At the entrance of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp lies a mosaic hailed as "the most beautiful in Belgium." Created by artist Marie Zolamian and installed by Mosaico di Due using Mapei adhesives and grouts, this work celebrates Flemish art…
The restoration work on the façades of the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts was a complex conservative operation carried out with innovative materials supplied by Mapei. The façades, badly deteriorated over the years due to bad weather and poor…
In the scenic town of Vordingborg, in Denmark, entrepreneur Peter Halkvist has launched a pioneering concrete and recycling business. By combining two waste streams, crushed ceramic tiles and asphalt, he creates sustainable concrete blocks, reducing…
– the Botín Centre was inaugurated last year and aims to become a new tourist hub for the city and surrounding area. The Centre was designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in partnership with the Spanish design studio Luis Vidal + Architects.
The urban fabric of the city of Cagliari (Sardinia Island, Italy) has undergone significant transformation in the area which was formerly the site of the Zedda-Piras distillery, renowned for its “Mirto” and “filu’e ferru” liqueurs. The towering…
For the Mapei technicians and engineers, it is vitally important they work alongside designers and provide their support during both the initial delicate phase of drawing up the building specifications, and then again when work is being carried out…
Well aware of the need to preserve this world-famous symbol, Venice City Council decided to restore Rialto Bridge with an intervention to protect the structure from further deterioration while maintaining its functionality and its undeniable…
Riyadh is the capital and most populous city of Saudi Arabia. Estimates suggest that the number of Riyadh’s population will grow from about 6 million to more than 8.5 million over the next 10 years. This will require effective ways to meet the needs…
In a recent press release, the Minnesota Vikings, the professional American football team based in Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA), congratulated Mortenson Construction, the main contractor appointed for renovation works, on completing the new U.S.…
Birmingham New Street is the main railway station serving Birmingham, England’s second city. It’s located in the city centre and is a central hub for the British railway system. Around 80% of train services to Birmingham go through New Street. It is…
The Prada Foundation Tower, which was officially inaugurated on the 20th of April this year during the Salone del Mobile exhibition, has had quite an impact on the skyline of south Milan. The complex that incorporates the Tower (which extends over…
The CityLife Shopping District, inaugurated in Milan last December, got off on the right foot, also due to the nearby catchment area which includes the more than 5,000 employees of the Allianz and Generali Towers. And in three years’ time, forecasts…