Tile of Spain to Participate in AIA Convention

San Antonio, TX, May 2, 2007--The Annual Convention and Design Exposition of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) will take place in May 3-4, 2007 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention center in San Antonio, Texas. Tile of Spain will count its fourth consecutive year attending. The ample program of seminars at AIA acts as a forum for discussion of the latest features in architecture and interior decoration. In 2006, the AIA Convention in Los Angeles hosted 24,860 visitors, which was a 1.7% increase from the 2005 Convention in Las Vegas. This years’ convention promises even more visitors! Tile of Spain’s presence at AIA is essential to the promotion of the search for constructive solutions with floor tile ceramics in the segment of architects. Product exhibition at the Tile of Spain pavilion will show the visitor, through concrete applications, the variety and versatility of the Spanish ceramic supply. Tile of Spain will offer the visitor a complete program of activities, including five informative seminars by Patti Fasan, the Canadian-based designer and ceramic expert. The three-hour seminars integrate education the unique aspects of ceramic tile broken into three sections: “Basic Specifications for Ceramic Tile”, “Defining Porcelain Tile Technology”, and “Environmental Ceramic Tile – Gray or Green?” Visitors’ attendance to these seminars, as part of the formal programming of AIA, shows the value of ceramic knowledge to students of architecture. Tile of Spain’s presence at the convention shows the Spanish ceramic industry’s desire to be valuable in the US tile market. The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) is the private organization whose primary objective is to support Spain’s ceramic tile manufacturers and the industry as a whole by stewarding and promoting the Tile of Spain brand worldwide. A strong global leader, the ceramic tile industry of Spain comprises 220 manufacturers concentrated primarily in the province of Castellón.

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