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Reconfigurable Terracotta Facade
- Paper by Jin Young Song, Associate Professor Dan Vrana, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the SMART Factory Jonathan Hopp, Assistant Professor, Alfred University Shawn Murrey, Senior Kiln Specialist, Alfred University Jiatao Wu, Graduate student Jongmin Shim, Associate Professor
<p>The traditional building facade as a permanent construction does not actively respond to the differing needs from varying weather conditions.…

October 11, 2022
Pioneering the Structural Terracotta Mullion Façade
- Paper by Victoria Ereskina · John Neary
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been

October 11, 2022
The Craft of Building Enclosures
- Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP
This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade

October 11, 2022
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies
- Paper by Omar Khan · Bill Pottle · Mitchell Bring
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

March 14, 2018
Terra Cotta Skins
- Paper by Laura B. Garofalo, Assistant Professor
<p>This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will…

March 17, 2020
Lightweight Veneer in High-rise Unitized Facades
- Paper by Michael Chen, P.E., Principal Antonio Luz, R.A., Senior Associate
<p>Manufactured veneer panels such as glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC), ultra high performance concrete (UHPC), sintered stone, and terracotta…

March 23, 2020