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

Dalton Apartments in Gary, Ind., has come back from the edge of ruin, thanks to interior rehab and a skilled exterior repair and restoration cleaning.

The IMI New Products Expo provided architects, engineers, contractors and construction managers the opportunity to see products and systems up close.

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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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