July 2008

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    New Solution in Iberia, Spain, was an exclusive distributor and supporter of Jeti grand format printers, made by Gandinnovations, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. When Gandinnovations wanted to establish an Iberian branch, it acquired New Solution’s grand format printer assets. “We have always shared the same business ethics and philosophy,” says Eloi Ferreira, president of Gandinnovations Iberia. [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    Photo: Mark Greenberg “You’re only as fast as your slowest person or procedure,” says Roy Chism, president of The Chism Co. Inc. in San Antonio, Texas, who doesn’t seem to have a “slow” speed in his process improvement strategies. Since 1988 when he purchased an automated plotter cutter with the serial number “007,” [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    Meyer created this site-specific art installation for the summer Rheinland Pfalz exhibition at Fort Malakow Park office building in Mainz, Germany. Triangles of cloth were stretched from one wall to the other in varying angles. The tilted diagonals brought a sense of lightness and movement to the rectangular architecture flanking the triangular patio.

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    This landmark gymnasium in the Minhang district of Shanghai provides a sheltered area for a variety of indoor sports. The main membrane is designed with a double layer structure; its upper layer is supported by arch framework and its lower layer is suspended through a top chord. The two ends of the top chord are [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    The local building codes in Maroussi, Athens, required open “plazas” and “streets” for this shopping center. The client requested a roof from Taiyo Europe that could be retracted to a fully open position within five minutes. Each side is driven by 13 engines along 13 arches of various lengths, and the parking space for the [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    The Chaparral Water Treatment facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., boasts what is believed to be the largest installation of tensile structures of its kind in the area. The delicate engineering and the boldly stated shading system represents the nomadic desert dwellings of the past and the art and technology of the present. The blend of compositions [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    For mega-productions, trust Hollywood to pull out all the stops—even for a bar mitzvah. In April 2008, the Hollywood & Highland Center at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel transformed into a wonderland of color, movement and light, thanks to Air Dimensional Design (AirDD®), North Hollywood, Calif. AirDD founder Doron Gazit fabricates large-scale inflatables that glow and [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    "The Chair of Tomorrow" was originally designed by late modernist architect Ralph Rapson in the 1940's, but was adapted to work with a modern-day techno textile using a 3-dimensional weave product called ZPlex, made by 3Tex. Before Rapson died in March 2008, he settled on a tubular metal cradle with wheels on the back [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    SGIA members covered 2,420 square feet of the historic Aubudon building with large-format graphic panels of New Orleans' past - and future. Photo: SGIA Take a walk on Canal Street between the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the French Quarter in New Orleans, and instead of touring boarded-up buildings sagging from hurricane-force [...]

  • Published On: July 1, 2008

    Grab a big canvas duffle bag and a blower and , in minutes an inflatable Fast Shelter protects workers and vehicules from the elements. Photo: Sky Signs Balloons Ltd. Despite rain, snow, sleet or hail, work needs to get done outdoors. Elite Detail Service in northern Illinois washed more than 200 vehicles at [...]