Designing With Natural Stone
Marmomacc Presents:
Designing With Natural Stone:
A Day of Continuing Education for Building Design Professionals
The 2014 Designing with Natural Stone Program will be released in August 2013. In the meantime, you may view the 2013 program below.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Designing With Natural Stone at SURFACES | StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas gave architects and designers the chance to earn continuing education credits through a full-day program conceived to educate participants about stone design.
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>> The day begins at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts
with a guided tour led by Gregory Hoss, a principal with David Schwarz
Architects who led the design team for the project. The Center features
nearly 2,500 tons of Indiana Limestone on the exterior and over 20
kinds of interior stone including Rosso Verona, Rosa Asiago and Fior di
Pesco from Italy. The tour will provide an overview of the project and
address stone selection and applications. |
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| Planned educational activities for the day also include: >> The Challenges of Installing Natural Stone Tiles (Lunch & Learn session) presented by Mike Granatowski, MAPEI. The presentation will examine how moisture can affect stone, how it is tested for moisture-sensitivity, and how various backings on the stone can be problematic for installation. (1 AIA CEH/HSW; 0.1 IDCEC CEU) >> Sustainable Stone Solutions: Case Studies and Developments in Natural Stone Design presented by Stephanie Vierra of Vierra Design and Education Services Learn about the latest developments in natural stone design and sustainability featuring case study projects and advancements in the stone industry. (1 AIA CEH/HSW/SD; 0.1 IDCEC CEU) >> Guided Walking Tour of StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013 led by Vince Marazita of Marazita & Associates. (1 AIA CEH/HSW; 0.1 IDCEC CEU) >> Caring for Dimensional Stone: The Importance of Protection and Maintenance, sponsored by Fila and presented by Marco Galliozzi.
To achieve a sustainable, durable solution using natural stone requires
a coordinated and focused approach to its care and maintenance. This
course will present sustainable stone maintenance products along with a
process for selecting and applying them to achieve high performance, as
well as present examples of different protection and maintenance tactics
to variations in stone selection, use, finish, installation, and look. |
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BONUS: Additional education credits are available via the on-floor session MARWE1A: Designing Interiors with Natural Stone (2:45pm on January 30th in the Marmomacc Booth), the StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas Building Design & Trends education track and the SURFACES Designer Day on January 30th. Registration is required for all sessions.
Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis to practicing architects. For information on how to register for Designing With Natural Stone at StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013, please e-mail pmiller@hanleywood.com.
Designing with Natural Stone is organized in collaboration with Hanley Wood Exhibitions, the Marble Institute of America and MAPEI.
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SURFACES is the largest US event serving the floor covering industry. Held annually in Las Vegas, NV, SURFACES brings together buyers and sellers from all over the world to see the latest floor covering products, tools, services and technologies. SURFACES also offers an unrivaled educational program and networking opportunities focused on increasing business opportunities and driving sales. 
The official sponsor of SURFACES is the World Floor Covering Association, the floor covering industry's largest advocacy organization representing floor covering retailers, contractors and allied service providers throughout North America. 
