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GB&D Magazine on ACAW, growing popularity of terra cotta in new build architecture

gb&d identifies some of the inherent benefits of architectural terra cotta as supported by examples of new builds from recent years, along with innovative contributions from the ACAWorkshop.

A Photographer’s Study of the Dade County Courthouse Restoration

The Dade County Courthouse is the first subject in the Historic Miami series by photographer Brandon Collura, which aims to document the city's early 20th century high-rise architecture.

Week-long series by Urban Toronto covers progress on The Well

The blog series covered the progress made on different areas of the massive multi-use campus, which spans across 7 different buildings.
Orange County Museum of Art, Morphosis, rainscreen, curved terra cotta, high performance facades

Architectural Record features OCMA’s curved terra cotta rainscreen

Architectural Record features an in-depth analysis of the OCMA – its unique curved façade design by Morphosis, and the process Boston Valley used to fabricate the complex forms.
Hyatt Regency, Tysons Corner Center, TerraPreCast, precast concrete, precast terra cotta

Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner, Boston Valley featured by PCI Mid-Atlantic

PCI publishes a case study detailing one of Boston Valley's past projects, the Hyatt Regency hotel at Tysons Corner – the hotel's façade is a combination of glass and precast terra cotta cladding.
The Orange County Museum of Art exterior at sunset shows off the curved design

The Architect’s Newspaper reviews the OCMA’s unique curved façade

The Architect's Newspaper weighs in on the new Orange County Museum of Art design and its spatial relationships – the open-air quality of the plaza and interior, and how the museum interacts with its surroundings.
An aerial view of London's grand Battersea Power Station redevelopment

After restoration and redevelopment, Battersea Power Station opens in London

The grand building has been returned to its former glory by architect WilkinsonEyre, becoming the centerpiece of a burgeoning commercial and residential neighborhood in the Battersea district.

FDNY Rescue Company 2 Receives a 2021 PCI Design Award

The fire station was granted the Design Award for Best Government & Public Building by PCI Mid-Atlantic.
Curved facade, terra cotta rainscreen, TerraClad, OCMA, Orange County Museum of Art

Highly anticipated opening of the Orange County Museum of Art, October 2022

After more than a decade of development and construction, the long-awaited Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) opened to the public last Saturday.
The new podium at the base of Willis Tower produces a stunning first impression with large terra cotta portals

Manufacturing Extruded TerraClad® for Chicago’s Willis Tower

Boston Valley Terra Cotta is working with Gensler in Chicago to manufacture Willis Tower's white terra cotta façade.
A closer look reveals the rich yellow glaze and ridged texture of Pelli Clarke's ceramic seating

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.
A rendering of what the Buro Happold / COOKFOX facade prototype applied to a building

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).
ARO, Terra cotta curtain, ACAW 2021

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.
The curved terra cotta facade on the new OCMA building was designed by Morphosis and fabricated by Boston Valley

Curved façade takes shape at the new Orange County Museum of Art

Work on the new Orange County Museum of Art in Costa Mesa, CA…