To encourage interest in architectural terracotta, Boston Valley Terra Cotta (BVTC) hosts the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW), an annual, week-long event. In partnership with the University of Buffalo (UB) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), the manufacturer invites professional and academic teams to Buffalo to create architectural prototypes using the material.
At this year’s event, many of the professional prototypes and academic research experimented with terra-cotta’s interactions with water. This took the form of modules and research projects addressing water retention, evaporative cooling, and coastal resiliency.
