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Orange County Museum of Art wins 2025 Vitruvian Award from Facade Tectonics Institute, Boston Valley project

Boston Valley Project Wins A Facade Tectonics Institute 2025 Vitruvian Award

The Orange County Museum of Art project will be awarded in the "New Facade - Low Rise" category at the Vitruvian Honors & Awards ceremony on September 18th.

10,000-year-old building material is making a comeback in NYC high-rises

Terra cotta, traditionally used in early 20th-century urban architecture, is experiencing a revival as it adapts to modern aesthetics with sleek and streamlined designs.
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Curving Tradition – Exploring Terra Cotta in Modern Architecture

As Architects and Designers strive to create structures that are not only environmentally sustainable but also visually stunning, the choice of building materials plays a pivotal role. The use of architectural terra cotta (ATC) to craft curved façades on high-performance buildings blends tradition with innovation.

OCMA Awarded in ENR California’s 2023 Best Projects Competition

The Orange County Museum of Art, designed by Morphosis, has been recognized by Engineering News-Record with a 2023 Best Projects regional award in the Cultural/Worship category.
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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.
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.
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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.

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).
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…