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The Architects Foundation announces architecture student Orli Hakanoglu as the 2018-2019 recipient of the Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship, which is an annual $10,000 grant intended to support the education of women in architecture.

Crossville Inc. has announced the launch of State of Grace, a tile collection that interprets the delicate and elegant look of Italian marble in a durable, powerful porcelain body. This line offers specifiers inventive options—including Crossville’s first domestically produced 24”x48” field tile—to design stunning looks for commercial and residential settings.

 

Designed to easily educate customers on digital templating with the unit right out of the carton, these concise, yet informative videos are segmented by application from initial setup and templating to editing and emailing job files.

Dal-Tile Corporation recently entered into an exclusive tile provider agreement with the nation’s 37th largest new home builder, Fischer Homes. This 5-year exclusive agreement is projected to include over 10,000 future home builds.

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) held its 99th Annual Business Meeting in Detroit this past weekend, where the organization’s membership elected senior leadership for 2019. We’re pleased to announce the installation of NCARB’s new president, David L. Hoffman; as well as the election of first vice president Terry L. Allers and the new Board of Directors. 

 

Architectural Surfaces Group (“ASG”), a subsidiary of interior building products and services holding company Select Interior Concepts, Inc. (“SIC”), announced the opening of its newest showroom and slab gallery in Austin, TX.  The new branch will mark the 21^st location for ASG and will operate as Architectural Granite & Marble (AG&M), a leading importer and distributor of natural stone, engineered stone, and related products.

Premier Building Solutions is excited to introduce Universal Hybrid Sealant. This Silicone alternative provides aggressive adhesion to a wide variety of substrates. The low odor, 100% solids formula is a permanently flexible, paintable sealant.

Enrique Ceniceros, RA, LEED AP BD+C, has been hired by national architecture firm Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) to oversee Science + Technology and Higher Education projects in the firm's Southern California offices.