Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original Part 1 here and Part 2 here. As most people know, terra-cotta literally translated means “burnt earth,” a term the ...

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. This is one of the many Crown Heights North buildings whose architect I now know, thanks to the landmarking of ...

Charlotte of the Upper West Side pushes the boundaries of environmental performance in New York City. One of a limited number of ground-up construction projects approved in the Upper West Side Central ...

The Green House, a 12-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens completed earlier this year. Designed by New York City architectural firm Studio V, the project is clad in terra-cotta ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. For years, we've touted the benefits of working from ...

A few years ago local artist and teacher Ben Tyjeski published a comprehensive look at Milwaukee's architectural terra cotta. For his latest monograph, he takes a deeper dive into the beautiful East ...

A terracotta-toned palette of concrete, brickwork and tiles nods to Lappeenranta's distinctive 1980s civic architecture at ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Architects have turned to terra cotta for millennia. The clay-based ceramic is durable, lasting hundreds of years; it breathes, providing a natural system to transfer heat and water; ...

The translation for the Italian terra cotta is “baked earth.” For over 4,000 years, terra cotta remained popular for both utility and decoration in architecture. Its natural qualities of fire and ...

It was big news at last year's Intersolar 2021 when Meyer Burger unveiled its new solar tiles, which were designed by paXos. At Intersolar 2022, paXos is showcasing a range of new innovative ...