Architectural fabric wraps buildings in luminous screen

Published On: June 1, 2010

It’s not just another pretty façade; new Imagic Weave architectural fabric couples stainless steel woven wire mesh and LED technology to wrap buildings in a luminous and programmable media screen. The transparent mesh skin is wrapped around airports, sports stadiums, parking ramps and shopping malls to project colorful text, images or live broadcasts on a grand scale.

W.S. Tyler, Mentor, Ohio, manufactures architectural woven wire mesh that gives buildings a shiny surface while acting as an effective sunscreen. Traxon Technologies USA, East Rutherford, N.J., creates lighting solutions with low energy consumption LED technology, including the unique TX Connect™ connection system to create building façades that light up the night with clients’ messages. The Haver & Boecker Group, parent company of W.S. Tyler, installed Imagic Weave on its headquarters in Oelde, Germany, providing an eye-popping demonstration of the product’s big screen potential..