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Canopy forms a crucial link at New York college

Bard College gets it right with a helical connector canopy.
London hospital’s ETFE skylight

A redeveloped hospital complex links buildings with a membrane roof.
Canada’s biggest green roof

Hillside community center boasts one of Canada’s largest green roofs.
New aquatics Down Under

A regional aquatic center in northern New South Wales zips up the place with tensioned fabric.

SOM’s Hajj Terminal wins AIA 25-Year Award

The Hajj Terminal at King Abjul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, design by the Chicago and New York offices of SOM, received the 2010 AIA 25-Year Award.
New aquatics Down Under

A regional aquatic center in northern New South Wales zips up the place with tensioned fabric.
Canopy forms a crucial link at New York college

Bard College gets it right with a helical connector canopy.
London hospital’s ETFE skylight

A redeveloped hospital complex links buildings with a membrane roof.
Shade structure allows fun in the sun

A shade structure at a city water park allows Minnesotans to enjoy long-awaited summers.
The greening of the Postal Service

New York’s Morgan Station is one of the nation’s largest green roofs.

German architecture firm wins competition for helicopter landing platform design

Proposed helicopter landing aims to speed patient recovery by speeding delivery times.
U.S. Embassy in London revealed

Philadelphia architect KieranTimberlake has been selected to design the new American embassy in London.
Outdoor shade structure offers glare-free, lower heat

Employees the world over squabble and scheme to get offices with windows, so contemporary office designs let the sunshine in with floor-to-ceiling glass—and sometimes wall-to-wall glare.
Summer means Textile Roofs in Berlin

The 15th annual international workshop in membrane structures will take place at the Technical University of Berlin (TU-Berlin) from June 3-5.
Visionaries inspire architecture students to design inflatable structures

Architecture and Vision partners lead University of Minnesota students in a workshop on inflatable structures.
Randy Sharp envisions living cities

A leading Canadian landscape architect discusses green roofs, walls and opportunities for new technologies.

German architecture firm wins competition for helicopter landing platform design

Proposed helicopter landing aims to speed patient recovery by speeding delivery times.
London hospital’s ETFE skylight

A redeveloped hospital complex links buildings with a membrane roof.
New aquatics Down Under

A regional aquatic center in northern New South Wales zips up the place with tensioned fabric.
Shade structure allows fun in the sun

A shade structure at a city water park allows Minnesotans to enjoy long-awaited summers.
U.S. Embassy in London revealed

Philadelphia architect KieranTimberlake has been selected to design the new American embassy in London.

Canada’s biggest green roof

Hillside community center boasts one of Canada’s largest green roofs.
The greening of the Postal Service

New York’s Morgan Station is one of the nation’s largest green roofs.
Randy Sharp envisions living cities

A leading Canadian landscape architect discusses green roofs, walls and opportunities for new technologies.

Code considerations in fabric structure design

Fabric structures may require an architect to collaborate with a code consultant.