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23-11-2021
Pietra di Bilbao: the look of stone, the strength of high-tech ceramic
Pietra di Bilbao is the Iris Ceramica collection offering a contemporary twist on the long tradition of stone in architecture. Living room, kitchen and bathroom, bedroom: any room in the home can be customised with the collection’s perfect balance of delicate colours and chromatic vibrations in neutral hues

07-09-2021
A warm and relaxing ambience with wood-effect technical ceramics
The aesthetics of wood has always been central to design, interior design and surfaces of all kinds, which is why wood remains extremely popular for indoor and outdoor flooring, thanks to the great potential offered by high-tech ceramics. In many cases, Iris Ceramica’s technical porcelain stoneware, available in sophisticated textures such as French Woods and E-Wood, is the preferred choice due to its greater resistance, durability and the fact that no special maintenance is required

24-06-2021
Archi-Tectonics designs 512GW Townhouse in New York
The Archi-Tectonics studio, led by architect Winka Dubbeldam completed, in 2020, an interesting renovation and conversion project in New York’s upscale Soho district. An industrial warehouse with a rectangular floor plan – narrow and elongated – has been transformed into a residential structure. Four new floors were built to double the space available and obtain an 8-story residential tower. In addition, a so-called Climate Skin was added, a special 3D envelope that envelops the building and, just like human skin, helps regulate the temperature of the interior spaces.

24-11-2020
Technical innovation and ceramic quality: benefits and prevention with Granitech raised floors
On the contemporary surfaces scene, the acknowledged and increasingly appreciated qualities of high-tech ceramic make all the difference, with their strength, flexibility, and easy cleaning and maintenance. Granitech raised floors, coupled with slabs made by the brands in the Iris Ceramica Group, represent a preventive solution for optimising and speeding up maintenance work in public places and workspaces

08-09-2020
New design trends: SapienStone countertops for the ideal customised kitchen
The latest kitchen design trends of autumn 2020 are oriented toward maximum practicality and optimisation of space. SapienStone’s full-body porcelain offers the ideal solution, guaranteeing resistance, durability and easy cleaning. Delicate and abounding in detail, the new Palladium Grey, Black Diamond and Piasentina collections add to SapienStone’s highly varied catalogue of proposals for the modern kitchen, appropriate for both classic and contemporary styles

19-09-2018
Akihisa Hirata: Art Museum and Library Ota, Japan
With the project for the Art Museum and Library of Ota in Japan, Akihisa Hirata has redeveloped the area of the north entrance to a railway station and encouraged pedestrian traffic towards the historic city centre.

20-07-2018
Exhibition Barcel/on/a/line. Green urban strategies from river to river
UIC Barcelona School of Architecture is inaugurating, for the seventh year in a row, the exhibition of the final degree projects in the emblematic architectural development of the Barcelona Royal Shipyards, currently the home of the Maritime Museum.

21-03-2018
MIPIM Awards 2018: Milan Porta Nuova awarded for the Best Urban Regeneration Project category
The Porta Nuova urban redevelopment project in Milan won the MIPIM Awards 2018 for the Best Urban Regeneration Project category.

17-11-2017
BSHF is now known as World Habitat
Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) has changed its name but certainly not its mission.