Fabric Structures – Specialty Fabrics Review

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This view looks up from the second level of the Cuernavaca Mall atrium toward the flower-like flying masts that support and shape the fabric roof. A clear polycarbonate top cap lets in natural light but keeps out rain.

Project Data
Client: Germán Larrea
Engineer: Enrique Papaqui
Design: Víctor Hugo Roldán (DRV)
Fabrication: White Sky
Fabric: Sheerfill 1002 from
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics

Living off the land

May 1, 2017 | Fabric Structures, Markets

Ohana Yurts encourages sustainable living, one yurt at a time. To Jenny and Nathan Toler, a yurt is more than a temporary shelter or even a permanent home; it’s a way to reconnect with the earth. “It’s living in the environment as opposed to being protected from it,” explains Nathan, who own…

Green glamping

February 17, 2017 | Fabric Structures, Markets

Eco-friendly glamping structures designed to keep Mother Nature smiling. Glamping brings together the best of two worlds—all the splendor Mother Nature has to offer in posh, elegant accommodations. As if that weren’t enough, glamping structures are usually designed with fabrics that blend into t…

Inflation rates

February 1, 2017 | Fabric Structures, Markets

Blow-up shapes and structures make a valuable medium for edgy and interactive art. When Los Angeles based artist Paul McCarthy installed two works in Munich’s Haus der Kunst, the widely known provocateur hired a company that specializes in inflatables for branding to create a flowerpot of geranium…

Flying the “Paper Airplane”

January 1, 2017 | Fabric Structures, Markets

Canvas Specialty, Inc. works through challenges to create a shade structure that is also art. The simplicity of the paper airplane has made it a popular toy for generations of kids (and adults), even in this age of high-tech entertainment. But while the shade structure installed recently in Los Ang…

Beyond branding

November 29, 2016 | Fabric Structures, Markets

Inflatables manufacturers find diverse markets in addition to promotional products. To attract the attention of drivers, car dealerships float spheres or other shapes with automakers’ logos. People dressed in inflatable costumes that identify them as brand mascots line festival walkways to interac…

Fear of flying?

November 29, 2016 | Fabric Structures, Markets

Companies that make air- and helium-filled products weigh the risks. When Pink Floyd’s trademark helium pig got too high at a Coachella concert in 2008 and drifted away, no one got hurt—even though the pink inflatable was, as the Associated Press reported, “as tall as a two-story house and as …

Crossing over, down under

November 1, 2016 | Fabric Structures, Markets

A fabric-clad pedestrian bridge is poised to become a landmark entry point to Western Australia’s in-the-works sports stadium. Australian football fans ready to cheer on the 2018 Australian Football League season will travel from all across the country to attend the highly anticipated opening of t…

Enhancing the “legitimacy” of portable structures

September 16, 2016 | Fabric Structures, Markets

The concept of a portable structure seems contrary to normal expectations. A building, after all, should be grounded with a solid footing and not move! Nevertheless, Aaron Betsky, architecture critic, curator and the dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Scottsdale, Ariz., argued in…

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