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Tensile architecture: Where substance meets style

Construction Specifier

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

Construction Specifier

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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Design Details: The Transparent Fireplace

Pro Builder

Metal Fabricator: Anthony Concrete Design. Photos: Courtesy Mark Olson Photography/ Anthony Concrete Design. The fireplace was built when unfinished concrete first came into fashion, the writer and designer says, and a previous owner had opted to clad it in a combination of onyx and drywall. . Designer: Jane Hope .

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All About Pavers | What Are Pavers | Types of Pavers and Cost | Most Popular Brick Paver Colours | Most Popular Brick Paver Colours

CivilJungle

Pavers, often known as paving stones, are flat building components typically used for outdoor flooring and can be fashioned from stone, brick, or concrete. Brick pavers are great alternatives to concrete since they come in a wide variety of textures, characters, and colors and may be set in a wide variety of designs and color combinations.

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Coverings Announces Top 10 Tile Trends for 2023

Pro Builder

Some collections offer various finishes and intense chromatic variations to generate visual interest in walls, countertops and even furnishings. Photo courtesy Landmark Ceramic Concrete looks can bring visual harmony to a space and still evoke a raw urban energy. Cemented Tile Pictured: Frontier20, Design Work.

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AEC Collection Workflows: Dynamo for Structure

BIM & Beam

The visual programming interface of Dynamo for Revit is enabling structural engineers with the tools to build structural models with minimal energy and make their own structural design tools. The AEC Collection now extends visual programing and structural analysis offering you Dynamo Studio and Robot Structural Analysis Professional.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

Fieldwire

Determining what material will be installed on the project Approving plans for items being custom fabricated Project quality control procedures and results Examples of submittal-heavy projects: Commercial buildings will often have complex pre-fabricated components, like elevators, windows, generators, and cooling towers.