French student in Civil Engineering, Ewald Charroin-Dupont joined Architen Landrell for a three-month internship this summer, so what did he think of seeing the world of tensile architecture from the inside?
As part of my course, I had to do an at least 6-week long internship in a civil engineering company.
Whether its a banner on a shopping centre, temporary cladding for seating stands or an entire building made out of tensile fabric cushions, you cant avoid the stuff, and lets be honest why would you want to?
Building with tensile fabric is not a new craze; it has been around for years with its roots embedded in history dating back to Mongolian yurts but the vast opportunities that it can
Hospitals are not always associated with pleasant experiences, large concrete ugly buildings can add to the negative feel surrounding them. While exciting, clean and innovative tensile structures cant change the business involved with busy working hospitals, they can make the approach less daunting.
Whether its a fallen tree on your canopy or a dead crow splattered across the roof, professional maintenance teams should be able to deal with the problem quickly and efficiently.
When looking for a maintenance team you should ensure that they have experience working with tensile fabric, as well as maintaining them.
The complex shapes created by modern tensile fabric structures are made up of tens or even hundreds of panels which need to be fixed to one another. Architectural fabrics, which are bought in on the roll, require cutting and joining to ensure strength, durability and water tightness as well as to create the desired aesthetic.
