TY  - JOUR
AB  - Traces the development of terracotta in the USA, by particular reference
to its use in buildings erected in New York. The influence of
architectural developments in England utilizing terracotta during the
1860s and early 1870s is recognized, and the transfer of British craft
skills and manufacturing expertise to the USA are described. The role
played by terracotta in the development of fire resisting construction,
and its subsequent widespread use as a cladding for the early iron and
steel framed skyscrapers is examined. Representative examples of the use
of terracotta in New York, and especially Manhattan, are described and
illustrated for the period from 1850 to the decline in its use with the
onset of World War II.
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SN  - 0263-080X
DO  - 10.1108/02630809410066465
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809410066465
AU  - Swallow P.G.
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - New York Terracotta
T2  - Structural Survey
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 31
EP  - 34
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -