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The Architect’s Newspaper Reports on ACAW 2023
Included in the coverage of the 2023 ACAWorkshop is an article by The Architect's Newspaper, reported on by program assistant Trevor Shillaci.
That’s a Wrap! ACAW 2023 Overview
Several themes emerged from this year’s 10-month-long research workshop, including bioclimatic/biophilic design, transitional space, and structural design.
Architectural Record Covers the 2023 ACAWorkshop
ACAW 2023 took place in Buffalo, NY from August 14-17th. At the public Symposium on Thursday, each team presented the results of their months-long prototype development. Matthew Marani with Architectural Record reported on the event.
Eric Parry – “Architectural Practice is a Collaborative Exercise”
How a garage, a carpet and living on a bus helped shape Eric Parry.
Boston Valley Terra Cotta Announces 2023 Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop
The eighth annual Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW) will commence on August 14, 2023, with an opening keynote speech by Eric Parry, RA.
ACAW 2022 in the Friends of Terra Cotta Newsletter
In their fall newsletter, the Friends of Terra Cotta published an article on the 2022 ACAWorkshop, discussing the importance of solar performance in façade design.
Designboom and Dezeen cover the details of a living façade collaboration
The modular system aims to provide wildlife – including bees, birds and plants – with space to thrive on the façades of buildings in urban environments.
2021 ACAW Team Receives Recognition for Collaborative Project, V-Soleil
Architecture Research Office collaborated with Heintges Consulting and fabricator TriPyramid Structures during ACAW 2021 to explore the limits of terra cotta and they developed V-Soleil, a curtain-like brise soleil inspired by organic forms.
Buro Happold and COOKFOX explore biophilic façades at ACAW 2021
The Architect's Newspaper has published a recap detailing the collaboration between COOKFOX's Spencer Lapp and Buro Happold's Andre Parnther that took place at the ACAWorkshop in 2021.
Green Building & Design interviews John Krouse about the impact ACAW has on modern architecture
Green Building & Design (gb&d) magazine wrote an article about the use of Architectural Terra Cotta for modern buildings in response to the changing needs of new buildings. They also dive into Boston Valley's Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW) and the possibilities, limitations, and design flexibility of architectural terra-cotta.
UB teams with Alfred University to advance stackable ceramic façade prototype
A team of UB architecture faculty and students has developed a stackable ceramic facade system that opens new possibilities in user-generated architecture and sculptural geometries in terra cotta.
Architectural Terra-Cotta is Tough, Lightweight, Versatile, and Green
Why do so many companies of size and prominence take part in ACAW? Perhaps the question should be: “Why wouldn’t they?”
