| Fabric Architecture: Creative Resources for Shade, Signage, and Shelter Contributor(s): Armijos, Samuel J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393732363 ISBN-13: 9780393732368 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2008 Annotation: A breathtaking view of state-of-the-art technology for projects ranging from simple awnings to dome stadiums. Architects, landscape architects, interior designers, fabricators, and owner/developers seeking creative, green solutions for a wide array of structures--shelter, shade, and water protection; outdoor and indoor; permanent and temporary--will find a broad array of ideas in this visual catalog of the latest materials and methods for designing canopies, tents, umbrellas, facades, signage, walls, and ceilings. 476 illustrations; insert with six fabric samples. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Architecture | Methods & Materials |
| Dewey: 721.044 |
| LCCN: 2007030009 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 10.16" W x 11.22" (3.54 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Architects, landscape architects, interior designers, fabricators, and owner/developers seeking creative, green solutions for a wide array of structures-shelter, shade, and water protection; outdoor and indoor; permanent and temporary-will find a broad array of ideas in this visual catalog of the latest materials and methods for designing canopies, tents, umbrellas, facades, signage, walls, and ceilings. |
Contributor Bio(s): Armijos, Samuel J.: - Samuel J. Armijos is Architect and Vice President for FabriTec Structures, a brand of USA Shade and Fabric Structures, and has been involved in the Tension Structure field since 1987. He has coordinated the design, engineering and construction of a variety of fabric structures around the world, from Costa Rica to Bangkok and New York to California. He is a contributing writer to Fabric Architecture, and was a Visiting Professor in the School of Architecture at Philadelphia University from 1993 to 1996. He has presented his AIA-approved Continuing Education presentation on Architectural Fabric Structures to a number of firms nationwide, and has spoken at many AIA, IFAI and Fabric Structure symposiums. |
