Covered rotunda offers comfort for medical center

November 12, 2024  |  Projects

Tropical J’s, a Hawaii-based awning and canopy manufacturer, had completed an awning for the rear of the Straub’s Medical Center during COVID. That project so impressed the CEO of the center that when it came time for another shade project, he asked his facilities manager to reach out to the…
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Robotics plus ETFE fabric architecture in a Chinese building

November 1, 2024  |  Projects

When you think of robotics, architecture probably is not what first comes to mind. But design company line+, of Hangzhou, China, partnered with robotics systems company RoboticPlus.AI to create a dynamic building like no other.
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Lawrence Fabric shade sails provide rooftop dining upgrade

October 1, 2024  |  Projects

Relaxing in outdoor seating is a favorite part of eating at the Frisco Barroom, a restaurant located in the St. Louis, Mo., area that has both a 50-seat back patio and a shaded rooftop deck that accommodates 42. The sun protection on that upper perch was an improvement made a few years after the eat…
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75 shade sails taking flight at Dayton library

September 1, 2024  |  Projects

Upon approaching the Dayton Metro Library West Branch, viewers notice the building’s soaring rooflines, which honor the historic Wright Company Factory (within view in the background) where the Wright Brothers developed their commercially viable airplanes. One can imagine hearing the sounds from t…
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Keeping the coffee hot while keeping the customers cool

August 19, 2024  |  Projects

Not only does this shade canopy help reduce ambient heat gain, it also helps to get cars off the local streets by funneling cars through an on-site order lane.
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Mesh seats keep soccer fans cooler in Houston heat

August 1, 2024  |  Projects

Keeping cool in Houston, Texas, is practically a year-round endeavor, as temps can hit the 90s F even in the spring. One way the new owners of the Houston Dynamo Football Club addressed fan comfort in their stadium redo was by converting its seating from plastic chairs to mesh fabric from Serge Ferr…
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All-season protection in Times Square

July 5, 2024  |  Projects

The Times Square Edition hotel, a new building in New York City, was designed to have a ninth-floor terrace and is set back in keeping with the other properties on Times Square. The Witkoff Group, which developed the property, wanted to create an all-season amenity especiall…
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A tent as a permanent event center

July 1, 2024  |  Projects

In 2023 DoubleTree Hotel in Chesterfield, Mo., found that installing a permanent, climate-controlled tent could add a 400-capacity event center to its offerings without the time frames and expense that would have been needed for constructing a whole new bricks-and-mortar building.
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Medley of shade sails cool the courts

June 18, 2024  |  Projects

Sonoma Shade Sails, Forestville, Calif., designed and installed a quintet of shade sails beautifully balanced such as to create a syncopated pattern that shades a major circulation path between the pickle ball courts and the putting green.
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Baseball complex is repeat business for Signature Structures

June 1, 2024  |  Projects

Spring means the start of baseball season, and in March, Dexter Southfield School in Brookline, Mass., opened its new indoor baseball and softball practice facility, thanks to work done by Signature Structures LLC of Easton, Pa. The company partnered with Dellbrook/JKS as general contractor and ARC/…
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