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41. 2016 Conference Program Outline: (LSAA 2016 Conference); ... of the remarkable German Engineer - Architect Frei Otto who passed away in 2015. He had a profound impact on the use of new structural forms and materials. His work covered cablenets, fabric structures, ...; Created on 23 May 2016
42. Fabric Structures at Expo 2015: (Large Fabric Structures); ... was essentially planar rectangular panels attached to opposing valley and ridge cables. One important concept behind the simple forms was the re-use of the fabric following the Expo. Other projects ...; Created on 28 April 2016
43. The Legacy of Frei Otto: (LSAA 2016 Conference); ... doubly-curved stressed tensile form. Much of Otto’s work utilized “tension – only” materials such as canvas and cables which when combined with a curved stressed surface produced amazing 3D forms. ...; Created on 23 February 2016
44. Internal Fabric Structures: (Internal and Sculptures); Very lightweight highly curved forms may be used to create exciting geometric forms to fill a void. There will be no external environmental loads from wind, rain or snow but a small degree of prestress ...; Created on 22 July 2015
45. Fabritecture: (Member Profiles); ... PVC membranes. Often, we work with builders & architects who struggle to find contractors to complete the works for projects that combine steel & other forms of cladding. Every Fabritecture structure ...; Created on 24 February 2015
46. Listen Out Festival Award of Excellence: (Internal and Sculptures); ... for the Listen Out Music Festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne. Experimental work exploring the different tensile anticlastic forms.This structure is an end result of conceptual and digital ...; Created on 23 February 2015
47. Trailfinders Australian Garden: (Special Applications); ... of a circular wooden disk, this shape also forms the outer shape of the tree where it touches the ground. COLLABORATION, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MakMax engineers collaborated with designer Ian ...; Created on 22 February 2015
48. Perth Stadium Winning Design Announced: (Industry News); ... fans will enjoy access to more than 70 food and beverage outlets; and those requiring higher levels of access - such as people in wheelchairs - will be able to use designated seating platforms across all ...; Created on 22 February 2015
49. S3A Timber and ETFE Roof for Aquatic Centre: (2013 Conference NZ); ... forms that provide innovative structurally efficient designs. He is able to combine creative and sustainable design with an understanding of cladding systems, to aid with exploring enhanced energy efficiency ...; Created on 21 February 2015
50. Definition of a Lightweight Structure: (Corporate); ... of the applied load or generated forces. Lightweight structures often utilise lightweight and high-strength materials as well as advanced technologies for their design and construction. For many forms, ...; Created on 21 February 2015
51. Nambour Hospital Shade Structures: (Shadecloth Structures); ... while the hospital facility was in operation. Due to the site location beside a narrow roadway a crane was required to lift the steel to the deck area for installation. Elevated work platforms were also ...; Created on 20 February 2015
52. School of Information Technology: (Spaceframes, Cablenets, Glazing); ... Consultant(s): MPG Façade Innovations Builder: A W Edwards Fabricator(s): Long Span Steel Application and Function: This is an office and lecture building. It forms the entrance to the Engineering ...; Created on 20 February 2015
53. Glazing and Facades Introduction: (Spaceframes, Cablenets, Glazing); Other Structural Forms - Cablenets, Glazing, Facades, Spaceframes The LSAA has groups of members interested in cablenets, high technology glazing and facades. In fact one main reason for the creation ...; Created on 20 February 2015
54. LSAA Design Award Categories: (Awards); ... area exceeds 1,000m2 GLAZING AND VERTICAL FACADES Large span glazing walls or roofs, other forms of lightweight facades (cablenets etc) to control interior environments. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COLLABORATION ...; Created on 16 February 2015
55. Pou Manawa New Zealand: (Internal and Sculptures); ... and structural forms to achieve the desired shape. Once the concept of the tree and its form was settled on, the challenge became finding a structural solution to support and tension the fabric between ...; Created on 13 February 2015
56. Southern Plaza Bar: (Medium Fabric Structures); ... a compression ring from which all fabric is attached, from here the fabric forms an integral part of the structures stability, holding the perimeter steel ring in place. The undulating edge beams are carefully ...; Created on 13 February 2015
57. John Street Bridge - Whangarei, NZ: (Medium Fabric Structures); ... the Northern and Southern shores of the upper Whangarei harbour and forms part of the City Town Basin. Replaced and closed to vehicle traffic in 2005, but left accessible for car parking, the bridge ...; Created on 13 February 2015
58. Jakarta Mosque: (Medium Fabric Structures); ... driving factor for the choice of inverted conics was the architectural need to fit in with the mosque. The high perimeter, low pull down points at the columns mirror the main architectural forms of the ...; Created on 13 February 2015