Blog posts from the ARCH Design Lab

Corbin Building, NYC, Terra Cotta Masonry, architectural restoration

The Corbin Building, Fulton Center: Rediscovering and Renewing An Architectural Gem – Part 4

One of the largest challenges in the restoration was to effectively clean and repair the wide palette of materials Kimball had used in the decorative façade to express his client’s taste for opulence
Corbin Building, NYC, Terra Cotta Masonry, architectural restoration

The Corbin Building, Fulton Center: Rediscovering and Renewing An Architectural Gem – Part 3

Through most of the design process, Corbin remained occupied by its various tenants. Even access to spaces owned by part of the client body, New York City Transit (NYCT), was far from straightforward
Corbin Building, NYC, Terra Cotta Masonry, architectural restoration

The Corbin Building, Fulton Center: Rediscovering and Renewing An Architectural Gem – Part 2

To make way for the new Fulton Center pavilion, the Corbin Building was initially scheduled for demolition along with others occupying the west end of the block between John Street and Fulton Street
Corbin Building, NYC, Terra Cotta Masonry, architectural restoration

The Corbin Building, Fulton Center: Rediscovering and Renewing An Architectural Gem – Part 1

The Fulton Center transit hub in Lower Manhattan is one of the most ambitious capital projects undertaken by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) since its inception in 1968.

Boston Valley Sponsors 2015 Facades+ NYC

As building envelopes become more complex, it is imperative that AEC professionals exit their specialist silos and come together to share lessons learned.

Custom Terra Cotta Lampshades Are Being Modeled on Vintage Street Lights

Here at Boston Valley, we are always looking to apply our material in new and inventive ways.

NYC Townhouse Mock-up Ships from Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Just after the holidays, manufacture of the mock-up for the custom terra cotta rain screen system, designed by Michael K Chen Architecture for the NYC Townhouse, was laid out on the floor of Boston Valley's warehouse.
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Center for Asian Art, terraclad, glaze

New Asian Center Turning Ringling Green

Three thousand handcrafted terra cotta tiles, glazed an iridescent green, are being painstakingly installed on the exterior of the future Helga Wall-Apelt Center for Asian Art on the campus of the Ringling Museum.
250 Delaware Avenue, architectural restoration, Terraclad sunshade

New Capitals for 250 Delaware Avenue Combine Old and New Fabrication Techniques

Making components such as the pier capitals on the facade of the old Delaware Court Building shows the combination of old and new techniques involved in making highly detailed ornamental pieces.

Massive Terra Cotta Ornaments Revive Classical Style

For the historic Tomochichi Federal Courthouse in Savannah, Georgia, restoration of the building has yielded large and intricately detailed pieces here at Boston Valley.
Roswell Park, TerraClad Sunshade, Unitized, architectural terra cotta

Roswell Park Clinical Sciences Center Features Terra Cotta Panels & Louvers

In the heart of the rapidly expanding medical campus of downtown Buffalo, NY, Roswell Park Cancer Institute is constructing an expansion of its own.

Custom Glaze on 59th Street & Columbus Circle Station, NYC is Looking Great

If you travel using the subway system in NYC, be sure to look around you while passing through the station at 59th Street and Columbus Circle.

Boston Valley & Homer Laughlin China – Two American Ceramic Manufacturers

The Homer Laughlin China Co. was recently featured in NPR’s American Made Series as an excellent example of an American manufacturing company that has been in constant operation since it’s founding in 1873.

Fully Custom Prototyping in Boston Valley’s ARCH Design Lab

Boston Valley Terra Cotta’s ARCH Design lab is milling custom dies that will be used for our prototype extrusion press.

Boston Valley Terra Cotta – Resilient Company, Resilient Product

Looking at pictures of Boston Valley Terra Cotta today, you would never guess that it came from such humble beginnings.