This one-hour course takes you behind the scenes of terra cotta manufacturing, exploring how clay roof tiles, flooring, and wall cladding are crafted from raw earth to finished product. Learn about ...

The battle of the roof pitches has abated and British architects’ love affair with the vernacular seems to run and run, but performance and procurement are part of the debate. This month we look at ...

Solar roof tiles, along with windows and even cladding that can generate solar power, are exciting new building materials, but figuring out how to integrate these – and cost them – at the design phase ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...