July 2008 Issue

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  Moving illuminated object opens new possibilities in membranes

  This illuminated object, called “Flower Dance,” is a moving illumination, intended to open new possibilities in membranes.

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  Fabric concourse wall hides stadium seating

  Eventscape’s portion of this project is a 1,950m² angled, custom-framed, fabric concourse wall, created to interestingly hide the back of the stadium seating.

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  Glass envelope with oval footprint creates fitting memorial

  FAM, a group of young architects in Madrid, designed a glass envelope with an oval footprint on top of the subterranean visitor room.

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  New Whitney outpost to feature fabric on top

  The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, has proposed a satellite museum to its main facility to be built using multiple sustainable design techniques.

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  2012 Stadium may be greenest yet

  The London 2012 Olympic stadium, designed by HOK Sport and Peter Cook, could be wrapped in a material made from the cannabis family of plants.

• BC Place plans retractable roof

  Owners of BC Place stadium have confirmed that they are planning major upgrades to the facility, including a new retractable roof.

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  Desert museum complex gets certified Platinum LEED

  A desert museum complex—the Water + Life Museums comprising the Center for Water Education and the Western Center for Archeology and Paleontology—has been certified Platinum LEED.

• Museum design to incorporate sustainable strategies

  Registered as a LEED Gold project, the museum design will incorporate many sustainable strategies.

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  Portable building serves as airship terminal and promotional venue

  This project involved the design, manufacture and installation of a portable building to serve as an airship terminal and promotional venue at The Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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  Sphere provides unique event space

  This structure, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the air structures category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, is a huge sphere supported on an aircell collar.

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  Portable building goes on tour to publicize game console

  Tectoniks Ltd. | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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  Canopy uplifts NYC

  Tentnology erects an elegant canopy for NYC’s subway station in front of the World Trade Center memorial site.

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  Walkway canopies provide sheltered environment for travelers

  Airport Architects Canada had the challenge of designing the fast track, re-locatable walkways that are elegant and fit within the budget that was given by the airport authority.

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  Fabric shades enliven restaurant patio

  Adding a string of undulating fabric shades enlivens, and makes bearable, a champion restaurant patio.

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  Fabric structures shield members from errant golf balls

  A prestigious country club in Oregon calls for fabric structures to protect members and their expensive cars from errant golf balls.

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  Handprints decorate conical structure for festival launch

  The public lend a hand at the launch of the London Festival of Architecture.

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  Highest green-faced slope in U.S. provides economical construction option

  The 1H:1V geosynthetic-reinforced steepened slope was constructed at the southwest end of Runway 5 to extend it approximately 152m.

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  Polyester geogrids used to build large retaining walls

  This project used special polyester geogrids to build some of the largest retaining walls ever constructed in the capital of Guerrero State, México.

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  Soil cap eliminates exposure and improves water quality

  The project involved installing a soil cap over a 55-acre sludge pond’s surface to eliminate exposure and improve surface water and groundwater quality in the area.

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• Joint conference to examine sustainable architectural and structural design

  The conference, titled “New Materials and Technologies, New Designs and Innovations,” will be held by the International Association of Shell & Spatial Structures (IASS) and Simposio Latinoamericano de Tenso-Estructuras (SLTE).

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  New shades and screens made with energy-efficient fabrics

  Forget the old bug screen—a new generation of shades and screens is energy efficient, sustainable, attractive and functional.

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  Pioneering the field: The founding father of the fabric tension structure industry

  Frei Otto is considered by many to be the founding father of the existing fabric tension structure industry.

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  Jeffersonian geometry

  Architecture students at the University of Virginia abandon traditional construction methods. U Virginia founding father Thomas Jefferson would be proud.

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  Cotton matrix becomes ‘Roads’ warrior

  Better Roads magazine recognized HydraCX2® Cotton Fiber Reinforced Matrix, a hydraulically applied erosion-control product, as one of its Top Rollouts.

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  Fabrics made from recycled yarn

  Enviro-Tex fabrics are made with Repreve® yarn, which meets FTC guidelines for recycled products.

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  Resin coat creates eco-friendly fabric

  Co-polyn is an eco-friendly next-generation industrial fabric coated with polyolefin-type resin.

• Printable fabric appropriate for indoor and outdoor applications

  The Vivitex™ line of printable fabrics features five weights and constructions for use in sign and banner applications, and are specifically designed for use on solvent-based printers.

• Solar-protection fabrics meet high environmental standards

  The products received GREENGUARD Indoor AirQuality Certified® (to qualify with indoor air quality requirements) and GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certified® ratings.

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  Networks of influence: Blurring the roles between engineers and architects

  A student of Otto explains how she teaches the basics.

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  Tensile structures: Do it yourself

  At the Free University of Brussels, Dr. Marijke Mollaert’s architecture students design and then build their fabric structure.

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  New book covers tensile structures

  Uruguayan architect Roberto Santomauro has a new book out on tensile structures designed by his firm Sobresaliente Tensoestructuras.

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  Techno Textiles: Inner Space to Outer Space

  An exhibition that touches on many aspects of life, both terrestrial and extraterrestrial.

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  Tension revisited: MPanel

  MPanel, one of the more useful, sophisticated and relatively new software systems, promises to deliver value for architects, engineers, designers, fabricators, educators, researchers and a host of other professionals.

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  Tension revisited: Rhino

  Much can be said about Rhino, but we’ll limit our thoughts to a basic review.

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  LEED-H certified and GreenPoint Rated home goes up in California

  A developer makes sense of sustainability, starting with his own home’s greenroof.

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  Canopy uplifts NYC

  Tentnology erects an elegant canopy for NYC’s subway station in front of the World Trade Center memorial site.

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  Walkway canopies provide sheltered environment for travelers

  Airport Architects Canada had the challenge of designing the fast track, re-locatable walkways that are elegant and fit within the budget that was given by the airport authority.

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  Fabric shades enliven restaurant patio

  Adding a string of undulating fabric shades enlivens, and makes bearable, a champion restaurant patio.

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  Fabric structures shield members from errant golf balls

  A prestigious country club in Oregon calls for fabric structures to protect members and their expensive cars from errant golf balls.

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  New shades and screens made with energy-efficient fabrics

  Forget the old bug screen—a new generation of shades and screens is energy efficient, sustainable, attractive and functional.

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  2012 Stadium may be greenest yet

  The London 2012 Olympic stadium, designed by HOK Sport and Peter Cook, could be wrapped in a material made from the cannabis family of plants.

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  Desert museum complex gets certified Platinum LEED

  A desert museum complex—the Water + Life Museums comprising the Center for Water Education and the Western Center for Archeology and Paleontology—has been certified Platinum LEED.

• Museum design to incorporate sustainable strategies

  Registered as a LEED Gold project, the museum design will incorporate many sustainable strategies.

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  Exploring sustainability

  A new series examining a key issue confronting all designers.

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  LEED-H certified and GreenPoint Rated home goes up in California

  A developer makes sense of sustainability, starting with his own home’s greenroof.

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