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Architect’s Workshop presents opportunities for students
March 1st, 2009
‘How to get started with fabric structures’ By N. Jane Hurt and Annemarie Jacques The Architect’s Workshop: “How to Get Started with Fabric Structures,” sponsored by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), the Lightweight Structures Association (a division of IFAI), and Fabric Architecture, October 22 in Charlotte, N.C., was a wonderful opportunity for our architecture […]
Venue hosts traveling exhibit of design studio’s projects
March 1st, 2009
Exhibition, March 11; April 30 — Architecture and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago is the first venue to host a traveling exhibition of selected projects by the design studio Architecture and Vision, founded by Italian architect Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas Vogler. Works on display include a model […]
World’s first permanent tensioned fabric structure turns 35
March 1st, 2009
The world’s first permanent tensioned fabric structure remains in good condition 35 years later at the University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif. The tensioned membrane roofing system covers the university structure officially known as the Sports Science and Athletics Pavilion. A state-of-the-art design at the time of construction in 1973, the facility recently […]
World’s largest awning casts wide shadow
March 1st, 2009
In an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records during the recent R+T trade show of rolling shutters, doors and gates, and sun protection equipment, the Stuttgart, Germany international trade fare unveiled an enormous retractable awning. Measuring 14m by 7.4m, the fully functioning articulating arm shade opened and closed every four minutes during the […]
Canopies shield students from extreme desert heat
March 1st, 2009
Studio Ma recently completed a substantial redesign of the plaza adjacent to the student union on the Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Key to their redesign is a network of modular shade canopies that enhance the usability of the busy campus. With more than 30,000 students a day passing through the Memorial Union Plaza, the […]