Blog posts from the ARCH Design Lab

Boston Valley Terra Cotta Brings Our Terra Cotta Restoration to Sydney, Australia

Boston Valley Terra Cotta has the privilege of bringing our restoration expertise to Sydney, Australia, with work awarded at the Former Water Board Building.

The Woolworth Restoration Begins with 3D Digital Scan Technology

The Woolworth Building, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert, held the record for the world's tallest sky scrapper from its completion in 1913 until 1930.

Boston Valley Terra Cotta Restoration of Historic Marion Palace Theatre

Boston Valley Terra Cotta has been working with Quality Masonry Company, Inc. on the restoration of the Historic Marion Palace Theatre
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Center for Asian Art, terraclad, glaze

Alumni John Krouse to Deliver Lecture @ Alfred University

Boston Valley Terra Cotta, created when the Krouse family purchased the former Boston Valley Pottery facility and converted it
250 Delaware Avenue, architectural restoration, Terraclad sunshade

Historic Masonry Meets Modern Cladding @ 250 Delaware Avenue

The 250 Delaware Avenue project is nearing completion in downtown Buffalo, New York, with tenants planning to move in this November.

The Boston Valley 2015 Sales Meeting Brings Our Team to Buffalo

Boston Valley Terra Cotta held our annual sales meeting Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 in our hometown of Buffalo, NY.
250 Delaware Avenue, architectural restoration, Terraclad sunshade

Progress on 250 Delaware: Parking Ramp Receives Terra Cotta Façade

Construction crews at Uniland Development Company’s 250 Delaware Avenue have been busy camouflaging the attached parking ramp cornering Chippewa and South Elmwood.

Boston Valley Helps Rehab Two Historic Luxury Hotel Buildings

Two former luxury hotels, one in the Midwest and one on the East Coast, required Boston Valley's restoration expertise.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! 1909 Newspaper Found in Terra Cotta Block.

Designed in 1903 by Holabird & Roche, 619 South Lasalle Street in Chicago was once the home to Brock & Rankin, a printer and binder of books, catalogues, and encyclopedias.

NYC Townhouse Green Wall Planters in Full Production at Boston Valley

The NYC Townhouse planters, developed for Michael Chen Architecture, are in full production.
3-D Model, Childs Restaurant, Coney Island, NYC, NY, Boston Valley Terra Cotta, architectural restoration, terra cotta

Terra Cotta Restoration Begins on Historic Coney Island Childs Restaurant

After years of sitting vacant, the former Childs Restaurant Building on Coney Island is in the process of being redeveloped as the Seaside Park and Community Art Center.
The restoration of the Alberta Legislature Dome won the 2015 Roof Replacement Award of Excellence and included Terra Cotta Masonry produced by Boston Valley Terra Cotta, the leading manufacturer of custom architectural terra cotta for the restoration of historic facades.

Boston Vally Terra Cotta Wins Alberta Masonry Design Award

Boston Valley Terra Cotta is honored to have won an Alberta Masonry Design Award for the restoration of the Dome of the Alberta Legislative Building.
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Center for Asian Art, terraclad, glaze

Emerald Terra Cotta Units Installed @ Ringling Museum

The Ringling Museum is almost complete! Production of the emerald terra cotta units is winding down here at Boston Valley.

The Corbin Building, Fulton Center: Rediscovering and Renewing An Architectural Gem – Part 6

Although much of the Corbin restoration and upgrade focused on structural and architectural elements, integrating modern MEP and IT systems within an irregular constricted structure
Corbin Building, NYC, Terra Cotta Masonry, architectural restoration

The Corbin Building, Fulton Center: Rediscovering and Renewing An Architectural Gem – Part 5

Engineering investigation proved what was already expected: Corbin’s iron frame was designed as a gravity-only structure