This project won Architen Landrell Associates the Award of Excellence in the Tensile Structures category of ATA’s 2014 International Achievement Awards. Photo: Zaha Hadid Architects An 1805 former gunpowder store in the Royal Park of Kensington Gardens, London, U.K., became the unlikely beneficiary of the Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation’s gift to [...]
Stanford University mechanical engineering graduate student Elliot Hawkes wanted to find out how geckos (small tropical lizards) climb walls. Many geckos have specialized toe pads that allow them to climb smooth vertical surfaces. Now Hawkes is climbing sheer glass buildings on campus, testing a controllable adhesive system that sticks to glass and supports a person’s [...]
Janet Echelman’s large-scale, aerial creations of thread have captured attention worldwide, so when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Wash., wanted a sculpture that expressed the spirit of the foundation...
Diabetics monitor blood glucose levels with devices that draw blood, analyze data and display numbers that signal levels outside the normal range. The “finger pokes” are never comfortable...
A report from the TextielMuseum exhibition: the current and future potential of textiles in architecture. The use of textiles in buildings is by no means new, with early examples of dwellings made using branches and animal furs...
Aesthetics, antimicrobial protection, conductive properties, sound reduction, strength & durability and UV resistance. The global specialty fabrics market is growing, encouraging fabric manufacturers to continue their development of problem-solving products that perform...
By Sigrid Tornquist When a medical equipment manufacturer needed an intricate case to hold a device to be worn by patients, the company turned to Brown Sales Corp. to help design and manufacture the item. The device was to be worn for extended periods of time, so the case was designed for comfort in addition [...]
By Sigrid Tornquist Q: In addition to manufacturing medical items, Brown Sales Corp. makes products for a broad range of industries, for clients that range from entrepreneurial individuals to publicly traded companies. Where do you draw the line as far as the types of products you will consider manufacturing? A: We get a lot of [...]
Stronger color focus, search function and project planning capabilities. The Robert Allen Group has redesigned its website to include new features built to change the way designers approach color and fabric selection online. The new site focuses on color, with a border of clickable Robert Allen swatches at the top of each page and a [...]
Nominations due April 17; winners announced at 2015 SCORE Awards in September. Small business mentoring organization SCORE is accepting nominations for the 2015 SCORE Awards through April 17. Winners will be recognized at the awards gala taking place Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize U.S. small business owners and nonprofit organizations whose success [...]
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