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Sustainable construction projects using fabric

August 1st, 2024

Perkins&Will retrofitted this University of Cincinnati research center with a mesh fabric facade. The new facade helps reduce solar heat gain and interior glare while maintaining good daylighting. Image: FlexFacades by Structurflex As the effects of climate change increasingly complicate living conditions on earth, some are looking to the moon and the tantalizing possibilities of […]

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All-season protection in Times Square

July 5th, 2024

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 especially well-suited for the renowned New Year’s Eve parties surrounding Times Square, as this terrace overlooks the […]

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Future architecture: Nicholas Goldsmith and the journey from mass to membrane

July 1st, 2018

Nicholas “Nic” Goldsmith, FAIA, has been a major player for more than 40 years in the development of fabric architecture in North America and around the globe through his leadership of the innovative architectural/engineering firm FTL Design Engineering Studio, based in New York City. I’ve known Nic for more than 20 of those years, and […]

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