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St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral

Updating the flooring in St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio, presented two challenging goals: 1) making it more impermeable and durable than carpet,…

Terrazzo Projects That Took Green the Extra Mile

From its origins, terrazzo is a natural for recycling. In 15th-century Venice, marble workers saw value in the odd marble remnants from the production of…

In Perfume Museum Art Deco Gallery

When Erik Heitman, AIA, LEED AP, took on a more personal project for the Sanfilippos, they had been his clients for some years. Though the…

Role of the Machine in an Industry of Hand-Crafting

When terrazzo installers were in the midst of work on the public art installation that was to become the National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association’s 2019…

Design Conservation with Ease of Maintenance for Colorado Church

A few years ago, the situation at Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Church had reached a crisis level. Its gorgeous carpet runners, custom-designed with religious…

What Design Professionals Need to Know

A true terrazzo floor is like no other flooring material. Its raw materials are assembled on the construction site and poured in place by hand…

‘Learning Paths’ At Winona State University’s Education Village

“Artist-designed terrazzo installations, rather than being simply high-quality floor treatments, exist as artworks in themselves,” said Brad Kaspari, who with Carolyn Braaksma designed Winona State…

Transformation of Aging High School Unified by Terrazzo Floor

After Ladue, MO, residents voted for the state’s largest high school bond project to remodel Ladue Horton High School, terrazzo played a key role in…

A visit with Anita Ambriz

What makes a terrazzo project successful? We asked an expert–Anita Ambriz, owner of the Chicago-based Ambriz Graphic Design, an experiential graphic designer who is experienced…

Making an Aesthetic Virtue of a Functional Necessity

Historically one of the sole objections to using terrazzo floors was cracking. As far back as 1893, various European patents were issued for methods of…

Four Historic Courthouses Showcase 100-year-old Original Terrazzo Floors

When four 100-year-old courthouses in the Pacific Northwest put together their building preservation plans, the original terrazzo floors, stairs, and walls were rated a significant…

Terrazzo floor becomes a destination in Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

As a medium for art in public places, terrazzo turns a floor into “a destination, where people go just to see it and walk on…