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Glass mosaics of sea turtles on a subway platform. Since the 1990s, a variety of modern glass tile technologies, including methods to take used glass and recreate it as ' green ' tiles, has resulted in a resurgence of interest in glass tile as a floor and wall cladding. It is now most commonly used in pools, kitchens, spas, and bathrooms.
Corbel: A brick, block, or stone that oversails the main wall. Cramp: Or frame cramp is a tie used to secure a window or door frame. Creasing tile: A flat clay tile laid as a brick to form decorative features or waterproofing to the top of a garden wall. Dog leg: A brick that is specially made to bond around internal acute angles. Typically 60 ...
Glass brick. Glass brick, also known as glass block, is an architectural element made from glass. The appearance of glass blocks can vary in color, size, texture and form. Glass bricks provide visual obscuration while admitting light. The modern glass block was developed from pre-existing prism lighting principles in the early 1900s to provide ...
Adobe wall (detail) in Bahillo, Palencia, Spain. Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico. Adobe walls separate urban gardens in Shiraz, Iran. Adobe ( / əˈdoʊbi / ⓘ ə-DOH-be; [ 1 ]Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðoβe]) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick.
A piece of vitrified brick. Clinker bricks are partially- vitrified bricks used in the construction of buildings . Clinker bricks are produced when wet clay bricks are exposed to excessive heat during the firing process, sintering the surface of the brick and forming a shiny, dark-colored coating. [ 1] [ 2][ 3] Clinker bricks have a blackened ...
Jenga is a game of physical skill created by British board game designer and author Leslie Scott and marketed by Hasbro. The name comes from the Swahili word "kujenga" which means 'to build or construct'. [ 1] Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then placed on top of the ...
Pavers (flooring) A paver is a paving stone, tile, [ 1] brick [ 2] or brick-like piece of concrete commonly used as exterior flooring. They are generally placed on top of a foundation which is made of layers of compacted stone and sand. The pavers are placed in the desired pattern and the space between pavers is then filled with a polymeric sand.
Roman bricks in the Jewry Wall, Leicester. The 20th-century bracing arch in the background utilises modern bricks. Roman brick is a type of brick used in ancient Roman architecture and spread by the Romans to the lands they conquered, or a modern adaptation inspired by the ancient prototypes. Both types are characteristically longer and flatter ...