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Colorful canopy adds interest and function to funky façade
September 1st, 2007
By Jake Kulju Designed to enhance and reflect the unique quality of the building it is attached to, this dual-arch entrance canopy fulfills the sometimes-difficult conditions of pragmatic art. Manufactured and installed by Boree Canvas of Jacksonville, Fla., the canopy sits on four 3-in. schedule pipe and cantilevers over and under each other with a […]
Book review: Architectural Graphic Standards
September 1st, 2007
All new forms and content make the architectural reference practical and helpful, especially with its metrics for assessing sustainable design options. By James A. Strapko Architectural Graphic Standards 11th edition continues a 75-year tradition of offering concise text and descriptive graphics in a basic design handbook for architects. What began as a compact volume has […]
Professor uses felt to create play mats for children
September 1st, 2007
A University of Minnesota professor develops a design for a children’s play piece out of fabric. By Jake Kulju John Comazzi, Assistant Professor of Architecture, College of Design, University of Minnesota, entered a competition for an open-ended children’s play piece and left with his hands full of fabric. Participants were challenged to create a non-prescriptive […]
Datametrics: Scanning the building
July 1st, 2007
Quality analysis and acquisition of information may open up new possibilities for quality control and surface modeling in tension structures. By René Sander The rapid development of laser scanners, paired with suitable evaluation software, has produced new applications of quality analysis and acquisition of information in the building industry and architecture. This paper demonstrates this […]
Pavilion represents rare opportunity for architects
March 1st, 2007
Koolhaas’ 2006 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion huddled in Kensington Gardens, then went away. Each summer the Serpentine Gallery—located in Kensington Gardens, London—commissions an internationally acclaimed architect to design a temporary Pavilion for its lawn. The program is unique worldwide. Conceived by Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, Serpentine Gallery, the project represents a rare opportunity for architects to create […]
Green architecture and sustainable design
January 1st, 2007
How green architecture and sustainable design relate to fabric structures. By Nicholas Goldsmith For millennia people have worshipped the sun for its warmth, its light and its capability for producing food. In modern times we have come to take the sun for granted. The Earth is solar powered yet we are largely unaware of our […]
Glossary of awning terms
April 1st, 2006
Definitions Awning: An architectural fabric projection that provides weather protection, identity or decoration and is wholly supported by the building to which it is attached. An awning is comprised of a lightweight frame structure over which a cover is attached. Canopy: An architectural projection that provides weather protection, identity or decoration and is supported by […]
Thermal regulations in the UK
January 1st, 2006
By Tanya Ross Introduction Legislation to promote energy saving measures in new buildings has been tightened a number of times over the past 20 years, since the recognition that buildings contribute almost half the annual carbon dioxide emissions in the UK. The most recent revisions proposed to the Building Regulations were intended to reduce that […]
Light Structures-Structures of Light
January 1st, 2006
By R. E. Shaefer This 2nd edition of Horst Berger’s latest book will be highly valued by design professionals, teachers and students as it follows the first edition in its format, contents and clarity. The book’s many excellent illustrations and photographs are especially welcome to this reviewer and insures the book’s popularity with architects. The […]
Standardized definitions for tents and fabric structures
May 1st, 2005
Standardized definitions help code officials understand just exactly what tents and fabric structures are and how they differ from rigid structures. For over a year now, the Building Code Committee of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has been discussing definitions for terms that affect the industry. The following standard definitions were created for common […]