Students focus on the environment at Design Camp

January 1, 2008  |  Case Studies, Features

Teens find use for recycled highway billboards, and learn a valuable lesson in design-build. By John Comazzi, Anselmo Canfora and Wendy Friedmeyer In July, 2007 a group of eager high school students from around the country descended upon the Twin Cities for an intensive week of project-based learnin…
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Sports fans under fabric

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has released HOK Sport’s design of London’s 2012 stadium. The bowl-shaped stadium will hold 25,000 permanent and 55,000 temporary seats, allowing for the stadium to be used as a local venue after the Games. The stadium covers two thirds of the spectat…
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Fabric structure to be largest of its type in the world

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

American Spaceframe Fabricators International has been contracted to build a fabric structure in Puerto Rico that, when complete, will be the largest of its type in the world. The company is moving its operations to Ocala, Florida. For more information, visit www.asfi.net.
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Hightex gets high sign

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

The polymer membrane tensile structure producer Hightex Group PLC has won a 7 million euro contract to provide a membrane roof that will be part of the upgrading of the First National Bank Stadium in Johannesburg for the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup. For more information, visit www.hightexworld.com.…
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Tensioned membrane roof soars over entertainment facility

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Oasis Tension Structures (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. | Braeside, Victoria, Australia Among the new facilities at the Royal Melbourne Show Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is the Grand Pavilion, a year-round facility for sports, exhibitions and formal functions. It is a large tensile-membrane structure, …
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Covered walkway forms weatherproof entrance for VIP guests

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Architen Landrell Assoc. Ltd. | Monmouthshire, United Kingdom This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures from 930-2,790m2 (10,000-30,000 sq. ft.) category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, features a covered walkway leading from the Queen Elizabeth…
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Covering protects customers from the elements

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Commercial Industrial Delta S.A. | Lima, Peru This covering, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the tensile structures from 930-2,790m2 (10,000-30,000 sq. ft.) category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, extends over three corridors and four squares in a shopping center in Lima…
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Tensile structure allows zoo visitors to get up-close and personal

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

UFS Australasia Pty Ltd. | Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia This project, which won an Award of Excellence in the tensile structures more than 2,790m2 (30,000 sq. ft.) category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, covers Sydney Wildlife World, a new attraction showcasing Australia&rsq…
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Roofing structure echoes country’s natural environment

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Birdair Inc. | Amherst, N.Y., United States Kuwait Stadium, formally known as Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, is a 64,000-seat football (soccer) stadium in Safat, Kuwait. The client requested a unique design that made a statement for the stadium, while providing exceptional comfort and shading…
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Cable-membrane structure covers landmark stadium

January 1, 2008  |  Exteriors

Beijing N & L Fabric Technology Co. Ltd. | Beijing, China Foshan Stadium, a large cable-membrane structure, is the landmark of Foshan City, China. The stadium has a total membrane area of around 71,000m2, and membrane coverage of approximately 53,420m2. Its roofing structure, which won an Outsta…
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