2021 PRESENTATION VIDEOS
ACAW 2021 Welcome
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ACAW 2021 Welcome
Presenters:
- John Krouse
- Omar Khan
Description:
ACAW kicks off this year as an event centered around design, research, and education. Moderator Omar Khan introduces the team who makes this event possible each year and explains the process of the workshop leading up to the conference. John Krouse, President and CEO of Boston Valley Terra Cotta, welcomes all in attendance and thanks the participants in the architectural community.
ACAW 2021 Keynote 1 - Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
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ACAW 2021 Keynote 1 – Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
Presenters:
- Tod Williams
- Billie Tsien
Description:
Tod and Billie, multi-award winning and honorary architects, join ACAW this year to discuss their work, philosophy, and interaction with Terra Cotta. Speaking on ‘tough beauty’ and keeping the raw artist’s hand in their works, the pair explores the possibilities with terra cotta among many other materials.
ACAW 2021 - Tod William Billie Tsien Architects | Partners/Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.
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ACAW 2021 – Tod William Billie Tsien Architects | Partners/Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.
Presenters:
- Jonathan Reo
- Dan Chittick
- Alex Odom
- Isaac Southard
- Tod Williams
- Billie Tsien
Description:
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects/Partners with Walter P. Moore, design with an awareness of aesthetic. Concerned with keeping the ‘hand’ visible to avoid a mass-produced feel, designers contemplate how glazing and textures of terra cotta affect the overall appearance.
ACAW 2021- COOKFOX Architects and Buro Happold Team Presentation
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ACAW 2021- COOKFOX Architects and Buro Happold Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Spencer Lapp
- Andre Parnther
- Spring Wu
- Zach Grzybowski
Description:
CookFox Architects and Buro Happold embrace biophilia designing by considering ways a building façade might be used; not just by people but the natural environment it is built within. By creating varying micro-habitat pods, birds will be able to nest within this interactive wall, water can be collected, and sunlight filtered.
ACAW 2021 - Goody Clancy/Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) Team Presentation
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ACAW 2021 – Goody Clancy/Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Jefferson Poole
- David Charney
- Daniel Chen
- Rachael Gerry
Description:
Goody Clancy and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) reimagined a contextual wall assembly, looking beyond just the façade. Using analysis tools to drive their process they explored a façade focused on sustainability, a reduced carbon footprint, while embracing Terra Cotta’s unique manufacturing. Taking cost into consideration, Goody Clancy and SGH aim to design a façade that can be applied realistically to college campus’ replacing the common brick. Incorporating planters, the mockup comes to life with greenery, giving nature a home within our built environment.
ACAW 2021 - Team Carnegie Mellon University Presentation
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ACAW 2021 – Team Carnegie Mellon University Presentation
Presenters:
- Laura Garofalo
- Beyazit Eraslan
- Yonglin Huang
- Kashmala Imtiaz
- Ian Lippincott
- Elena Marzina
Description:
Thinking about Terra Cotta in its most natural form, the CMU team considered geological formations made up of minerals and water as inspiration and direction for their mock-up. As architectural terra cotta is mass produced, CMU explored the extrusion method along with the computationally driven clay wire cutter designed by Boston Valley Terra Cotta’s own, Peter Schmidt.
ACAW 2021 - Studio Gang / Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. Team Presentation
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ACAW 2021 – Studio Gang / Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Schuyler Smith
- Maciej Kaczynski
Description:
Interested in testing the structural potential of terra cotta outside common façade applications, Studio Gang designed a large-scale prototype that investigates the material’s compressive capability. Leading their research with the question “How can we scale-up terra cotta construction and reintroduce past structural applications?” Studio Gang returns to ACAW for a second year to find the answers.
ACAW 2021 - Architecture Research Office (ARO)/Heintges/TriPyramid Team Presentation
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ACAW 2021 – Architecture Research Office (ARO)/Heintges/TriPyramid Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Stephen Cassell
- Adam Yarinsky
- Neal Patel
- Jenny Hong
- Lian Ren
- Robert Heintges
- David Bott
- Jean Gu
- Michael Mulhern
- Joe Kelly
Description:
Architecture Research Office (ARO) and Heintges, with TriPyramid, were inspired by the organic forms of leaf and vine structures as well as the geometry of traditional diamond patterned espalier trees. Making use of terra cotta’s malleability and replicability, the team aims to create an abstraction of a natural screen on large-scale facades.
ACAW 2021 - HOK/TriPyramid, Permasteelisa North America & Josef Gartner Team Presentation
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ACAW 2021 – HOK/TriPyramid, Permasteelisa North America & Josef Gartner Team Presentation
Presenters:
- John Neary
- Michael Mulhern
- Roberto Bicchiarelli
- Victoria Ereskina
Description:
HOK, TriPyramid and Permasteelisa Group– through its subsidiaries Permasteelisa North America and Josef Gartner – team up together to design with special attention towards environmental consciousness. Increasing demand for improved energy performance of buildings has pushed them to think differently leading them to embrace Terra Cotta as a structural façade material.
ACAW 2021 - University at Buffalo and Alfred University Team Presentation
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ACAW 2021 – University at Buffalo and Alfred University Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Dan Vrana
- Jin Young Song
- Jongmin Shim
- Johnathan Hopp
- Shawn Murrey
Description:
The UB and Alfred University team presents their research on the ceramic application of reconfigurable stack-interlock system. Due to a diverse team, varying perspectives led to innovation that may have not been thought of otherwise had the two universities not collaborated. Exploring the idea of temporary buildings and disassembly of structures, they hope to open the door of construction to an intimate public level.
ACAW 2021 Keynote 2 - Mic Patterson
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ACAW 2021 Keynote 2 – Mic Patterson
Presenters:
- Mic Patterson
Description:
Mic Patterson, President at Facades Tectonic Institute, discusses massive innovation throughout the building process that is required to transform buildings and urban habitat to truly resilient and sustainable performance as keynote speaker of this year’s ACAW event.
ACAW 2021 - Fabricator Panel Discussion
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ACAW 2021 – Fabricator Panel Discussion
Presenters:
- Michael Mulhern
- Roberto Bicchiarelli
- John Krouse
- Andrew Pries
- John Neary
Description:
Leading a discussion about collaboration and design assist programs, Fabricator experts gather to present their experience with terra cotta but also their expertise in the industry.
ACAW 2021 - Facade Engineer Panel Discussion
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ACAW 2021 – Facade Engineer Panel Discussion
Presenters:
- Erik Verboon
- Brett Laureys
- Erik Farrington
- Jean Gu
- David Bott
- Andre Parnther
- Kais Al-Rawi
Description:
Industry experts gather to explore and discuss engineer and consultant perspectives when constructing with terra cotta. Each participant brings to the table a unique and esteemed background sharing inside knowledge that generate interesting ideas and questions.
ACAW 2021 Closing
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ACAW 2021 Closing
Presenters:
- John Krouse
- Andrew Pries
- Omar Khan
- Mitch Bring
- Andy Brayman
Description:
ACAW closes with hearing from the coordinators of the event, emphasizing the collaborative nature this workshop requires. This year was wildly successful given that each team brought a professional, focused, and genuine curiosity about terra cotta to the table. It was a privilege to have worked with each of you. Thank you.
