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Article: Viva la Terra Cotta.
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2007
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Just when you thought the past might be vanishing a little too quickly, terra cotta is coming back in new ways, making New York warmer, deeper, and not so flat and icy with glass.
Midnight-blue glazed terra cotta, all full of inky depth, will surround the lower portion of architect Annabelle Selldorf's 520 West Chelsea condominium building on 19th Street. At Ms. Selldorf's 200 11th Avenue, where people will drive their cars into their apartments, cast gunmetal glazed terra cotta is to cover the base, making curves and warmth in a cold, sharp world.
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