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Shade solution covers Miami Carnaval

December 1st, 2025

Photo courtesy of Dunn Lightweight Architecture. The Miami Carnaval project comprises six zones, known as bays, divided into over 120 panels, and spans a total area of 8,420 square meters. The project involved the installation of more than 31,000 screws and approximately 6,000 linear meters of a sophisticated clamping system. The selected material, PTFE B18039 […]

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Shade fabrics take center stage in outdoor entertainment

July 1st, 2025

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Pvilion created portable solar fabric panels and battery kits to power some of the lighting and equipment on Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour. The 10,000-square-foot construction was made of 70 black PVC panels integrated with solar cells. Image: Pvilion From reimagined performance spaces and circus tents to portable solar panels and […]

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Church members help raise a new fabric roof in Lomé, Togo

May 1st, 2025

A new fabric roof for a church in Lomé, Togo. Image: Dunn Lightweight Architecture Where there’s a will, there’s a way. A new 2-ton roof was hoisted and assembled for New Life Evangelical Church in Lomé, Togo, in West Africa, with the help of a crew of 14 community and church members. To streamline the […]

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