• ACAW 2024 Applications, ACAWorkshop, Facade Prototype, Ceramic Assembly, Terra Cotta, Eric Parry Architects

  • ACAW 2024 — August 12-15

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    ACAW 2024 Applications, ACAWorkshop, Facade Prototype, Ceramic Assembly, Terra Cotta, Eric Parry Architects

2024 ARCHITECTURAL CERAMIC ASSEMBLIES WORKSHOP

Team applications for ACAW 2024 are now being accepted.

Boston Valley Terra Cotta, a leading name in architectural ceramics, is excited to announce that team applications are now open for the 2024 Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW).

Celebrating its ninth year, this unique workshop invites professionals from the architectural industry to explore innovative building solutions and further their understanding of architectural terra cotta for large-scale assemblies.

ACAW 2023, ACAWorkshop, Facade Prototype, Ceramic Assembly, Terra Cotta, Henning Larsen

DISCOVER WHAT’S POSSIBLE

Participating teams in ACAW 2024 will have the exceptional opportunity to collaborate closely with Boston Valley Terra Cotta’s experts to conceptualize and design an assembly mockup utilizing architectural terra cotta.

This intensive and immersive process spans the course of eight months, allowing teams to gain in-depth insights into the tolerances, capabilities, strengths, and limitations of this resilient material.

Read the official ACAW 2024 press release here.

WORKSHOP TIMELINE

The ACAW experience begins in January 2024, as teams embark on a series of weekly Design Charette Meetings. Through pre-design and prototype research and development, teams will explore innovative digital tools in the production of terra cotta assemblies, and how the variable materiality of terra cotta (through-body color, finish, and glaze) can inform and enhance a façade’s performance.

By the end of March 2024, participating teams will have honed their designs for the proposed assemblies to be prepared for fabrication.

ACAW 2023, ACAWorkshop, Facade Prototype, Ceramic Assembly, Terra Cotta, RIOS
ACAW 2023, ACAWorkshop, Facade Prototype, Ceramic Assembly, Terra Cotta, RIOS

WORKSHOP TIMELINE

The ACAW experience begins in January 2024, as teams embark on a series of weekly Design Charette Meetings. Through pre-design and prototype research and development, teams will explore innovative digital tools in the production of terra cotta assemblies, and how the variable materiality of terra cotta (through-body color, finish, and glaze) can inform and enhance a façade’s performance.

By the end of March 2024, participating teams will have honed their designs for the proposed assemblies to be prepared for fabrication.

ACAW 2023, ACAWorkshop, Facade Prototype, Ceramic Assembly, Terra Cotta, ZGF Architects

The culminating event of ACAW 2024 will take place during the week of August 12-15, 2024, in the architecturally rich city of Buffalo, New York.

Boston Valley Terra Cotta will graciously host the 4-day conference, providing a dynamic environment for teams to assemble their mockups and present their research findings to a distinguished audience of architects, designers, and industry leaders.

ACAW 2024 TEAM APPLICATION

Apply to be a participating team in 2024!

ACAW 2024 will challenge architects, designers, and engineers to address the untapped potential for ceramic component systems to create large-scale structures and environments. Teams should be prepared with a project brief.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

*The submission deadline for team applications has been extended.* Interested professionals are encouraged to apply by November 17, 2023. A jury selection committee comprised of representatives from Boston Valley will review the applicants’ submissions. Each team’s application will be scored on the merit of the proposal, manufacturability, aesthetics, and real-world application.

Eight teams will receive notification of their acceptance in late November 2023.

Please complete the application below to submit your team for consideration.

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Company Address #1*
(If applicable, i.e. if your team will include a partner company.)
Company Address #2
(If applicable, i.e. if your team will include a partner company.)
Your team's main point of contact.
As part of your application, please summarize your team's project brief in 250 words or less.

Please submit samples of your team's past work to Greg Borowiak, ACAW Conference Coordinator, at acaw@bostonvalley.com. Applications will not be accepted without samples of work.

The maximum size of any email attachments should be 10 MB, or sent as a shared file link via Dropbox or Google Drive.

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