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Expanding the limits of design & quality and significantly reducing time & labor

Terrazzo artisans have a range of options to transfer a design to the floor. Some not only expedite and simplify the process—for cost savings—but can…

Phoenix Sky Train Station Public Art a Tribute in Terrazzo To Indigenous Peoples & Sonoran Desert

With the help of the city’s public art program, the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is using the unique qualities of terrazzo to enhance the…

Vienna Restaurant interior raises a toast to Hans Hollein

When Vienna’s Tuya Restaurant & Lounge was completed in 2019 following an extensive remodel, the design intent was to conserve and complement the original interior…

Terrazzo Selected for Chicago Midway International Expansion

When Chicago’s Midway International Airport undertook its most extensive upgrade in 20 years, terrazzo was considered to be a “vital component.”

Public Art at Phoenix Airport

Artist Bill Dambrova, who had never worked with terrazzo before, was one of seven Arizona artists commissioned by the Phoenix Public Art Program to design…

An industry professional with 20 years of experience in terrazzo contracting, Chad Rakow has been appointed by the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association (NTMA) as…

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…