Roof gives new life to old Dome

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors

By Helen Elias Re-emerging after bad press, the Millennium Dome shows that there’s always a chance to change. All eyes in London turned to the Greenwich Peninsula at the end of June, when the ill-fated Millennium Dome opened its doors as the newly re-branded O2 with a spectacular concert from …
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Designers awarded for work on Arizona Cardinals Stadium

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors

The Arizona Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., has recently picked up two awards for its designers. The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) awarded Pentagram Design, New York, N.Y., an Honor Award for its signage graphics (which includes fabric awnings and banners), and Walter P. Moor…
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Universal Fabric Structures wins prize for Australia project

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors

The Sydney Wildlife World, a showcase of Australian flora and fauna, recently earned Universal Fabric Structures first prize for innovation from the Australian Association of Canvas Manufacturers. Universal Fabric Structures’ design combines lightweight steel CHS-curved clearspan arches with a…
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Lightweight fabric roof covers glazed café façade

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors, Features

Café Lichtblick may be Innsbruck’s favorite hot spot. High over the roofs of Innsbruck, Austria, on the rooftop of City Hall, sits the café and restaurant Lichtblick (“bright spot”). True to its name, the café’s lucid and open structure has unencumbered s…
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Fabric roofing solution helps a grand race get grander

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors, Features

BDP’s Aintree Racecourse redevelopment in Liverpool is a winner. By Helen Elias Aintree, Liverpool, is the spiritual home of the UK’s steeplechase community. The track is hallowed ground for many, not least because of its hosting every year of the Grand National, a challenging event know…
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Two innovative fabric structures used for racing

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors, Features

Temporary digs for the annual Cartier Polo Silver Cup in Switzerland, and headquarters for the China-France team for the America’s Cup yacht races in Valencia, Spain. Alpine splendor Gstaad, Switzerland, may not command the international diplomacy attention that Geneva or Zurich regularly do; …
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Colorful canopy adds interest and function to funky façade

September 1, 2007  |  Exteriors, Features

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 pi…
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TransHab and the space architects

September 1, 1999  |  Exteriors, Features

Revolutionizing structures in space with fabric and technology By Kriss J. Kennedy Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Sept/Oct 1999 issue of Fabric Architecture. At the time, Kriss J. Kennedy was a space architect at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. He is internat…
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The Dome of the Millennium

January 1, 1999  |  Exteriors

Come January 2000, the world will have a chance to experience the largest fabric structure ever built. By Robert Kronenburg With its spidery splayed column legs, a web of complex supporting cables, and a vast, curving, sky-reflecting body the United Kingdom Millennium Experience dome, Greenwich, Eng…
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Insulating for the elements

January 1, 1970  |  Exteriors

For fabric roofs, R-values can be obtained in a number of ways, depending on light transmission needs. By Bruce N. Wright, AIA Like most wall systems in architecture, the R-value is a function of building up layers of materials that have different insulative values as well as water imperviousness. T…
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