Awnings

21 Feb

Types of Fabric Structures

Awnings, canopy, commercial umbrella, custom fabric structures, fabric, Fabrics/Textiles, industrial umbrellas, material properties, modular shade structures, shade, Shade Structures, tensioned fabric

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…

21 Feb

Popular Designs – Fabric Structures in the Mainstream

Awnings, fabric, Fabrics/Textiles, membrane, shade, shade sail installation, Shade Structures

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…

Awnings

Topics