Retractable awning thrills homeowners

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Craft-Bilt Mfg. Co. | Souderton, Pa., United States These homeowners wanted to shade both their wide patio and spacious living room in their Haven Lake, Penn. home. Engineers designed and installed a 12m-by-4m awning, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the retractable awnings category of …
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Fully retractable shelter protects café patrons

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Rainier Industries Ltd. | Tukwila, Wash., United States The purpose of this project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the retractable awnings category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, was to provide shelter for patrons of the Interbay Golf Course café, Seattle, Wash.…
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Entrance canopy provides focal point for eco-friendly hotel

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Rainier Industries Ltd. | Tukwila, Wash., United States For this entrance canopy, which won an Award of Excellence in the commercial canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, at a new environmentally friendly boutique hotel, the Gala Hotel in Napa Valley American Canyon, Calif.…
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Round canopy keeps churchgoers safe

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

G & J Awning and Canvas Inc. | Sauk Rapids, Minn., United States This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the commercial canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, consists of 10 sections of canopy, in three sizes, to span from the parking lot to the churc…
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Porte cochere defines luxury high-rise entrance

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Sunmaster of Naples Inc. | Naples, Fla., United States This porte cochere on an 18-story, 65-unit condo building in Naples, Fla., defines the luxury high-rise entrance and provides for weather-protected arrival via car. The frame consists of 25cm-diameter pipe ring, rafters and custom connectors&mda…
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Canopy provides focal point for entertainment deck

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Sunmaster of Naples Inc. | Naples, Fla., United States This canopy, which won an Award of Excellence in the free-standing canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, is a spectacular focal point for the entertainment deck of a beachside condominium complex in Naples, Fla. It mesh…
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Protective canopy covers bar of club’s exterior terrace

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Sollertia Inc. | Montreal, Québec, Canada The project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the free-standing canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, called for a protective canopy over a bar on this club’s exterior terrace in Ste-Adele, Québec, C…
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Structure defines gathering place

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Sollertia Inc. | Montreal, Québec, Canada The client was looking for a unique and elegant extension to an existing raised terrace to provide a covered space for dining and entertaining at their residence in Val-Morin, Québec, Canada. Working with a pre-existing terrace that had six low…
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Waves of canvas shade new aquatic center in Kansas

March 1, 2008  |  Exteriors, Features

Rank after rank of wave-like strips of colorful canvas greet visitors to Splash Cove in Shawnee, Kansas, near Kansas City. These undulating canopies are meant to express the overall theme of the new municipal aquatic center, “under the sea.” “We take the theme to a new level with t…
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Jamestown Settlement exhibit ensconced in fabric

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

Tension fabric R & D leader, Transformit, has contributed its expertise to the recently opened Jamestown Settlement Museum. Among these contributions are monolithic panels that recreate the forest environment where the settlement existed, and curved ceiling panels that integrate lighting and pro…
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