Although Baton Rouge is most widely known for being the capital of Louisiana, it’s also one of the warmest, most culturally-invested cities of the South.

Swift Plaza, an office structure that is part of a complex of buildings that was formally a Bank of America campus, originally had an institutional-like lobby and an entry that was rather confusing and ineffective.

Each year, Coverings, known as the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America, hosts the Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards, which is a program that honors outstanding design and installation of tile and stone in residential, commercial, sustainable and international projects.

Building upon the response from last year’s event in Miami, FL, The International Surfaces Event (TISE) East is scheduled to take place from November 3 to 5, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, with educational programming beginning on November 2.

Architect and builder Uri Tedgi sets no limitations for himself when it comes to his business.

Large-format materials — commonly referred to as “ultra compact surfaces,” which generally span the height of an average-sized grade school student — have been growing in popularity over the last several years.

The 195,000-square-foot building has become a technical and aesthetic expression of the Lapitec brand.

Located adjacent to the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, the 64-level tower features 1,117 guest suites with modern touches, a 14,000-square-foot, two-level spa and various dining options

Artistic Tile is a unique company, which has evolved into a distributor and producer of high-end stone and tile product lines.

Dave Croteau is no designer by any means, but he knows his stone.