Walkway canopies provide sheltered environment for travelers

July 1, 2008  |  Exteriors, Features

By Maqsood Ahmed At the specialty structures division of Halcrow Yolles, every request comes with unique challenges. Airport Architects Canada, — the architects for the Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada — had the challenge of designing the fast track, re-locatable walkways t…
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Fabric shades enliven restaurant patio

July 1, 2008  |  Exteriors, Features

Adding a string of undulating fabric shades enlivens, and makes bearable, a champion restaurant patio. Mojito’s Café is part of the United States Tennis Association’s National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadow Park, New York. In fact, it’s attached to the Arthur Ashe Stadium …
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Fabric structures shield members from errant golf balls

July 1, 2008  |  Exteriors, Features

A prestigious country club in Oregon calls for fabric structures to protect members and their expensive cars from errant golf balls. By Kent Hubbell In April 2005, I received a call from Howard McKee, architect for Bandon Dunes Resort, saying he had a problem that he thought I might be interested in…
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Structure, awnings and umbrellas create inviting look

May 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Tropical Js Inc. | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States The Miramar Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii, desired a centerpiece structure, awnings and umbrellas, which won an Award of Excellence in the multiple fabric structures category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, over its bar and special events r…
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Awnings and cabanas help restore casino

May 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Trimmer Smith Awning & Upholstery | Mobile, Ala., United States The project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the multiple fabric structures category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, consists of 16 quarter-bullnose awnings, 10 fully enclosed pool cabanas, and four open …
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Fabric roof membrane shape promotes good acoustics for bandshell

May 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

FTL Design Engineering Studio | New York, N.Y., United States This temporary bandshell is used for free performances in the neighborhood town square. A series of custom aluminum trusses support a fabric roof membrane, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the architectural structures categor…
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BC Place may get retractable roof

May 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

In anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, BC Place’s management is researching the possibility of replacing the iconic Vancouver building’s air-supported fabric roof with a retractable fabric roof. Talks have begun between Uni-Systems (a primary supplier of such systems in North Ameri…
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Euro Experience Tour infiltrates

May 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

A traveling show for the UEFA Euro 2008 (football) tournament began in late January in Basel, Switzerland when an innovative inflatable building opened to the public as the first of a 13-city tour through Austria and Switzerland. The fabric building—designed by Tectoniks Ltd. in Shrewsbury, UK…
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Textile shades protect balconies and apartments

May 1, 2008  |  Exteriors, Features

A compact cluster of low-cost apartments soaks up sun and sea on the Mediterranean. Slovenia has a southern coast on the Adriatic Sea that neatly tucks in between Italy and Hrvatska east of Italy. Although it faces northwest and therefore doesn’t quite get the intensity of sun that a Valencia,…
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Olympics feature top-to-bottom membrane structures

May 1, 2008  |  Case Studies, Exteriors, Features

As the world’s first public top-to-bottom membrane structure, the ETFE infused Watercube gets its moment in the sun this summer in Beijing. For almost five centuries, the Forbidden City—located in Beijing, and home of the imperial palace—has been the symbol of China’s distinc…
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