In the Colonial years, when handmade brick was scarce, the availability of native clay also afforded Valley pioneers to build attractive brick chimneys with courses of brick corbelling. The result: ...

Twenty-six-year old Abraham B. Klay arrived in the United States with the skill to make roofing tiles and a head full of ideas about how to make them better. The happy confluence of Klay’s ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...

One of the most ubiquitous architectural elements around the world is the clay roof tile. Clay tiles have a history dating back to the Neolithic Age. They were first used as roofing in China and then ...

In its latest project to creatively repurpose clay roof tiles, Indian architecture firm Manoj Patel Design Studio has upcycled locally produced tiles into a green wall with natural cooling benefits.

Clay tiles do more than just add beauty to Mediterranean or Spanish style architecture — they are also one of the roofing materials that stand the test of time. However, you'll want to occasionally ...

I constructed a tiled roof shelter with hand-made clay tiles. Each tile was shaped and fired to create a water-resistant roof ...

Malaysia's Drtan Lm Architect was recently commissioned to undertake an extensive renovation of an old dilapidated house. The firm quickly found that the home contained a large number of intact ...

Roofing tiles have been around for decades. Yet, even with all the new innovative roofing solutions, they are still preferred. Good products and trends come and disappear over time due to constant ...