Panels shift color in response to body heat

January 1, 2009  |  News

Designers Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira and Erin Hayne, of Visual Reference Studio, have introduced Touch Wall Panels, for those seeking full-body contact with a heat-sensing surface. The panels shift color in response to body heat. SOURCE Visual Reference Studio
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Conference presenters share experiences with fabric-formed architectural structures

September 1, 2008  |  News

A conference on the use of fabric formwork for architectural structures drew interest from around the world. By Sharon Roe Whether you are drawn to the sinewy, sensuous concrete forms shaped by spandex or to the simplicity, efficiency, and flexibility of the geotextile-formwork, this conference was …
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Tension revisited –2: IDN

September 1, 2008  |  News

An ongoing review of tension structure software. Reviewed by Joseph Schedlbauer NDN is a new software package that has been developed specifically for the tensile membrane engineering industry. It combines model building, form finding, analysis, member sizing and patterning into one program. It has …
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New book covers tensile structures

July 1, 2008  |  News

Uruguayan architect Roberto Santomauro has a new book out on tensile structures designed by his firm Sobresaliente Tensoestructuras. Based in Montevideo, Uruguay, the architect has designed many dynamic and expressive fabric structures in Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. The book is directed at student…
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Techno Textiles: Inner Space to Outer Space

July 1, 2008  |  News

An exhibition that touches on many aspects of life, both terrestrial and extraterrestrial. By Mason Riddle The Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota Through July 27, 2008 So, what does the Muellner Green Roof System have to do with a puffy white bed pillow? Or a bright yellow pendant l…
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Tension revisited: MPanel

July 1, 2008  |  News

The first of Fabric Architecture’s series of reviews of tension structure software ran in these pages 10 years ago. Time for an update. Reviewed by Mahesh Senagala Even with computer-aided design systems, fabric structures present a challenge. The fabrics industry in general and the tensile fa…
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Tension revisited: Rhino

July 1, 2008  |  News

The first of Fabric Architecture’s series of reviews of tension structure software ran in these pages 10 years ago. Time for an update. Reviewed by Ashish Soni and Matthew Hilyard The idea that “as innovative visionary designers, we are limited only by our creativity” seems to be a…
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Cotton matrix becomes ‘Roads’ warrior

July 1, 2008  |  News

Better Roads magazine recognized HydraCX2® Cotton Fiber Reinforced Matrix, a hydraulically applied erosion-control product, as one of its Top Rollouts. The cotton hydromulch products were developed by North American Green, Evansville, Ill., from cotton-ginning byproducts. “Cotton by nature…
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Fabrics made from recycled yarn

July 1, 2008  |  News

Enviro-Tex fabrics are made with Repreve® yarn, which meets FTC guidelines for recycled products. Enviro-Tex is suitable for use in banners and flags, digital printing, tents and tensile structures. SOURCE Fisher Textiles
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Solar-protection fabrics meet high environmental standards

July 1, 2008  |  News

3G Mermet manufactures solar-protection fabrics from high-quality coated fiberglass yarns, primarily used for window screens. Recently, the company received two certifications from GREENGUARD Environmental Institute that demonstrate that it makes those products to high environmental standards. The p…
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