The Allianz Arena 5 years later

January 1, 2011  |  Fabric Structures

By Mark Zeh It’s been more than five years since the opening of the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. In the meantime, the stadium—designed by Herzog & de Meuron Architekten of Basel, Switzerland—has become a symbol of both Munich and Germany. Construction of the Allianz Arena,…
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Engineers design striking, efficient pavilion

December 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

Structural engineers Price & Myers, London, England, wanted to design a striking but efficient pavilion for the 2010 London Festival of Architecture, and the Hy Pavilion got right to the point. The tensioned structure consists of two intersecting hyperbolic paraboloids—or hypars—made…
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Epic fabric flower represents city

December 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures

For a place known as “the garden city,” a nearly six-story-tall fabric flower makes an apt icon. By Jan Brenny Although only one calla lilly is “in bloom” on the beach in Vina del Mar, Chile, with a flower this size, one is all you really need. For Colombian fabricator Castro…
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Accessories that work

November 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Features

Leading-edge accessories attract customers to fabric structures—and LED lighting leads the charge. By Maura Keller Check out some of the more sophisticated fabric structures gracing events and adorning buildings and you might be impressed at the kinds and technical sophistication of the add-on…
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Swim gear finds new life as fabric structure

October 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

The hottest design during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was Speedo’s LZR Racer swimming suit, which helped American Michael Phelps and a host of other world-class swimmers break more than 90 world records with its aerodynamic fit and fabric. Its advantages led to the suit being banned by…
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Setting the stage with spandex

October 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

The Essence Music Festival brings together African American artists, activists and achievers for the largest concert, education and empowerment event in the nation. Setting the stage at the 2010 event for luminaries such as Bill Cosby, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys wasn&rsq…
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Tension shade workshop in Orlando Oct. 26, prior to IFAI Expo Americas 2010

September 29, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Industry News

Tim Collins, a 20-year veteran fabricator from Queensland, Australia, and other shade structure professionals will be demonstrating the design and fabrication of several shade sails—as these shades get installed on the second floor pavilion of the North Concourse of the Orange County Conventio…
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Fabric cube suggests balance and mass

September 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

Geometry is not rocket science for Pink Powered by Moss, New York, N.Y., which designs and rents tensioned fabric structures in all shapes and sizes. Its massive cube display, which stands more than 16 feet high, is a real attention grabber, appearing to balance impossibly on one point. As an event …
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Art museum features unusual white undulating roof

September 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

Called a number of pet names—Smurf House, Chinese Hat, White Toadstool— because of its unusual white undulating roof, the new Centre Georges Pompidou outpost art museum in Metz, France, is a serious work of design by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and French architect Jean de Gastines (a…
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London hospital features ETFE skylight

September 1, 2010  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

A redevelopment of a city hospital complex called for reusing existing buildings while adding functionality. By Bruce Wright St. Bartholomew’s Hospital is the oldest established hospital in the United Kingdom, located on a tight city center site within 500 meters of St Paul’s Cathedral. …
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