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Book SynopsisThis book chronicles experimental approaches to the design and production of architectural terra cotta facades and structures. Under the auspices of the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW), a research collaborative supported by Boston Valley Terra Cotta, the largest manufacturer of architectural terra cotta in the United States, architectural firms work with manufacturing to explore material and design innovation. Now in its fifth year, the workshop aims to educate architects about terra cotta through the production of unique prototypes of rain screen facade systems, modular assemblies, columns, and structural systems.
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop V chronicles the work of architectural firms Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF), LMN Architects, Smith + Gill Architecture, Pelli Clarke Pelli, Perkins and Will, PLP Architecture, Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), Studio Gang, and academic teams Haptek Lab and Alfred University/University at Buffalo.
Table of Contents6 Foreword John Krouse 10 Introduction Omar Khan Surface 22 Post-Extrusion Manipulation of Terra Cotta Profiles Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 40 Dynamic Terra Cotta II Pelli Clarke & Partners, Studios Architecture, Walter P Moore 56 Locating the “Green” in the “Wall” Kohn Pedersen Fox 74 Beyond the Surface: Haptics in Robotic Craft Haptek Lab 92 Dynamic Masonry PLP Architecture and Studio Christine Jetten Screen 110 Volumetric Isohedrals LMN Architects / Walter P Moore 130 Polyvalent Pixel: an Aggregate of Form Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture 148 Fish Scale Screen Handel Architects 164 Recasting the Mold Alfred University / University at Buffalo 180 Support: Organizers, Consultants, Spea kers
