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• Students design breakfast spaces out of fabric

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2010 issue
  The response to this challenge was as varied as the students who designed the spaces.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0910_sk_student_designs.html

• Günter Behnisch, 1922-2010

  Fabric Architecture | August 3, 2010
  On July 12, Professor Dr. E.h. Günter Behnisch passed away in Stuttgart at the age of 88.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/080310.html

• In memoriam: Roger Gant Jr.

  Fabric Architecture | July 27, 2010
  Former Glen Raven president Roger Gant Jr. has died at the age of 86.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/072710_gant.html

• Fiber façade wraps a Dutch master museum

  Fabric Architecture | from the July 2010 issue
  Museum includes extension with hybrid para-aramid and carbon fibers.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0710_nw2_facade.html

• Target Center’s green roof controls stormwater runoff

  Fabric Architecture | from the July 2010 issue
  Atop the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, a new green roof sports a couple of unusual geotextile layers.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0710_f2_target.html

• London hospital’s ETFE skylight

  Fabric Architecture | from the May 2010 issue
  A redeveloped hospital complex links buildings with a membrane roof.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0510_f2_skylight.html

• IFAI seeks candidates for board positions

  Fabric Architecture | April 19, 2010
  The Leadership Development Committee of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is now seeking candidates to be considered for three director positions on the IFAI Board of Directors.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/041210.html

• The cost of building fabric structures

  Fabric Architecture | from the January 2010 issue
  Experienced professionals comment on how much it costs to build fabric structures.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_f1_costs.html

• Inside the distinctive Georgia Dome

  Fabric Architecture | from the January 2010 issue
  Atlanta’s Georgia Dome establishes a number of new fabric-roof records.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_f3_dome.html

• U2 fabric stage makes world tour

  Fabric Architecture | from the January 2010 issue
  U2, recognized worldwide for its driving yet melodic musical vision, launched the band’s “360° World Tour” in June 2009 on a fabric-clad stage that rocks around the clock.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_nw_stage.html

• GINA Studio course teaches students valuable design lessons

  Fabric Architecture | December 7, 2009
  Last September, 13 architecture students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design began a provocative one-semester studio program titled GINA Studio.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/120709.html

• Aging of membrane materials

  Fabric Architecture | from the November 2009 issue
  How to keep membrane materials looking new over time.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/1109_ce_aging.html

• Towards a living architecture

  Fabric Architecture | from the November 2009 issue
  Jeffrey L. Bruce, a leader on green roofs and landscape, speaks out on the promise of “Living Architecture.”
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/1109_f3_living.html

• “Bird’s Nest” wins RIBA Lubetkin award

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2009 issue
  Beijing’s National Stadium was awarded the prestigious Lubetkin Prize for most outstanding architecture built outside the European Union and designed by an RIBA member.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0909_nw2_nest.html

• Air-supported membrane roof gets retrofitted

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2009 issue
  The Dedmon Athletic Center at Radford University, Radford, Va., is known as “The Bubble” because of its air-supported membrane roof installed in 1981 by Birdair Inc.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0909_nw8_retro.html

• Better living through photovoltaics

  Fabric Architecture | from the May 2009 issue
  A New York design firm is defining the new frontier of building technology.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0509_f2_living.html

• Fabric structures

  Fabric Architecture | April 1, 2009
  The material’s role in the structure’s performance makes the selection process especially important.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0409_f2_structures.html

• Navigating the complex world of building codes

  Fabric Architecture | from the March 2009 issue
  There are no simple answers, but there are successful strategies.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0309_co_building.html

• Multicolored fabric forms help create eclectic gathering space

  Fabric Architecture | from the March 2009 issue
  Grier Pavilion, Riverside, Calif., is dedicated to the diversity of the people who have, are currently, and will in the future embody the spirit of Riverside, Calif.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0309_iaa3_eclectic.html

• Architects design world’s largest transportable venue

  Fabric Architecture | from the March 2009 issue
  The concept illustrates a moving experience.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0309_f1_transportable.html

• PVC breeds controversy

  Fabric Architecture | from the January 2009 issue
  Can vinyl fit in a green world?
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0109_ma_pvc.html

• Geotextile mat helps hold North Dakota river in place

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2008 issue
  The Grand Forks, North Dakota river jumped its banks; now a geotextile mat helps hold it in place.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0908_sw_river.html

• Fabric façades

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2008 issue
  New sustainable advantages can be found by wrapping a building in fabric.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0908_ce_facades.html

• Hotel entrance canopy evokes the earth and sea

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2008 issue
  To a guest at the 132-room Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa, it’s obvious what separates this place from other hotels.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0908_f2_sea.html

• Designing fabric structures

  Fabric Architecture | from the September 2008 issue
  Three quick steps to success.
  http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0908_pr_designing.html