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6/25/2018
Giorgio Amarelli liquorice museum
There is documentary evidence showing that, as far back as the 16th century, the Amarelli family from Rossano (Southern Italy) was already harvesting and selling liquorice. In 1731 the family founded their first extra-agricultural facility to…
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4/23/2018
Seine Musicale: a great star on stage
The Seine Musicale is a large building with a surface area of 36,500 m2 located in the south-western Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt. Enclosed within its unique architecture is a large cultural space dedicated entirely to music, from classic to…
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4/16/2018
Ultratop: versatility and resistance
From industrial settings to museums: functional flooring in line with the latest trends in contemporary design - interview to the architect Giovanna Novella of Mapei Spa.
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4/3/2018
Di Leo biscuit production unit in Matera
The story of the Di Leo biscuit manufacturing facility started more than 150 years ago, in 1860, when the Di Leo bakery was founded in Altamura (Southern Italy), with the intention to just bake bread made by the local families. In the 1930’s they…
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9/5/2017
The Alise Hotel in San Francisco
Following to a demonstration of the SHOWERPERFECT LM System during the International Surfaces Event trade fair in the United States, the contractor of this hotels chain was convinced that it was the best possible solution to bring the hotel’s…
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1/10/2018
Stella Island Luxury resort and Spa
Stella is a 5 star hotel chain in Crete which offers high quality services and accommodation. During 2017 a new wing was added to the already existing Stella Palace Resort and Stella Village hotels: its name is Stella Island Luxury Resort and Spa.…
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9/4/2017
State Chancellery in Düsseldorf
Known to the inhabitants of Düsseldorf as the Stadttor, or “Gate to the City”, this imposing glass and steel building, Considered to be one of the best examples of contemporary cityscape architecture, needed some renovation. The flooring company…
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7/12/2017
Serbian Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale
The Venice International Architecture Exhibition: the 15th edition of this important event was held from the 28th of May to the 27th of November 2016, with 88 participants from 37 different countries. The theme chosen by the director of the…
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9/4/2017
Seamless floors: Express yourself
A brief introduction to the possibilities available for the seamless flooring sector: from the food and drinks sector to heavy industry or the chemical industry, as well as other solutions for the service sector and shopping centres, right up to…
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9/5/2017
Schlosshotel Fleesensee
After being sold to Lindner Investment the Hotel Schloss Blücher was renamed as Schlosshotel Fleesensee and, before reopening it to the public, the new owners decided to give it a complete overhaul and turn it into a design hotel. The owners wanted…
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11/2/2017
Saint Petersburg Stadium
The Saint Petersburg Stadium is an innovative modern football stadium built in St. Petersburg to be the home of the FC Zenit soccer team and to host international events, such as the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since…
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7/12/2017
Rewe Market in Cologne
6 months to transform a large warehouse into a supermarket; 2,200 m2 arranged over two storeys offering its clients around 20,000 different items from all over the world. Mapei products have been used to prepare its floorings, such as ULTRATOP and…
