from inspiration to installation
Perhaps it’s an ability to be open, yet closed, at once. To reflect light directlyand indirectly, brilliantly and diffusely,together. To be rigid or flexible. Or, tobe geometrically simplistic at a distance, yet vexingly complex up close. Perhaps,it’s all of these unique characteristicsat work.Whatever the reason, what’s undeniableis woven metal fabric’s uncanny knackfor inspiring creative minds.Which is precisely where CambridgeArchitectural comes in: to ensure that architects and designers have the knowledge, products, systems,and support to transform visionary designs of today into lastingarchitectural realities of tomorrow.Welcome to CambridgeArchitectural.
Perhaps it’s an ability to be open, yet closed, at once. To reflect light directlyand indirectly, brilliantly and diffusely,together. To be rigid or flexible. Or, tobe geometrically simplistic at a distance, yet vexingly complex up close. Perhaps,it’s all of these unique characteristicsat work.Whatever the reason, what’s undeniableis woven metal fabric’s uncanny knackfor inspiring creative minds.Which is precisely where CambridgeArchitectural comes in: to ensure that architects and designers have the knowledge, products, systems,and support to transform visionary designs of today into lastingarchitectural realities of tomorrow.Welcome to CambridgeArchitectural.
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Part of the Cot<strong>to</strong>n Bowl’s recent $57 million<br />
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renovation included cosmetic upgrades<br />
<strong>to</strong> the north and south exterior facades,<br />
or end zones, of the his<strong>to</strong>ric stadium. A<br />
design competition for this scope of the<br />
project was held. The winning design<br />
concept, entitled ‘Light Veil’, including<br />
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TOP MESH HEIGHT<br />
REF E400<br />
two Cambridge Architectural flexible mesh<br />
patterns and an engineered attachment<br />
system, came <strong>from</strong> James Carpenter<br />
Design Associates, Inc. of New York City.<br />
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Katharine McClellan, Senior Designer<br />
at James Carpenter, in describing their<br />
design objective and challenges says,<br />
“Our design intent was <strong>to</strong> create an<br />
enclosure but <strong>to</strong> allow for views in<strong>to</strong><br />
and out of the stadium while allowing<br />
form <strong>to</strong> take shape. It was a very large<br />
area <strong>to</strong> cover so we had <strong>to</strong> use a<br />
material that was economical, yet<br />
able <strong>to</strong> achieve the aesthetics we<br />
were looking for, especially with<br />
respect <strong>to</strong> reaction with sunlight.”<br />
JCDA imagined the use of woven<br />
metal fabric. “We decided <strong>to</strong> do a series<br />
of ribbons that would come inward<br />
<strong>from</strong> the <strong>to</strong>p of the structure, then<br />
cinch and continue <strong>to</strong> flow downward<br />
<strong>to</strong> create an elegant form. Ribbons of<br />
metal mesh would allow us <strong>to</strong> maintain<br />
the curves of the stadium itself.”<br />
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BOTTOM MESH<br />
HEIGHT<br />
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Renderings: ©2013, James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc. Commissioned<br />
by the City of Dallas through the Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program.<br />
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