Roof gives new life to old Dome
September 1st, 2007
By Helen Elias Re-emerging after bad press, the Millennium Dome shows that there’s always a chance to change. All eyes in London turned to the Greenwich Peninsula at the end of June, when the ill-fated Millennium Dome opened its doors as the newly re-branded O2 with a spectacular concert from veteran stadium rocker Jon Bon […]
Designers awarded for work on Arizona Cardinals Stadium
September 1st, 2007
The Arizona Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., has recently picked up two awards for its designers. The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) awarded Pentagram Design, New York, N.Y., an Honor Award for its signage graphics (which includes fabric awnings and banners), and Walter P. Moore won the 2007 Engineering Excellence Award from the American […]
Tents house interior work areas at Google offices
September 1st, 2007
Google’s new offices in Santa Ana, Calif., feature interior work areas topped by white fabric tents that efficiently direct air flow from vents above. Conference room walls are covered with the soft textured white fabric, specially treated to be flame-retardant and filled with custom soundproofing material that works better than standard products. Working with Clive […]
Universal Fabric Structures wins prize for Australia project
September 1st, 2007
The Sydney Wildlife World, a showcase of Australian flora and fauna, recently earned Universal Fabric Structures first prize for innovation from the Australian Association of Canvas Manufacturers. Universal Fabric Structures’ design combines lightweight steel CHS-curved clearspan arches with a cable bracing system that incorporates a fine transparent mesh. Inspired by the skeletal frame of a […]
Temporary fabric structure decorates gallery lawn
September 1st, 2007
In early July, the lawn next to the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Covent Garden neighborhood featured a temporary fabric structure designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schumacher, partner in her namesake firm. More than 5m tall, the structure consisted of three identical fabric structures, or “parasols,” arrayed around a central point. Each […]
SLVDesign wins design award for buildings lined with felt
September 1st, 2007
SLVDesign has been honored with best of category in Environments in I.D. magazine’s 2007 Annual Design Review for its Drape Wall concept (FA, May/June 2006). The design is a system of multifunctional modular building units lined with industrial felt. “It’s so much more intelligent than what’s out there now,” said one of the jurors.
Architect to publish book on tension structure technology
September 1st, 2007
Architect Roberto Santomauro of Montevideo is publishing a introductory book on tension structure technology. Not intended as an in-depth study, Tensoestructuras is directed at students, architects, engineers, designers and builders who are curious about the technology’s possibilities.
Competition entrant receives high marks for Chicago 2107 design
September 1st, 2007
One competing futurist sets the Windy City a-sail. By Paula Feigum If Frank Lloyd Wright had been asked to envision his Chicago 100 years later, what might he have described? Even as an adept futurist, could he have predicted the hastening effects of climate change—even amid the heady triumphs of the Industrial Revolution—then redesigned an […]
Tensile fabric reigns in recent interior projects
September 1st, 2007
Some of the most interesting interior fabric structures are found behind (private) doors. By Ed Matson Over the past 10 years, interior tensile fabric structures have advanced greatly from the arrangements of stretched cotton stapled to wooden batons that were typical for the time. Now, with a wide range of both synthetic and natural fabrics, […]
Digitally printed fabric creates illusion of concrete façade
September 1st, 2007
The fabric was used when the Abteiberg Museum moved temporarily into a vacant theater. By Jake Kulju On September 18, 2006, in Mönchengladbach, Germany, the Abteiberg Museum shut down for renovations that are scheduled to continue until November, 2007. In order to keep the museum’s services available to the public, the town offered a vacant […]