
ACAW 2022 in the Friends of Terra Cotta Newsletter
In their fall newsletter, the Friends of Terra Cotta published an article on the 2022 ACAWorkshop, discussing the importance of solar performance in façade design.

Designboom and Dezeen cover the details of a living façade collaboration
The modular system aims to provide wildlife – including bees, birds and plants – with space to thrive on the façades of buildings in urban environments.

Watch the ACAW 2022 Opening Keynote, “Orange County Art Museum, From ACAW to Reality”
The 2022 ACAWorkshop kicked off on Monday, August 15th with a live-only opening keynote from Stan Su (Technical Director – RIOS) and Erik Verboon (Principal | Director of Enclosure Engineering – Walter P Moore).

2021 ACAW Team Receives Recognition for Collaborative Project, V-Soleil
Architecture Research Office collaborated with Heintges Consulting and fabricator TriPyramid Structures during ACAW 2021 to explore the limits of terra cotta and they developed V-Soleil, a curtain-like brise soleil inspired by organic forms.

Eight teams will present architectural prototypes at ACAWorkshop 2022
The Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop returns for its seventh year, bringing more teams together at Boston Valley Terra Cotta to explore the possibilities of using terra cotta for large-scale assemblies.

Buro Happold and COOKFOX explore biophilic façades at ACAW 2021
The Architect's Newspaper recaps the collaboration, where the team reimagined exterior façades as much-needed habitat space for birds, bees, and plants in the urban environment.

Green Building & Design interviews John Krouse about the impact ACAW has on modern architecture
The possibilities, limitations, and design flexibility of architectural terra-cotta in response to the changing needs of new buildings.