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Australia’s largest temporary shade structure keeps sports cool

September 1, 2008

…Australian firm Bahnert’s Steel Supplies, Klemzig. The SA Motorsport Board intends to hire out the structure for other sporting events and interstate race meets. For more information, visit www.shadework.com….

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Composites allow creation of custom materials

September 1, 2008

Diego, Calif.); flat, flexible lightbulbs that can be tailored to complex shapes and sizes (CeeLite, Blue Bell, Penn.); or a bullet-proof plastic topper for troop carriers (Amtech Corporation Inc., Wapato,…

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Tension revisited –2: IDN

September 1, 2008

…than 20 years’ experience in the tensile membrane industry. He can be reached at FTL Design Engineering Studio, New York City, where he practices as the engineer principal. www.ftlstudio.com

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High-tech lightweight fabric roof covers performance facility

September 1, 2008

…roof (the first of its kind in the U.S.), with unobstructed performance space, connected to a high-tech lightweight fabric roof covering the 1,500-seat pavilion. For more information, visit www.ftlstudio.com….

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Zenith performance space in Strasbourg wraps itself in color and light

September 1, 2008

…BETOM-Ingénierie/ Zwahlen & Mayr SA Textile elements: Form TL ingenieure für Tragwerk und Leichtbau GmbH Fabrication of textile elements: Canobbio S.p.A. Fabric: Silicone-coated glass fiber, by P-D Interglass Technologies…

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Trade show to focus on worldwide energy consumption

September 1, 2008

…key contribution to reducing energy costs. The show, titled “R+T 2009 focus on climate change,” will take place in Stuttgart, Germany from Feb. 10-14. For more information, visit www.messe-stuttgart.de/rt….

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World’s largest mobile venue to tour

September 1, 2008

…and a combination of standard and bespoke aluminum structural frames. The outer skin is a self-supporting membrane of hexagonal inflated tubes and translucent cushions. For more information, visit www.variousarchitects.no….

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World interest in green roofs grows

September 1, 2008

…The building contains complementary facilities such as a stop motion studio, 3-D hi-end computer graphics studio, soundstage, sound recording studios, audio visual editing suites, hi-end digital post studio, etc. A…

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Conference presenters share experiences with fabric-formed architectural structures

September 1, 2008

…Because the forms have complex curves, the engineering calculations for structural loads are atypical. Researchers such as Arno Pronk, Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland, have begun to understand the structural…

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Networks of influence: Blurring the roles between engineers and architects

July 1, 2008

…and conservative consideration of loads from the climate. It failed in an unexpected way that is complicated to predict or understand. It seems to have been a result of cracking…

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