2023 PRESENTATION VIDEOS
ACAW 2023 Introduction
Presenters:
- Omar Khan
Description:
Now in its eighth year, the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop is the paramount venue for innovation in architectural terra cotta. This year’s workshop ran from August 14-17, 2023, with team prototype presentations taking place on the final day during the Symposium. The presentations share design studies 10 months in the making, from 8 architectural firms who have developed terra cotta solutions for a variety of architectural applications.
ACAW 2023 Opening Keynote: Eric Parry, RA
Presenters:
Eric Parry, RA
Description:
The 2023 ACAWorkshop kicked off on Monday, August 14th with an opening keynote from Eric Parry, RA, Principal and Founder of Eric Parry Architects.
ACAW 2023 - Pickard Chilton Team Presentation
Description:
Team Pickard Chilton + Magnusson Klemencic Associates created a structural terra cotta stairway using an angled stringer with tension rods — gaskets established compressive force.
ACAW 2023 – CO Architects Team Presentation
Presentation:
“Ambiguity of Inside-Out”
Presenters:
- Kiwen Ku
- Chun-Li Chen (Julie)
Description:
Team CO Architects designed a 360° terra cotta screen with a single module and multiple variations using glazed and unglazed V-shaped units.
ACAW 2023 – HGA Team Presentation
Presentation:
“Terra Cotta Planks”
Presenters:
- Alex Terzich
- Nat Madson
- Allie Ditzel
- Sam Daley
- Will Babbington
- Felipe Francisco
Description:
Team HGA + Studio NYL created a long format brick that has the form’s modularity, but the finish texture of stone with lower embodied carbon than brick and stone.
ACAW 2023 – Henning Larsen Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Daniel Baumann
- Chris Dial
- Lois Suh
- Vishwadeep Deo
- Josephine Stoddard
- Joel Kaskela
Description:
Team Henning Larsen + Thornton Thomasetti + VS1 by Innovation Glass used a white crackle glaze with directional spray to encourage moss to grow on a façade as vertical organic habitat.
ACAW 2023 – Selldorf Architects Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Ryoji Karube
- Anne Lewison
- Joao Quinas
- Aleksandr Barmas
- Kimberly Oswald
Description:
Team Selldorf Architects + Socotec halved the weight of the rainscreen by reducing the subframe, forming thermal ridges in terra cotta, and less material use.
ACAW 2023 – Eric Parry Architects Team Presentation
Presenters:
- Catharin Knuth
- Alfred Yeung
Description:
Team Eric Parry Architects + FMDC Ltd. prototyped their project for a building in London using glaze that was reverse-engineered from a historical Ruskin Pottery technique.
ACAW 2023 Closing Keynote: Orel Samson
Presenters:
- Orel Samson
Description:
ACAW 2023 wrapped up on Thursday, August 17th with a closing keynote by Orel Samson, Senior Manager of Construction at Allied Properties REIT. The Well, an ambitious seven-building “mega-project” near Toronto’s urban core, is an innovative effort to deliver density and a diverse range of uses, along with a walkable, vehicle-free urban environment, plenty of green space, and cutting-edge energy storage technology. Join Samson, the Well’s co-lead developer, as he discusses the project.
