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This year, Bologna, Italy's annual trade show, abellweather of tile trends, showcased the industry'scontinual achievements--thicker formats, more responsivesurfaces, and increasingly realistic patterns andtextures Tile sizes range from nearly1' x 23 5/8" to just short of a yard square, and alarge-format 23 5/8 x 47 1/4" tile in an optionalthickness of circa 3/4" suitable for outdoor applications. To update its Floor Gres collection, Florim has rolled out B&W Marble, a line of porcelainfloor tiles printed with exaggerated veining patterns and available in slabs as large as4' x 9', 4' x 7', and 5' x 101/2', and 2" thick. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the travels and works of architect Terrence J. Brown. Brown has documented his travels and experiences since student days at Montana State. In 1981, before returning to the U.S. from Central America, he spent more than a month traveling throughout the region, including in Honduras and Guatamala. In Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, he visited and sketched Uxmal and Chichen-Itza, Mayan urban centers. He captured the jungle-laced temples and steles with a crow-quill pen and India ink.

The article evaluates the Archetube blueprint storage system for architectural and engineering drawings, prints, posters and others from the San Francisco, California-based Arch.

The article evaluates an architectural grid from the Medina, Ohio-based Kleidon and Associates Inc.