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January 2012 Issue

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Features

Urban(e) wildlife: fabric and wood cover public park restaurant

Fabric and wood combine for a unique restaurant in Hamilton, New Zealand's most stunning public park—in the heart of the city.
Ecologies revealed: woven mesh replaces zoo fences

Woven mesh helps the Auckland Zoo make fences disappear.
Rural living: bringing the shade home

Integrated shading in a New Zealand residence.

Case Studies

Graceful floating fabric sculpture

Floating fabric sculpture graces the entrance atrium in the new MediaCityUK Living Lab.
Pou Manawa

"Pou Manawa" is the focal point of Auckland International Airport’s retail departure area.
Look, up in the sky! A super-sized inflatable!

A super-sized inflatable served a super show.
Wrapping the Olympic Stadium in graphics

Sustainable fabric to wrap London’s iconic Olympic Stadium for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Urban(e) wildlife: fabric and wood cover public park restaurant

Fabric and wood combine for a unique restaurant in Hamilton, New Zealand's most stunning public park—in the heart of the city.
Rural living: bringing the shade home

Integrated shading in a New Zealand residence.
College sails

Campus with enhanced outdoor landscaping and dedicated event and gathering spaces.
Handmade to spec: from pergola to canopy

This residential canopy is a retrofit of an existing wood pergola.
Shade sail for the BBQ

Practical shade sail has style and visual appeal to cover a backyard barbeque area.
Canopy with form and function

Small details make this eye institute’s canopy a work of art.
Revered aquariam covers fish in fabric

Coney Island is the setting for a refurbished aquarium with new fabric roof.
8.0 Restaurant features canopy for protection from the elements

Structure is an open-air covering for a well known restaurant and live music venue.
Rio Tinto Stadium reflects local support and pride

A stadium brings a sense of community and delivers iconic architecture in the process.
Ecologies revealed: woven mesh replaces zoo fences

Woven mesh helps the Auckland Zoo make fences disappear.

Design

Wrapping the Olympic Stadium in graphics

Sustainable fabric to wrap London’s iconic Olympic Stadium for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Revered aquariam covers fish in fabric

Coney Island is the setting for a refurbished aquarium with new fabric roof.
Fabric protects agricultural assets

Duane Thorbeck proposes fabric barns as a sustainable choice.

Expertise

Barcelona: Textile structures X 5

A recent international conference introduced the latest R&D on fabric structure design.
Ecologies revealed: woven mesh replaces zoo fences

Woven mesh helps the Auckland Zoo make fences disappear.
8.0 Restaurant features canopy for protection from the elements

Structure is an open-air covering for a well known restaurant and live music venue.
Pou Manawa

"Pou Manawa" is the focal point of Auckland International Airport’s retail departure area.
Urban(e) wildlife: fabric and wood cover public park restaurant

Fabric and wood combine for a unique restaurant in Hamilton, New Zealand's most stunning public park—in the heart of the city.
Rural living: bringing the shade home

Integrated shading in a New Zealand residence.
Rio Tinto Stadium reflects local support and pride

A stadium brings a sense of community and delivers iconic architecture in the process.
Handmade to spec: from pergola to canopy

This residential canopy is a retrofit of an existing wood pergola.
College sails

Campus with enhanced outdoor landscaping and dedicated event and gathering spaces.

Sustainability

College sails

Campus with enhanced outdoor landscaping and dedicated event and gathering spaces.
Handmade to spec: from pergola to canopy

This residential canopy is a retrofit of an existing wood pergola.
Fabric protects agricultural assets

Duane Thorbeck proposes fabric barns as a sustainable choice.

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