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GuildWorks gives a California park its first shade
February 1st, 2025
River Park in Petaluma, Calif., is transforming. Its inaugural structure is the peninsula’s first shaded area—there aren’t even any trees—underneath a shade sail array composed of diamond shapes and providing a covered area more than 70 feet in diameter. It rises 20 feet and was created by GuildWorks LLC of Portland, Ore. “We see our […]
Broward College shade sails win Soltis 502 contest
February 1st, 2025
Serge Ferrari held a contest celebrating the 25th anniversary of Soltis Proof 502 tensioned membrane fabric. The winning project was a 1,400-square-foot shade sail project at Broward College in Davie, Fla., by Hoover Architectural Products. Image: Serge Ferrari To celebrate the 25th anniversary of membrane fabric Soltis Proof 502, Serge Ferrari held a contest to […]
New Zealand backyard shade sail solution
December 10th, 2024
The clients for this project asked for a shade sail to cover their north-west facing courtyard. The solution from SunCraft NZ, Ltd., won an Award of Excellence in the Commercial Awnings & Canopies category of the 2024 Advanced Textiles Association International Achievement Awards. It was important for the clients to have a solution that provided […]
Innovative shade solutions for boats
December 1st, 2024
Designed by Charlton’s Marine Canvas, this deck shade’s only purpose is to shade the top of the cabin to keep it cooler. These shades are typically low to the cabin top but don’t touch it, which allows a gap for airflow. Image: Charlton’s Marine Canvas The owner of a Ranger Tug wanted a full permanent […]
Lawrence Fabric shade sails provide rooftop dining upgrade
October 1st, 2024
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 eatery […]
75 shade sails taking flight at Dayton library
September 1st, 2024
Shade sails float at the Dayton library near the Wright Brothers' factory land. Images: Signature Structures 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 […]
Medley of shade sails cool the courts
June 18th, 2024
An historic mansion in Healdsburg, Calif., near Santa Rosa, built in 1883 with some of that era’s famous Gold Rush money, served as a private residence through two World Wars and long after until the estate was turned into a bed and breakfast in the 1980s. A more recent change in owners triggered another remodeling […]
Outdoor shade and screens ride the storms out
June 1st, 2024
J. Miller Canvas worked with EPT Design on a 2,160 square-foot shade sail installation at the pre-K through eighth grade Pegasus School in Huntington Beach, Calif. Image: J. Miller Canvas LLC Extreme weather that whips up strong winds, releases torrents of rainfall and causes floods, droughts and other hazards is becoming more common, and businesses […]
Shade sails complement Dayton library
May 14th, 2024
Upon approaching the Dayton Metro Library West Branch, viewers notice the building’s soaring rooflines, which echo 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 the past with the test fields spread wide behind the library. Two triangular […]
From outlet mall to entertainment outlet and hub
March 1st, 2024
Changing buying habits over the last couple of decades have spurred shopping centers to evolve as well. Many have been reimagined and reborn, such as the continuing transformation of the former Chesterfield, Mo., outlet mall into The District. The entertainment hot spot is now anchored by restaurants, a brewery, special events space, concert venue, fitness […]