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Kohn Pedersen Fox, ACAW 2019, Ceramic Assembly, TerraPreCast, Precast Terra Cotta, Facade Design

KPF Designs a Textural Precast Terra Cotta Assembly at ACAW 2019

For the 2019 ACAWorkshop, team Kohn Pedersen Fox developed a precast terra cotta spandrel that emulates Boston Valley’s TerraPreCast® system, embedding terra cotta into concrete units.

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The Well’s Concourse Partially Opens to Toronto Public

Urban Toronto reports on the progress of The Well development, Toronto’s largest active construction site. The ambitious project is looking more and more complete, with the Galleria’s canopied concourse now partially open and walkable to pedestrians.

Efficient In-Kind Replacement of Terra Cotta for Quality Restoration

New York City’s Façade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) requires periodic inspection of a building’s exterior façade. The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission often insists that only terra cotta can replace itself due to its unique natural qualities, and advises against using alternative materials for in-kind replacement.

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60 Curzon Building with Green Faience Nearing Completion in London

60 Curzon is a high-end residential development currently under construction in Mayfair, London. Its stone façade steps back at key intervals to reveal dark green terra cotta panels, most prominent as vertical detailing around the front entryway and apartment balconies.

Bloomberg CityLab shines a spotlight on the Fitzroy’s Art Deco terra cotta façade

“Look at That Building” is a weekly series by Bloomberg CityLab that explores everyday – and not-so-everyday – architecture in New York City. Their latest story featured the Fitzroy on 514 West 24th street, an Art Deco revival condo with an elaborate façade of green-glazed terra cotta.

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Fulton County Courthouse Receives SWRI Trinity Award for Collaborative Restoration

At the 2023 SWRI Winter Technical Meeting, the organization granted a Trinity Award to the Fulton County Courthouse restoration for outstanding collaborative partnership between members in the project team: manufacturer Boston Valley, associate WJE, and contractor Mark 1 Restoration.

Archinect features NYC’s One Madison and 1 Great Jones Alley by BKSK

Boston Valley has worked with BKSK before to rationalize and fabricate their distinctive façade designs, two of which appear in the article.

120 Stockton, Gensler, unitized curtain wall, rainscreen, terra cotta rainscreen, facade design, geometric facade

120 Stockton redevelopment features a geometric terra cotta and glass rainscreen

The restoration project included a new unitized curtain wall that opens up the once windowless building and allows it to engage more with pedestrian traffic

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