A bridge to the future

July 1, 2025  |  Features

A most unlikely location of placemaking can be found spanning a busy transit corridor in Redmond, Wash., with 20 lanes of freeway and two tracks of light rail speeding beneath a bridge. The Redmond Technology Station Bridge, designed by Silman’s Lightweight Structures Group of TYLin (formerly FTL…
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Shade fabrics take center stage in outdoor entertainment

July 1, 2025  |  Features

From reimagined performance spaces and circus tents to portable solar panels and giant inflatables for outdoor concerts, these fabric structure case studies go beyond the sideshows to take center stage.
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Above-pool shade project shields school swim team

July 1, 2025  |  Features

Hoover Architectural Products, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., took poolside shade to a new level—literally over and above—to protect the swim team at Pine Crest School in Boca Raton. The 8,846-square-foot shade structure, fabricated in two parts, comprises 288 yards of fabric and shades an eight-lane po…
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Rooftop views that won’t blow them away

July 1, 2025  |  Awnings & Shades, Markets

HKS Architects contacted the Retractable Structures division of Eide Industries, Inc., to build a motorized fabric canopy system to complement and expand the outdoor dining area for the Lemon Grove Restaurant in Hollywood, Calif. Located on the rooftop of The Aster, a private members club and boutiq…
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Proposed code changes for temporary structures

July 1, 2025  |  News

The 2024 International Building Code has a major revision that impacts temporary structures. It allows them to remain in place for up to 365 days. Any building or structure that is erected for one year or less that serves as an Assembly occupancy or other public use will be classified as a Public-Oc…
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The Shade and Awnings supplement is here!

July 1, 2025  |  News

People want to be outdoors when they eat, drink or celebrate, and shade structure companies are seeing more demand for shade in multiuse spaces and outdoor entertainment areas. With fabric, steel and more, these companies create permanent and retractable structures with shelter from the elements.
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