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Skanska and BIG complete curving terracotta-colored tower in Houston

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“Vines that will eventually creep along the terracotta -colored tower are meant to help the building blend into the surrounding park,” the Houston Chronicle writes about the tower. Image credit: Skanska USA Commercial Development, Inc. Externally, the tower adopts a multi-tiered, curved structure overlooking Discovery Green park.

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Foster + Partners Unveils Two New Residential Towers in London's King's Road Park Master Plan

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The towers' slender profiles are intended to complement the existing urban skyline, featuring terracotta paneling in a nod to local architectural styles. The residential buildings incorporate communal spaces, including a ground-level amenity and a rooftop garden sheltered by a louvered canopy. Read more

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Terracotta House / K2LD Architects

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Completed in 2023 in Singapore. Images by Fabian Ong, Studio Periphery Marc Tan. Conservation - Conservation of traditional bungalows is part of Singapore's effort to safeguard its heritage and enhance its vibrant urban fabric.

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Terracotta Pavilion House / Laboratory of Architecture #3

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© Giorgi Mamasakhlisi architects: Laboratory of Architecture #3 Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Giorgi Mamasakhlisi Area: 350.0 m2 Read more »

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LOPO Glazed Terracotta Baguettes: Yangjiang Citizen Culture and Art Center Complex by LOPO International Limited

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The building surface adopts the LOPO terracotta baguette curtain wall system, which is connected to the vertical white glazed ceramic rod through metal fluorocarbon spraying keel. Through changes in modulus and angle, a rhythmic building facade system is formed.

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Inspired by desert environments, this terracotta system uses water to cool indoor spaces without electricity

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Industrial designer and illustrator Yael Issacharov has designed an air conditioning system whose terracotta tile structure is inspired by desert environments. Each element is constructed of hollowed ceramic bodies made from local terracotta casted from plastic molds, while flexible joints are made from injection-molded recycled rubber.

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10 architectural facades that stood out this week

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↑ Vertical Rainbow in Tokyo, Japan by SAKO Architects ; Photo: Koji Fujii ↑ Formosa1140 in Los Angeles, CA by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA] ; Photo: Lawrence Anderson ↑ University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hamel Music Center in Madison, WI by Steinberg Hart ↑ Amirá in Querétaro, Mexico by Archetonic ; Photo: Rafael (..)