Portable building goes on tour to publicize game console

July 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Tectoniks Ltd. | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the air structures category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, involved the design and manufacture of a unique portable building for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, to s…
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Canopy uplifts NYC

July 1, 2008  |  Exteriors, Features

Tentnology erects an elegant canopy for NYC’s subway station in front of the World Trade Center memorial site. By Brianna Bowne In New York City, adjacent to Manhattan’s most poignant site, a massive white canopy has watched over the comings and goings of subway patrons since September 2…
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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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Moving illuminated object opens new possibilities in membranes

July 1, 2008  |  Interiors

Taiyo Kogyo Corp. | Tokyo, Japan This illuminated object, called “Flower Dance,” is a moving illumination, intended to open new possibilities in membranes. The object, which won an Award of Excellence in the commercial interiors category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, is l…
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Fabric concourse wall hides stadium seating

July 1, 2008  |  Interiors

Eventscape Inc. | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Eventscape’s portion of this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the commercial interiors category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, is a 1,950m2 angled, custom-framed, fabric concourse wall, created to interestingly hid…
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Glass envelope with oval footprint creates fitting memorial

July 1, 2008  |  Interiors

Hightex GmbH | Rimsting, Germany On the third anniversary of the Atocha railway terminal bomb attack in Madrid, Spain, March 2004, the Spanish Royal Family inaugurated the memorial in memory of the victims. FAM, a group of young architects in Madrid, designed a glass envelope with an oval footprint …
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Handprints decorate conical structure for festival launch

July 1, 2008  |  Landscapes

The public lend a hand at the launch of the London Festival of Architecture. Foster + Partners successfully built a conical structure, interwoven with fabric panels hand-printed by the public to kick off the Kensington and Chelsea hub of the London Festival of Architecture on 21 June. A focal point …
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Soil cap eliminates exposure and improves water quality

July 1, 2008  |  Landscapes

Flint Industries Inc. | Metter, Ga., United States The project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the geosynthetic projects category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, involved installing a soil cap over a 55-acre sludge pond’s surface to eliminate exposure and improve s…
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