Material Matters, Sustaining and Enriching the Urban Environment with Ceramic Tile

Course # MET 157
This course is AIA/CEU registered for 1 LU/HSW/SD

Thursday, October 20, 2011
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (1 hour social networking included)
The Times Center – The Hall
242 West 41st Street (between 7th and 8th Ave.)
New York, New York

Metropolis Magazine Editor in Chief, Susan S. Szenasy, leads a panel discussion on the use of high performing, long-life materials that add special character to our cities and buildings, inside and outside.

The program: Spanish architect Angela García de Paredes, principal of Paredes Pedrosa Architects, Madrid, presents her recent projects, like the Peñíscola Congress Centre. Richard Southwick, director of preservation at Beyer Blinder Belle, NY and his colleague, Charles Kramer, provide an in-depth case study of how a famous Saarinen building, with its free-flowing curves and inventive use of tile, was restored to perfection.

The panel discussion with Paredes, Southwick, Ignacio Fernández Solla of Façade Team Arup Spain, and ceramic tile consultant Patti Fasan, will ensue.

Learning objectives:

1) Discover the many creative uses of a time-tested, long-life material

2) What makes ceramic tile a sustainable choice

3) What the use of expressive materials in architecture can contribute to making memorable cities

4) Learn the complexities of restoring the Saarinen TWA Terminal characterized by its inventive and appropriate use of tile