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The headquarters of the University of Columbia in Paris investigates with Tile of Spain
31/05/2013
31 May 2013
During the month of May the School of architecture in Paris of the University of Columbia (U.S.) organised a workshop intensive that tackled the use of the ceramics in architectural projects. The students participants adentraron in the world of the coatings ceramic of the hand of Tile of Spain, with whose pieces, designed his innovative projects.
Workshop Intensive that tackled the use of the ceramics in architectural projects.
The process of learning divided in a theoretical part, where the students received learning on the material, the process and his use in the edificación and a practical workshop where could work his notions and skills with the pieces that some Spanish companies of Tile of Spain yielded for the activity. The companies collaborators were: Ceramic Elder , Porcelanosa , Ceracasa , Grespania , Keraben , Natucer , Pamesa , Levantina and Venus .
Finally gave two conferences on coatings ceramic of the hand of the Spanish architects Jesús Olivares and Miguel Ródenas, of the study COR+Associated, those who collaborated like professors invited and participated in the final evaluation of the projects. This study of architecture was rewarded in the tenth edition of the Ceramic Prizes Ascer by his exceptional work 'Muca', an auditsorium in the small place of Algueña, whose façade is revestida with a baldosa ceramic of finishing irisado.
Nueve Companies of Tile of Spain yielded material for the manufacturing of the maquetas final.<#comment>
The workshop culminated with a final exhibition of designs on 17 May in Reid Hall of Paris. In the room of the University of Columbia exhibited the works of the students with his maquetas to scale 1:1 realised with real pieces of ceramics of the companies collaborators. Besides, it is foreseen the edition of a publication with the conclusions and the final result of the activity.
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Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos
Ceracasa, S.A.
