Structure encloses open area of hotel
March 1st, 2009
Port Douglas Sailmakers Pty Ltd. | Cairns, Queensland, Australia The purpose of the project, which won an Award of Excellence in the tensile structures, under 6,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International Achievement Awards, was to design and construct a structure to enclose an open area of the Central Hotel Port Douglas, Port Douglas, […]
Cantina design incorporates tensile structure
March 1st, 2009
FTL Design Engineering Studio, New York, N.Y., United States | & H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, New York, N.Y., United States The Santa Fe Opera Cantina, Santa Fe, N.M., is a new food service and outdoor dining facility for the Santa Fe Opera’s Ranch campus, serving breakfast and lunch for the Opera company and lecture dinners […]
Multicolored fabric forms help create eclectic gathering space
March 1st, 2009
FabriTec Structures | Costa Mesa, Calif., United States Grier Pavilion, Riverside, Calif., which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures, under 6,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International Achievement Awards, is dedicated to the diversity of the people who have, are currently, and will in the future embody the spirit of Riverside, […]
Tension structure provides shade for hotel guests
March 1st, 2009
FabriTec Structures | Costa Mesa, Calif., United States The purpose was to announce the entry to a hotel that was being extensively renovated and re-branded as a Holiday Inn in Palm Springs, Calif. The tension structure, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures, under 6,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International […]
ETFE encloses giant greenhouse dome
March 1st, 2009
Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. | Shanghai, Shanghai China Nantong Horticultural Exhibition Garden is a giant botanical garden in Jiangsu Province, China, with a domed greenhouse in the center of the garden that forms a biome for trees and plants. Ethyl-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) was used — instead of glass — to enclose the giant dome, which […]
Freestanding structure provides shade and waterproofing
March 1st, 2009
Shade to Order Pty Ltd. | Gateshead, New South Wales, Australia The client, Brigidine College, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, requested a radical and visually stunning structure, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures, 6,000-25,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International Achievement Awards,: a freestanding structure overlapping the existing two-story buildings to give […]
Covering creates inviting space that demands attention
March 1st, 2009
Comercial Industrial Delta S.A. | Lima, Peru Plaza Barena, Lima, Peru, consists of a circular platform and a connected mezzanine. To define and integrate both spaces, Comercial Industrial Delta designed a covering, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures, 6,000-25,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International Achievement Awards, with posts, cables […]
Structure allows all-weather usage of synthetic bowling greens
March 1st, 2009
Shade to Order Pty Ltd. | Gateshead, New South Wales, Australia The client, Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Australia, wanted an aesthetic, practical and energy efficient structure, which won an Award of Excellence in the tensile structures, more than 25,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International Achievement Awards, that allowed all-weather usage of synthetic bowling […]
Stadium features largest multiple-layered membrane structure in China
March 1st, 2009
Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. | Shanghai, China Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Corp. created the Natatorium of FoShan Shijilian Sports Center, an important membrane structure, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures, more than 25,000 sq. ft. category of the 2008 International Achievement Awards, adjacent to Foshan Stadium in FoShan, Shanghai, China. It […]
Multifunctional building features double-layer shell
March 1st, 2009
Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. | Shanghai, China Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Gymnasium is located in the Min Hang Campus of SJTU in Shanghai, China. The building, which can hold large games or performances, is one of the largest and most advanced gymnasiums among the colleges of China. The multifunctional building, with its novel […]