Pioneering the Structural Terracotta… | Facade Tectonics …
Terra cotta has been mostly utilized as a non-structural masonry veneer or rainscreen but there have been precedents for using TC structurally, such as Elladio Dieste's shells and Guastavino's vaults. Louis Sullivan used terra cotta to animate the large facades of his tall buildings, and there is a resurgence of TC's popularity trending ...