November 24, 2010

Tile Notes

  • Isfahan, Iran- good precedent for tile work
  • Mosaic- American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Md designed by Loring Cornish
  • tile on a functional level, is used for its values as an easy to clean surface, hygenic, impervious surface (stain resistent) with the right glaze, and resilient.
  • ceramic tiles is predominately clay
    • very malleable but also very dense
  • porcelain-  very durable even w/o a glaze, stain resistant, nonporous, matte finish is desirable; also use glazes on it to mimic other finished (patina metal, stainless stain) because its cheaper
  • terra cotta (italian origins meaning baked earth) -Louis Sullivan Wainwright Building in St. Louis 1890-91
  • glazed tile- used in locations were cleaning is constant
  • composite tile- terrazzo (most common type) shards of different stone and rock with a cement binding agent. Very cost effective especially in large spaces.
  • Setting tile
    • start with a level surface to apply the tile

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