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"Architectural Terra Cotta examines the evolution of terra cotta and prepares architects and builders to make new, creative uses of the timeless material. Terra cotta is among the oldest of manufactured building products, yet it has once again become a material of choice in contemporary façade design. From the walls of Babylon to high performance rainscreens, terra cotta claddings have repeatedly proven to be technically superior and aesthetically triumphant. Understanding the evolution of terra cotta prepares architects to add new, creative chapters to a rich history. This book describes the key attributes that recommend the use of terra cotta and explain its continuing success. The core of the book traces the many ways that terra cotta can be formed, finished and applied to buildings. These techniques demonstrate the full potential of the material, showing how its unique capabilities have been developed over time. A comprehensive inventory of recent examples, project case studies and architectural details, this book provide a basis for understanding the nature of the material and the opportunities it offers in new work. With over 150 color images, this volume provides a concise resource for all those considering terra cotta as a façade system: architects, façade engineers, cladding subcontractors, materials suppliers, developers, and prospective clients. With inspiring examples of expressive possibility, this invaluable book will find a home with students and professionals alike interested in making rich, colorful, and durable buildings" --

Tile facades. --- Construction en tuiles. --- Terra-cotta. --- Terres cuites. --- Building, Terra-cotta. --- Construction en terre cuite.

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Far beyond its long-standing decorative and protective use, architectural ceramics has matured into a material system of great potential. Triggered by material research, design computation and digital fabrication methods, the innovations in ceramic technology are enabling expanded applications for ceramics as a multi-functional, performative material system. Ceramic material systems comprise the full ecosystem from material extraction and processing to the assembly of construction elements and their eventual reuse and recycling. This book establishes the state of the art of this quickly emerging field, with a particular interest in presenting the knowledge needed for developing project-specific solutions that often involve custom ceramic elements. The authors provide a rigorous background of the materials and associated technologies as well as inspiration from the very best contemporary buildings using ceramic systems, along with an overview of emerging ceramic technologies and research. The main section of the book is supplemented with a descriptive and critically commented listing of the most interesting and innovative ceramic products on the market today, ranging from interior tile products to complex active façade systems and roof products.

Architecture --- Housekeeping --- façades --- decorations [ornaments] --- Applied arts. Arts and crafts --- ceramic tile --- Construction en tuiles --- Décoration architecturale --- Tuiles --- Décoration intérieure --- Tile construction. --- Tile facades. --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural. --- Tiles in interior decoration. --- Interior decoration --- Architectural decoration and ornament --- Stonework, Decorative --- Architectural design --- Exterior walls --- Facades --- Hollow tile construction --- Building --- Decoration and ornament --- Tile construction --- Tile facades --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural --- Tiles in interior decoration --- 691.4 --- Bouwmaterialen ; keramische --- Keramiek ; o.a. tegels ; architecturale toepassingen --- Bouwmaterialen ; leem, klei, aardewerk --- Construction en tuiles. --- Décoration architecturale. --- Décoration intérieure. --- Décoration architecturale --- Décoration intérieure.