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Hospital fabrics assist in protecting and promoting health
January 1st, 2008
From waiting rooms to surgical suites and beyond, hospital purchasers look for fabrics to keep hospitals clean. By Katherine Carlson At North Memorial Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center in Robbinsdale, Minn., value analysis teams meet routinely to evaluate new health-care products suggested by clinicians or distributors. Project administrator Ann Roberge, who purchases textiles, […]
Covered walkway forms weatherproof entrance for VIP guests
January 1st, 2008
Architen Landrell Assoc. Ltd. | Monmouthshire, United Kingdom This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures from 930-2,790m2 (10,000-30,000 sq. ft.) category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, features a covered walkway leading from the Queen Elizabeth II Pier to the newly refurbished O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) in Greenwich, United […]
Covering protects customers from the elements
January 1st, 2008
Commercial Industrial Delta S.A. | Lima, Peru This covering, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures from 930-2,790m2 (10,000-30,000 sq. ft.) category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, extends over three corridors and four squares in a shopping center in Lima, Peru, to protect customers in the corridors and shops against rain, […]
Tensile structure allows zoo visitors to get up-close and personal
January 1st, 2008
UFS Australasia Pty Ltd. | Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia This project, which won an Award of Excellence in the tensile structures more than 2,790m2 (30,000 sq. ft.) category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, covers Sydney Wildlife World, a new attraction showcasing Australia’s unique flora and fauna in the heart of Darling Harbour, Sydney, […]
Roofing structure echoes country’s natural environment
January 1st, 2008
Birdair Inc. | Amherst, N.Y., United States Kuwait Stadium, formally known as Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, is a 64,000-seat football (soccer) stadium in Safat, Kuwait. The client requested a unique design that made a statement for the stadium, while providing exceptional comfort and shading for seating. The stadium design features an extremely large, single-cable net […]
Cable-membrane structure covers landmark stadium
January 1st, 2008
Beijing N & L Fabric Technology Co. Ltd. | Beijing, China Foshan Stadium, a large cable-membrane structure, is the landmark of Foshan City, China. The stadium has a total membrane area of around 71,000m2, and membrane coverage of approximately 53,420m2. Its roofing structure, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures more than […]
The sustainable future of fabric
January 1st, 2008
Fabric’s sustainable future may help lead design forward. By Mason Riddle It hasn’t always been this way for fabric. That is, being the messenger — if not the message — for a more sustainable future. In the past, designers who used tensile fabrics were not nearly so concerned — or impressed — with its modest […]
Plastic bubbles wrap up energy waste in Melbourne
January 1st, 2008
Inflated plastic bubbles enclose a shopping mall in Melbourne, Australia, solving a host of problems, including energy waste. By Mason Riddle Entering Melbourne’s Federation Square through an oddly shaped opening that pierces a giant inflatable wall must be something akin to Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole. But unlike Alice, where home turf is no […]
Expressive canopy crowns a New Zealand home
January 1st, 2008
By Shelby Gonzalez The canopy that crowns Noble House on New Zealand’s Great Barrier Island invites poetic comparisons — a wind-carved dune, a sea-polished shell, a gull in swooping flight — but its form was born strictly from function. Designed and now inhabited by architect Greg Noble of GeorgiGregg Ltd., the 186m2 Noble House overlooks […]
Tensioned membrane roof soars over entertainment facility
January 1st, 2008
Oasis Tension Structures (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. | Braeside, Victoria, Australia Among the new facilities at the Royal Melbourne Show Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is the Grand Pavilion, a year-round facility for sports, exhibitions and formal functions. It is a large tensile-membrane structure, which won an Award of Excellence in the tensile structures from 930–2,790m2 (10,000–30,000 […]