Shopping center canopies provide escape from the heat

FabriTec Structures | Costa Mesa, Calif., United States

Westgate Shopping Center is a 603,870m², multi-purpose facility with shops, restaurants, offices, theaters and residential units, located in Glendale, Ariz. This facility is within walking distance of the newly constructed Arizona Cardinals stadium. The shading canopies, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the architectural structures category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, located throughout the facility provide a necessary escape from the heat, as well as an artistic composition of functional design that complements the surroundings.