Venue hosts traveling exhibit of design studio’s projects

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 S…
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Structure encloses open area of hotel

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 C…
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Cantina design incorporates tensile structure

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 lun…
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Multicolored fabric forms help create eclectic gathering space

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 curren…
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Tension structure provides shade for hotel guests

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 6,0…
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ETFE encloses giant greenhouse dome

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 — inst…
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Freestanding structure provides shade and waterproofing

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 Interna…
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Covering creates inviting space that demands attention

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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…
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Structure allows all-weather usage of synthetic bowling greens

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 …
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Stadium features largest multiple-layered membrane structure in China

March 1, 2009  |  Exteriors

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 Achi…
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