Fabric roofing with an exposed field

June 16, 2014  |  Exteriors

Meeting the requirements set by FIFA for the 2014 World Cup stadium in Salvador, Brazil. Drogba, Messi, Rooney, Ronaldo and more have stepped onto the pitch to play the beautiful game at the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. But before the games began, a lot …
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Commercial Center Parasols

June 1, 2014  |  Case Studies

Resembling a savannah of inviting trees, 15 parasols provide texture and rhythm to open space. By Frank Edgerton Martin Winner of several awards, the Parc des Vergers de la Plaine is a shopping venue located in Chambourcy, France. Somewhat similar to an American “lifestyle center,” Parc …
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New fabric structures lighter than…

June 1, 2014  |  Case Studies, Features

Recent innovations in materials and technology are leading designers to create air-supported fabric structures with higher-level capabilities than ever before. By Bruce N. Wright Air-supported fabric structures have been around since at least the mid 1940s, when Walter Bird developed for government …
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Covering cricket in eye-catching style

May 1, 2014  |  Case Studies, Features

The five-cone tensile structure was installed in just 48 hours. By Katherine Carlson Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), owner of the 200–year–old Lords Cricket Ground in London, England, is the world’s oldest cricket club, arbiter of the laws of cricket and keeper of historical artifac…
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Base Structures and Remaster to offer tensile fabric structures

May 1, 2014  |  Case Studies

Base Structures, a UK headquartered tensile fabric specialist, is partnering with Brazilian specialist sub contractor, Remaster BR and its Columbian counterpart to offer complex, architectural membrane structures to the South American market. The alliance will see Base Structures’ services off…
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Wood makes this poolside canopy good

May 1, 2014  |  Exteriors, Features

The carefully engineered use of timber in this fabric tensile structure system leads to a unique and warm result. By Frank Edgerton Martin It’s hard to imagine going to the Greek islands and not wanting to stay outside. The Ostraco Hotel in Mykonos recently added a tensile structure to shade i…
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Lighting the way to learning

April 1, 2014  |  Case Studies

Fabric ceiling system filters and diffuses light at university library By Katherine Carlson Students visiting the multi-story Munday Library and Learning Commons, a classroom and technology hub for St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas, thrive on the renovated building’s indirect sunlight, m…
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Guiding Principles Compliance for new construction of federal buildings

March 1, 2014  |  Case Studies

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) launched the Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction (GPC NC) of federal buildings. The program for assessing building sustainability was developed with extensive input from federal government agencies. As a sister product to the GBI’s program for…
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GBI to offer free AIA-approved training course

March 1, 2014  |  Case Studies

The Green Building Initiative™ (GBI) will provide free access to its online certification course for Green Globes Professionals™ (GGPs) from Feb. 13 to April 15. GGPs help guide building projects in achieving Green Globes® ratings, awarded for environmentally-focused design and const…
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This Cloud bears a heavy load

March 1, 2014  |  Case Studies, Features

Modular construction plus fabric cladding equal a dynamic showcase for events. By Bruce Wright, AIA A true collaboration between architect, engineer and fabricator, The Cloud is a vision of fabric, structure and showmanship. Unlike Internet-based data storage familiar to anyone who uses computers, t…
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