Field Trip: Architectural Tile and Stone

Thursday Feb. 11, 2016 , 1 to 3 p.m.
Close-up of a polished stone surface containing many small, visible fossil imprints, shell fragments, and mineral veins in shades of gray, brown, and tan, with scattered shiny and matte textures throughout.

Architectural Tile and Stone is a third-generation, family-owned,  tile importer and slab fabricator in Austin.  Get a background tour of their tile showroom and indoor slab yard, where they display their wide range of granite and marble slabs, and their fabrication facilities, which houses offices for in-house draftsmen, a 5-axis water jet cutter, a variety of stone saws and tools, and bridge crane with suction-based hoist for moving the heavy, fragile slabs. 

Architectural Tile and Stone
9315 Neils Thompson

This field trip is a coordinated effort with Interior Design Construction 2, taught by Tamie Glass (TA Heather Sutherland).  Photos courtesy of Architectural Tile and Stone and Tamie Glass.