![[ARCH 509 - Interdisciplinary Ceramic Research Center (ICRC) Facade Installation - COVER IMG]](https://architectureprizecom.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/93235/22-9800-21/medium/1f8132979e26277ac18afe73d8c5b261.jpg) Terracotta tiles now clad the ICRC to showcase the clay-based work occurring within the studio space
                      Terracotta tiles now clad the ICRC to showcase the clay-based work occurring within the studio space
                        
                    
				Interdisciplinary Ceramic Research Center (ICRC) provides space, equipment and expertise to artists and other disciplines at the University of Kansas (KU). Terracotta installations were designed and fabricated by KU Architecture students in collaboration with KU Ceramics and NBK Terracotta. Tiles were produced with a hybrid workflow - designs were fabricated using CNC-milled plaster molds, ram press and hand-press techniques to blend traditional ceramics with contemporary technologies. Patterns were derived from microscopic images of clay and other natural elements.