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Functional and fanciful fabric sculptures embrace Google building
December 1st, 2023
When Google’s Bay View campus opened in Mountain View, Calif., last year, employees entering the largest building were greeted by fabric sculptures Eddy and Shroud, designed by Jenny Sabin Studio. They stand tall in the open courtyard area, where there are collaboration spaces and cafes. The second floor contains employees’ individual workspaces. Eddy is a […]
Structured symbolism: ‘Wings over Stinson’ custom architecture
December 1st, 2019
International Tension Structures lifts a community’s sense of pride, one 50-foot, membrane-wrapped steel wing at a time. By Holly Eamon Architecture without a definitive function is not an easy sell. But it’s rarely a regret. “The concept is hard for people to digest, especially early on in a project,” says Jacob Schwartz, director of engineering […]
Thompson uses creativity to drive business
August 1st, 2008
Cynthia Thompson leverages her creative instincts to build a flourishing tension fabric structures business. “Business owners need to be inventive and fast moving and I think we’ve gotten sluggish,” says Cynthia Thompson, founder and owner of Transformit in Gorham, Maine. “I think we’re looking to creative people to put the juice back into our world.” […]