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Material health: Metal fabric in healthcare design

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By Dale Payne Photos ©Moris Moreno Photography/courtesy GKD Metal Fabrics Pandemic-level illness, a nationwide mental health crisis, and healthcare worker burnout are fueling a reimagined future for America’s healthcare infrastructure. Why metal fabric? percent annually this year and next.

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Tensile architecture: Where substance meets style

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Photos courtesy Huntsman By David Peragallo Tensile architecture, also known as tensile structures or fabric architecture, is becoming a popular choice for applications such as stadiums, airport hubs, train and bus stations, exhibition halls, event pavilions, and temporary structures such as festival tents.

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Pattern language: An exploration of digital printing on architectural glazing

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Pattern language: An exploration of digital printing on architectural glazing 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/07/2024 - 09:47 Glass and Glazing Architectural Glazing has long been an important expressive tool which, when selected and detailed thoughtfully, can contribute to the successful transformation of architectural concepts to reality.

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Style meets substance in the design and materiality of tensile architecture

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Photos courtesy Huntsman By David Peragallo Tensile architecture, also known as tensile structures or fabric architecture, is becoming a popular choice for applications such as stadiums, airport hubs, train and bus stations, exhibition halls, event pavilions, and temporary structures such as festival tents.

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Woven in stone: The role of CMUs in architectural design

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A language of folding, pulling apart, and removal was developed to address different objectives, effectively representing, through a gradation of openings, cotton fiber fabric. The steel overhangs helped provide shade and protection from the harsh desert sun, while the copper panels create reflection and visual interest.

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Maximizing Efficiency and Aesthetics: The Role of Materials in Commercial Building Design

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From the exterior cladding to the interior finishes, the materials used can have a significant impact on the overall functionality, sustainability, and visual appeal of the building. ACM panels are available in a wide range of colors and finishes, making them a versatile option for creating unique and visually striking building facades.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

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Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.

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