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September 2008 Issue

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Zenith performance space in Strasbourg wraps itself in color and light

The new 14,000m² Zenith Music Hall is one of the largest fabric structures on the continent - and certainly one of the most colorful.
Hotel entrance canopy evokes the earth and sea

To a guest at the 132-room Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa, it’s obvious what separates this place from other hotels.
Ground control in northern California

Stabilizing a “living roof” with biodegradable geotextile and interlocking plant trays helps the new California Academy of Sciences building blend into hilly surroundings.

Dome houses Made in Berlin exhibition

The dome was created to house the Made in Berlin exhibition at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, a trade show for furniture and interior design.
Australia's largest temporary shade structure keeps sports cool

Tradition is important at Victoria Park Racecourse, where sporting events, from equestrian competitions to the Clipsal 500 Adelaide V-8 Supercar race, attract South Australian enthusiasts.
World's largest mobile venue to tour

Norwegian designers, Various Architects (VA) have designed the Mobile Performance Venue (MPV) for the Arts Alliance Productions performance “ID – Identity of the Soul”, which will tour worldwide in 2009.
High-tech lightweight fabric roof covers performance facility

Early August, 5,000 patrons attended the inaugural performance by the Sun Valley Symphony in its new performance facility, the Sun Valley Pavilion, in Trail Creek Canyon of Sun Valley, Idaho.
Zenith performance space in Strasbourg wraps itself in color and light

The new 14,000m² Zenith Music Hall is one of the largest fabric structures on the continent - and certainly one of the most colorful.
Dramatic freestanding canopy protects medical center patients

Adding a dramatic canopy at the entrance to the UT Southwest Medical Center improved the patient experience.

2008 ACADIA conference to cover biological processes and computation

The conference, named “Silicon & Skin," seeks to identify and examine current trends in digital design technologies.
Composites allow creation of custom materials

Composites have mind-bending properties and endless applications.
Designing fabric structures

Three quick steps to success.

Conference presenters share experiences with fabric-formed architectural structures

A conference on the use of fabric formwork for architectural structures drew interest from around the world.
Tension revisited –2: IDN

An ongoing review of tension structure software.
Geotextile mat helps hold North Dakota river in place

The Grand Forks, North Dakota river jumped its banks; now a geotextile mat helps hold it in place.
Zenith performance space in Strasbourg wraps itself in color and light

The new 14,000m² Zenith Music Hall is one of the largest fabric structures on the continent - and certainly one of the most colorful.
Sustainable headquarters features fabric stitched into building

The headquarters of fashion designer Hugo Boss.
Hotel entrance canopy evokes the earth and sea

To a guest at the 132-room Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa, it’s obvious what separates this place from other hotels.
Ground control in northern California

Stabilizing a “living roof” with biodegradable geotextile and interlocking plant trays helps the new California Academy of Sciences building blend into hilly surroundings.
Dramatic freestanding canopy protects medical center patients

Adding a dramatic canopy at the entrance to the UT Southwest Medical Center improved the patient experience.
Tensioned fabric dresses up hand-made boats

Mexican architect Marcos Outiveros has designed a few variations on the trajineras aesthetic for a new tourist development in Cancún, a “Mayan Riviera.”

World interest in green roofs grows

Green roofs aren't just for looks.
Ground control in northern California

Stabilizing a “living roof” with biodegradable geotextile and interlocking plant trays helps the new California Academy of Sciences building blend into hilly surroundings.
West Coast project to use plants to cover building façade

French architect and 2008 Pritzker Laureate Jean Nouvel’s first project on the West Coast of the United States will be “green” within and out.
Trade show to focus on worldwide energy consumption

The global trade fair will be placing special focus on one of the most pressing problems of our time: the rapidly rising levels of worldwide energy consumption.
Geotextile mat helps hold North Dakota river in place

The Grand Forks, North Dakota river jumped its banks; now a geotextile mat helps hold it in place.
Sustainable headquarters features fabric stitched into building

The headquarters of fashion designer Hugo Boss.
Hotel entrance canopy evokes the earth and sea

To a guest at the 132-room Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa, it’s obvious what separates this place from other hotels.