Exterior flooring. Applications and benefits
Combining attractive appearance with practicality, reconciling the aesthetic demands of architecture with easy maintenance: these are increasingly important requirements of public and private clients for exterior tiles and floors. ...
Marble, stone and granite
Man made marbles and stones reproduced in factory with high technology: resistance and beauty for your floors and wall coverings.
Porcelain floor tile
Porcelain tiles boast an excellent quality mix, that is unequalled by another material for finishing intended for residential building activities.
Raised Floors
Raised floors and floating floors are the best way to cover floors in offices: the floor is raised and cables and pipes are hidden..
Comparative Test
Ventilated Façades
Ventilated façades are the best way to wall cladding because of the high quality of the application, the esthetics, great energy saving and thermal insulation.
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable architecture and building biology: a science for green building. 
Standards
Consult and download international standards for floor and wall tiles by simply registering as a Floornature user
Technical specification
Download technical specifications for porcelain stoneware, marble, granite and man-made stone floors.
Urban Pollution
People aren't just at risk from carcinogenic benzene when they are out on city streets: sadly, the air is polluted also inside of buildings.
Projects
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Overview
Hotel Astoria, Herzog & de Meuron, Lucerne, 2007
The first hotel project by the famous duo Herzog & de Meuron, the Hotel Astoria is sure to take observers by surprise with its disruptive impact on the lovely town of Lucerne, city of light. ...
Nazarí Wall, Antonio Jimenez Torrecillas, Spain, 2006
Restoration of the Nazarí Wall around the medieval town of Albaicín, near Granada, is a highly evocative project for recovery of an abandoned area for transformation into a public space. ...
Architects
A constantly updated database featuring the work of leading international architects, with biographies, video interviews and individual project analysis:
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News
Icograda Design Week Torino
International conference, exhibitions, workshops: nodes, links and currents in contemporary visual communications, in Turin October 13 through 19, 200 ...
Vergilius d'Oro 2008
The 2008 awards have been assigned. This year’s theme is "living in the global city". ...
Events
Design Cities
September 5 2008 - January 4 2009
London, England
George Nelson
September 2008 through March 2009
Weil am Rhein, Germany
César, Antologie par Jean Nouvel
July 8 - October 26 2008
Paris, France
Competitions
Aspen Design Challenge: Designing Water's Future
December 15 2008
Copenhagen, Denmark
Well-Tech Award 2009
2009
Milan, Italy
Lucky Designer Award
October 5 2008
Italy
Fairs
CERSAIE trade fair
September 30 – October 4 2008
Bologna, Italy
World Wide Moscow 2008
October 8-11 2008
Krocus Expo, Moscow, Russia
Tecnargilla
September 30 – October 4 2008
RiminiFiera, Italy