Why use rainscreens behind stucco claddings?

Why use rainscreens behind stucco claddings?

Stucco claddings, along with many other absorptive claddings—including fiber cement, EIFS, and stone—don’t just need a good quality water-resistive barrier behind them
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NYC firm gives Jefferson Market Library a modern rewrite

Architecture, urban design, and planning firm WXY has modernized Jefferson Market Library in New York City to make it more open, bright, and accessible to the public.
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Trahan Architects’ museum project to appear on Smithsonian Channel

The Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame project in Natchitoches, New Orleans, will be featured on the Smithsonian Channel series “How Did They Build That?” for its unique architectural design.  
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Washington’s behavioral health facility layout embodies flexible, patient-centered care