EditorialWhite terra-cotta panels designed to capture and reclaim rainwater on the facade of One Vanderbilt, in New York, Dec. 5, 2022. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialA terra-cotta head from 400 to 300 B.C., part of an exhibition at the Museo dell’Arte Salvata, or Museum of Rescued Art, in Rome, July 14, 2022. (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)