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“MOULDING ASSEMBLING DESIGNINGCERAMICS IN ARCHITECTURE”This first book produced by ASCER – in conjunction with publishers Actar –was launched last February at the same time as CEVISAMA, the internationaltile exhibition held in Valencia. The book examines the fruitful, fascinatingrelationships between ceramic tiles and architecture.It also reviews the projects developed at the Department of Ceramic TileStudies at the International University of Catalonia’s Advanced School ofArchitecture, which opened in October 2004 and is a forum where architectsand manufacturers of ceramic materials can meet and work together. The titleof the Association’s first book specifically on architecture alludes to threedifferent aspects of tiles that make today’s products different:Moulding. This concept suggests that the new formats, textures and shapesthat are available influence the new and original applications for ceramic tilesthat emerge.Assembling. The enormous variety of sizes available means that tiles can becombined in thousands of different ways, so that tiles and tile systemsbecome a means for giving a fresh interpretation to art and design.Designing. Along with their quality and high technical specifications, ceramictiles offer all manner of design options, using anything from the traditional tothe most avant-garde tiles.A NUMBER OF LEADING ARCHITECTS HAVE CREATED ANANTHOLOGY OF THEIR MOST REMARKABLE PROJECTS IN ABOOK ON APPLICATIONS FOR CERAMIC TILES IN ARCHITECTUREPUBLISHED BY THE SPANISH CERAMIC TILE MANUFACTURERS´ASSOCIATION (ASCER). THE BOOK CAPTURES THE CUTTINGEDGE NATURE, CURRENT DESIGN AND QUALITY OF CERAMICTILES PERFECTLY.The book looks at work by more than 30 leading international architects thatuses ceramic tiles as a key element and to create a point of difference for theparticular project. Some of the most outstanding projects, all of which aredescribed by the architects themselves, include:The Casa de Cascais, by Eduardo Soto de Moura.The Renovation of Santa Caterina Market in Barcelona, by EnricMiralles and Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT Arquitectes).The Spanish Pavilion at the 2005 Aichi Expo in Japan, by AlejandroZaera-Polo and Farshid Moussavi (Foreign Office Architects).La Manduca Restaurant in Madrid, designed by Francisco Mangado.Casa 4C in Barcelona, by Jaume Bach.The New Art Gallery and Public Square in Walsall, England, designedby Caruso St. John Architects.The Peñíscola Conference Centre, by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.Café Una in Viena, by Lacaton Vassal Architects.La Ricarda by Antonio Bonet and Fernando Álvarez.As well as remarkable works of architecture that have used ceramic tiles, thebook also includes a number of informative articles on tiles that aim toeducate the reader as to the new, original products that the ceramic tileindustry has to offer to the world of architecture today.CERASPAÑA07