Interviews
People from the industry talk about projects, good practices and... how our products have made a difference on building sites.
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11/8/2024
Crafting luxury with Mapei: an installer's success story
A seasoned Croatian installer shares his journey with Mapei products, highlighting their key role in elevating the standards of ceramic and natural stone installations. From discovering Mapei solutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina to founding his own…
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8/29/2024
Cutting-edge pre-cast concrete with low impact on the environment
Crezza, a leading Italian company in precast concrete production, collaborated with the University of Brescia and Mapei to develop and test geopolymer concrete, a sustainable alternative with low carbon dioxide emissions. This research aims to…
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8/9/2024
When quality is an aid to experience
In the installation sector, the most common requests involve adhering to specifications despite challenges with materials and schedules. At the Abi d’Oru Hotel, Mapei products were crucial for meeting five-star standards, ensuring high-quality and…
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11/6/2018
Innovation and research to be more competitive
Interview with Marco Squinzi, the Mapei Group's R&D Director.
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10/22/2018
When choosing the right materials makes all the difference
Interview with the architect Erich Milanese, owner of Milanese Architects Studio and designer.
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10/15/2018
MAPEI/GRT: growing fast and strong
Interview to Jesse Osborne, the General Manager of Mapei/GRT.
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10/2/2018
Studio Libeskind is sending out a message for a new kind of building: project yourself into the future while respecting the past
Interview to Yama Karim: Principal Architect at Studio Libeskind, New York.
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9/13/2018
Installing large format tiles
Large format ceramic tiles cover a larger area, require fewer gaps and breaks (grout lines and expansion joints, which are often overlooked) and create the illusion of a monolithic, seamless finish. The larger the tiles, the fewer the number of gaps…
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8/22/2018
Business culture for Africa
A businesswoman in finance and telecommunications, Letizia Brichetto Arnaboldi Moratti was the first woman to be the head of RAI Italian State Broadcasting Company (1994-1996). She was the Italian Minister of Education, University and Scientific…
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8/21/2018
A city for everyone, without suburbs
A judge and the first woman to become the President of the Milan Court in 2007, Livia Pomodoro has been the President of the Milan Center for Food Law and Policy since 2014, which manages the legacy of Expo 2015. In 2016 she was appointed President…
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7/23/2018
Public-private partnerships to be replicated in other cities
Manfredi Catella tells us about the ambitious real-estate plans for the city: Porta Nuova, Porta Volta and the projects for the future.
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7/13/2018
Architecture: between memories and experimentation
Mario Botta talks to us about his work and the transformation of Milan. Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio (Switzerland) and, at the age of just 16, he had already designed his first single family house. It was while studying at university…
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7/12/2018
Milan, capital of research and sustainability
Dianna Bracco was born in Milan and graduated in chemistry from Pavia University, where she was also awarded an honorary degree in pharmacy, before going on to take a degree in medicine from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome. She is…
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5/21/2018
The future of Milan and a new approach to the cities
An interview with the architect Stefano Boeri, recently nominated president of la Triennale Di Milano.
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9/5/2017
Works of architecture as sustainable works of art
Interview to Simone Micheli, author of numerous works for public institutions and important private clients in the realms of residential and communal facilities. He won, among the others, the Best of Houzz Award 2016, the Codega Prize, the 2016…
