The Australian industry leading the world in Textile Fabrication The specialised textiles industry is #80yearsstrong, with this year marking the Specialised Textiles Association’s 80th Jubilee. In reaching this milestone we can look back and be inspired by all the triumphs…
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Fabric Structure Terminology LARGE SCALE Air-inflated – uses air-pressurised membrane beams, arches or other elements to enclose space. Occupants of such a structure do not occupy the pressurised area used to support the structure. Air-supported – in which the structure’s…
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Tensile structure specialist and architect Nicholas Goldsmith FAIA, in his new book Mass to Membrane, argues persuasively for the importance of lighter, stronger, more flexible buildings. “Today we are at the cusp of developing even lighter building technologies, including structural…
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