Playground shade sails protect patients

August 1, 2023  |  Projects

Could there be a more feel-good project than one that gives a little bit of joy to children being treated (or having completed treatment) for cancer?
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Flexin’ muscle on a 1960s Bel Air restoration

July 1, 2023  |  Projects

The Chevy Bel Air, a luxury car back in the day, turned heads no matter what street it cruised down in the ’50s and ’60s—and it continues to do so today. 
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Floating kites soar in Abu Dhabi shade sail structure

June 1, 2023  |  Projects

The client laid out the request: The concept included off-white, multilayered floating kites with minimal steel structure. The purpose was to provide shade over an existing courtyard in a large mixed-use, low carbon footprint development.
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Sports pavilion built at a school in France

May 1, 2023  |  Projects

Lycée Michelet is located in Vanves, an old but storied suburb of Paris, on a piece of land it first occupied in 1871. The school (Lycée) is at the center of Vanves and within blocks of the Paris Convention Center and little more than a third of a mile from the Seine River. As with … <div><…
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Orchestra requests tent seating for 1,700, tall enough for a bus

April 1, 2023  |  Projects

With a large hospital fundraiser coming up, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra wanted to temporarily expand its home at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
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EAA Foundation Tents

March 1, 2023  |  Projects

More than 70 million people worldwide are currently displaced from their homes because of wars, violence and persecution. More than half of those are under the age of 18, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Perry Pavilion

February 1, 2023  |  Projects

To help the Virginia Arts Festival celebrate its 25th Anniversary at a new venue, a new custom tent was needed. Tents LLC, of Frederick, Md., approached the Tukwila, Wash.-based Rainier Tent with a bold and creative idea for the Pat “Bunny” Perry Pavilion, a staple for the annual festival. Raini…
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Tern Point Shade Renovation

January 1, 2023  |  Projects

Sometimes building a home to capitalize on the view of its surroundings may introduce some unintended problems. 
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Khalifa International Stadium

December 1, 2022  |  Projects

When the 2022 FIFA World Cup games arrived at Qatar’s Khalifa International Stadium, viewers saw an innovative and visually stunning roof system built by Birdair Inc. Qatar has the honor of hosting the first-ever World Cup in the Middle East, where the Khalifa stadium is one of eight that will hos…
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The Rady Shell

November 1, 2022  |  Projects

Seen from a distance, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, in San Diego, Calif., is a striking sight. In daylight, it looks like something that might have emerged from San Diego Bay, but at night it becomes a popular concert venue, with an enormous stage, 3,386 programmable LED lights and a powerful ampli…
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