The Western Specialty Contractors Facades Division (Ridgefield, N.J.) has helped to transform the discreet entrance to one of Manhattan’s most luxurious condominium high-rise buildings into a functional work of art.

Rainscreen walls have had a few different definitions over the years. Rainscreens can be designed with products and configurations that assist in creating both pressure-equalized and non-equalized or drained/back ventilated systems — all still in line wi

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A Chinese warrior (upper left) made of terra cotta from the Ming Dynasty, 200 BC. Terra cotta was used by most major architectural firms during the early nineteen hundreds, who commissioned specific designs for their buildings.

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it will serve reliably for decades. Unfortunately, during their 50 to 100 years of service, the facades of many terra cotta buildings have suffered a succession of indignities that have permitted ex

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but telltale signs of underlying problems that are best interpreted by an experienced individual with the full support of a testing laboratory. Even in cases where the problems appear obvious-broken

Alternative Materials

Alternative materials are attractive relative to in-kind replacements due to lower initial expense. They include cut stone, precast concrete, polymer concrete, glass fibre reinforced concrete and fiberglass.

As mentioned, any program involving the replacement of terra cotta units must be accompanied by a complete repair program that will ensure the continued integrity of the terra cotta. The program will involve comprehensive repair work done at the time of

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Hold Seminar
The Masonry Institute of St. Louis sponsored a seminar on Design and Construction of Reinforced Masonry Structures on November 13 & 14 at the Engineers Club. Featured speaker for the meeting was James E. Amrhein. S.E., Executive Directo

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Generous support made both the competition and the exhibition possible. The newly manufactured tiles will be seen for the first time in the exhibit where they will be installed in different pa

I circulated the issue of Masonry you enclosed to the Director, Mr. Bates Lowry, and the staff. The article on terra cotta as a building material becoming more popular naturally was of great interest. Those kind comments are appreciated. The National Bui