong winds. At the
same time, it is permeable to the breeze.
A system of tensioned cables in the
form of a network that rests on the
metallic structure of the facade serves
as support for these ceramic pieces.
Both elements define the outer layer of
the façade.
New life for Paolozzi 15.01.2018 Art 
mosaics
The restoration of Eduardo Paolozzi’s
iconic mosaics at Tottenham Court Road
station has been completed.
Paolozzi was a leading figure in the Pop

Art movement, and this mosaics, from
1986, are widely considered to be one
of the most spectacular examples of
post-war public art. The designs, that
cover 950 square metres, contain
references to London’s culture and
economy.
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renowned Edinburgh College of Art.

Ceramic, Bathroom and Kitchens
CEVISAMA
(http://cevisama.feriavalencia.com/en/fich
tecnica-cevisama-2018/), has
established itself as the most prominent
event of the Spanish ceramic industry.
The last edition of the fair, titled CREATE
YOUR OWN REALITY took place from
5th to 9th February 2018 at Feria
Valencia and showcased the the
newest offers and innovations from all
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sectors concerning the ceramic field.
An essential meeting for distributors,
promoters, architects and designers in
the international sphere.
Architecture and Design 08.01.2018 Event 
Forum
The line-up of speakers at the
Architecture and Design Forum
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Eduardo Souto de Moura. The Forum
will be taking place the days 5 and 6
February under the theme ‘Material
Architecture’ in the North Forum
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integral part of the 36th edition of
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QUALICER’ 18 28.12.2017 Event 
The World Congress on Ceramic Tile

Quality QUALICER
(http://www.qualicer.org/en/), biennial
event, will be held in February 2018 at
the Chamber of Commerce of
Castellón. International leaders of the
ceramic tile manufacturing industry will
be debating the need for strategic
conditions and industrial policies that
make industrial investment feasible.
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Ceramic Cloud
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Padana‘s Headquarters, is the
collaborative result of Kengo
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represented by Alfonso Acocella and
Luigi Alini, and Casalgrande Padana.
The completed structure is 12 meters
tall and is a maximum of 1.7 meters
wide at the central section. It is
composed of nine layers of porcelain
stoneware slabs that. This tiles measure
60 x 120 cm and are stacked and held in
place by thin threaded bars. Traditionally
used as cladding, the ceramic tiles are
used in this monument for the first time
as a structural component.
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interview with Kengo Kuma on his
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ECALAB and RIBA North 14.12.2017 Design 
present CERÁMICA
CERÁMICA
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a ground-breaking new exhibition at
RIBA North supported by ASCER,
explores the future use of ceramics and
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The exhibition seeks to highlight how
traditional ceramic techniques and
digital engineering processes can be
used together to produce more
significant and sustainable architectural
elements.
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ceramics that will be held on 8
December 2017 under the title of
Molding Futures: Architectural Ceramics
Symposium. Experts like Martin
Bechthold (director of the Harvard’s
GSD), Eric Parry or Maximiliano Arrocet
(Amanda Levete Architects) are among
the scheduled speakers.
Parisian Floors. Ceramic at 29.11.2017 Art 
your feet
German photographer Sebastian Erras
(https://sebastianerras.com/index.html)’
Instagram account (Parisian Floors)
showcases the bright and beautiful floor
tiles of Paris and other cities. Intricate
historic mosaics and colourful worn off
hidraulic tiles are often the main
characters of these pictures. In all of
them his shoes peep out, giving a sense
of scale and reminding us that
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in Castellón, with the prestigious
architect Iñaki Ábalos as the jury
chairman and Ángela García de Paredes,
Víctor Navarro, Bak Gordon, Moisés
Puente, Martín Azúa and Ramón
Monfort as other jury members.
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consideration all the specific conditions
required for the wine production and
conservation. The jury highlighted the
appropriate use of the materials to the
industrial and also rustic character of
the program and its adaptation to
different geometries.
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judges decided to award first prize
to the project Three metro stations L9
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Seta-Bonet Arquitectes. In the Degree
Project category the winner was Un
jardín de paisajes: recuperación del
entorno de la Muralla Zirí en el Albaicín
by Rafael López-Toribio Moreno from
ETSA Granada.
Ceramic poppies at Tower 15.11.2017 Art 
of London
This art installation Blood Swept Lands
an Seas of Red at the Tower of London
marked one hundred years since the
first day of Britain’s involvement in the
First World War. Created by artists Paul
Cummins and Tom Piper, 888,246
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landmark, creating not only a
spectacular display but also a location
for personal reflection. The scale of the
installation was intended to reflect the
magnitude of such an important
centenary and create a powerful visual
commemoration.
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millions of pounds which were shared
equally amongst six service charities.
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cooling installation
The temperature during the day doesn’t
seem to stop rising in Indian summers,
and installing big air conditioning
systems is uneconomical and energy
inefficient for a majority of the
population. Working under such heated
conditions takes a toll on the health of
the employees, a problem which was
also faced at the factory of Deki
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design uses the air velocity from the
genset to its advantage.
The design was inspired by the structure

