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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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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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They eliminate the need to lift, carry, hoist, position, cut and tie awkward, heavy sheets or rolls of welded wire fabric (WWF) and thus help to reduce construction time and labor costs. Commercial buildings. STRUX® macro synthetic fibers eliminate time and labor, versus installing welded wire mesh (WWM). Concrete admixtures.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

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Outdoor lifestyle is crucial to commercial buildings. Architects are often looking for ways to create or enhance outdoor spaces in commercial buildings. For example, new airport designs expanding the exterior footprint of airport operations is conscientious of enriching the passenger experience, says Gensler’s Wagner.

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I flew from Turkey to the US during the coronavirus outbreak: Here’s what it was like

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Turkey suspended all international travel in late March, but a few flights have continued, including a commercial route from Istanbul through Minsk, Belarus, to a few European cities, and flights bringing home Turkish citizens from around the world. Elsewhere, check-in counters were roped off and covered in white fabric.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

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London Airport. Dubai International Airport. Construction of Abu Dhabi International Airport. Construction of Sky Harbour International Airport. Construction of Miami International Airport Northside runway. Construction of Alaska International Airport. San Diego Airport- The Green Building.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in UAE

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Abu Dhabi commercial bank. Agra Bajiri Residential and Commercial Buildings. Construction of the Abu Dhabi Airport. The Arabtec Construction company provides its services in the construction of Residential, commercial, gas, infrastructure, power, facilities management and property development sector in the United Arab Emirates.