Undulating insulated fabric canopy

Fashionable New Serpentine Sackler Gallery

Written by in Insulated Structures, Tensile Fabric Architecture

28 September marked the grand opening of another one of Zaha Hadids masterpieces: the new Serpentine Sackler Gallery.

Adjacent to the 215 year old building is a dramatic new white canopy that is making headlines everywhere.

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Inflatable fabric tunnel

Invitation to View Olympic Structure

Written by in London 2012 Olympics

Architen Landrell is pleased to now be offering for sale the inflatable Athletes Tunnel designed for London 2012. 

There has been considerable interest in the structure since we announced it was available last month and as a result, we are inflating it and offering tours/demonstrations on 23 September from 12PM onwards.

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Monmouth Raft Race 2012  – Mens Race 2nd Place

Architen Wins 2nd Place in River Race!

Written by in Awards & Accreditations

Yesterday, 1 September, Team Architen Landrell, won 2nd place (out of 70 rafts) in the All Mens Category of the Monmouth River Race. 

Dodging eggs, flour and water balloons being hurled from the bridges, Architens crew really dug in and paddled their hearts out down a very low and slow River Wye.  First off the starting line, the team travelled 6.

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Rose Bowl – Hampshire Fabric Canopy

Record Breaking Day: T20

Written by in Sport

Yesterday, Aaron Finch smashed a world record 156 of just 63 balls as Australia beat England by 39 runs in the first of their two Twenty20 internationals.

Architen was particularly proud the event took place in The Aegas Bowl (formerly known as the Hampshire Rose Bowl) one of Architen’s largest tensile fabric installations twelve years ago.

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ETFE cushions over a swimming pool

Munhak Aquatic Centre: Ready for the Asian Games

Written by in ETFE

We are a year away from the 17th Asian Games and the city of Incheon, South Korea is ready to host the event. 

Architen Landrell Director, Christopher Rowell, has just returned from a visit to South Korea.  There he met with event organisers who offered him a first-hand look at the progress of our ETFE installation over the new Aquatics Venue (captured here via iPhone).

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