of a beehive, using environment-
friendly earthen cones to create
an aesthetic prototype. The design and
size of the conical components were
customised through advanced
computational analysis and modern
calibration techniques. The geometry of
the pots and the stacked form provided
a larger surface area for cooling while
also ensuring that the air does not
bounce back to the Genset. This was
achieved by aligning the stacking of the
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understanding of ceramic tiles made in
Spain amongst architects and interior
designers and promote their use by
these professionals.
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made up of internationally-acclaimed
professionals working in the
architecture and design sectors: Iñaki
Ábalos (chairman), Ángela García de
Paredes, Víctor Navarro, Bak Gordon,
Moisés Puente, Martín Azúa and Ramón
Monfort. Jury’s veredict will be
announced on 24th November.
In the previous edition, the award in the

architecture category went to a
renovation project for Two homes in
Oropesa (Toledo) by Paredes Pedrosa
studio. The TABA espazioa gastro space
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CERSAIE
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design and interior design projects. As a
result, the Bologna fair has risen to
become the greatest showcase for
state-of-the-art trends in ceramics,
glazing, bathroom ware and furniture.
Archivo Pavilion by 27.07.2017 Design 
Pedro&Juana
The winning proposal of the inaugural
competition launched by Archivo Diseño
y Arquitectura
(https://archivo.design/en/) for a
temporary public pavilion to be built
next to the institution’s main building in
México materializes in a heap of
terracotta vases with variable
configurations, evoking domestic
Mexican references and Luis Barragán’s
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2017’s Triennale di Milano

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ponti-linfinito-blu/) presented the
Worksexhibition GIO PONTI: L’INFINITO BLU,
dedicated to the ceramic tile designs for
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The collection of 33 ‘Blu Ponti’ tiles in

20×20 format was composed of the 27
models used at the hotel, with the
addition of five patterns that were never
produced and an another one
unpublished that was discovered in the
archives of the original manufacturer
Ceramica D’Agostino. The tiles have
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suggestive animation produced by LIXIL
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Giving Warmth to the Building Skin, The
World of Gio Ponti, Father of Modern
Italian Design.
Winners
The architects Paredes Pedrosa were
awarded the ASCER’s Tile of Spain prize
(https://www.tileofspainawards.com/last-
edition/) for their project Two homes in
Oropesa in the Architecture category.
The veredict took place on 24th
November 2016 in Castellón, with the
prestigious architect Gonçalo Byrne as
the jury chairman.
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First prize in the Interior Design

category went to TABA espazioa by
Ibon Salaberria and the first prize in the
Final Degree Project category went
to In-Situ: Tools and Technology in
Traditional Architecture by M Wesam Al
Asali.

Ceramic, Bathroom and Kitchens
CEVISAMA, has established itself as the
most prominent event of the Spanish
ceramic industry. The 2017’s edition of
the fair, titled PERFECT FUTURE, took
place at Feria Valencia from 20th to 24th
February 2017 and showcased the the
newest offers and innovations from all
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In a converted farmhouse in rural

Buckinghamshire architects, artists and
designers are using robotic arms and
potter’s wheels to experiment with clay.
Bartlett PhD graduate and MArch GAD
tutor Dr Guan Lee and Slade artist and
researcher Dr Eleanor Morgan work
with local communities and research
institutions, students and makers to
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lively possibilities of clay. Through this
communal and collaborative approach,
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place where people can exchange ideas,
working methods, interests and
expertise.
As the follies, have accrued, so the

workshops have expanded and they
now include everything from a CNC
milling machine to 3D-printers, water-jet
cutters to ceramics kilns, laser-cutters to
casting studios – and a gigantic robotic
arm.
In 2014 Guan Lee and Eleanor Morgan,

were awarded a prestigious RIBA
Research Trust Award for their project
«Clay Robotics: Sustainable practice in a
digital world». A two-year practice-led
research project will reconsider the
extraction and use of local clay deposits
by combining traditional expertise with
Worksrobotic
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geological and cultural sites of clay beds
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