News and infos on the subject of membrane construction
Here, you will find up-to-date information on new CENO projects, general reports / publications around the subject of "Building with technical textile materials", suggested readings...
Roof redevelopment on FC Schalke 04 football club's "Veltins Arena" stadium -
The halfway there! ... >>>
Railway Station Salzburg – New platform roof made of ETFE cushions
After only 4 weeks of construction two of the three roofs are ready – just in time for the opening ceremony of the first section. In spring 2013 we`ll continue with the second section - a 300 m long roof to cover the next two platforms. >>>
Completed in record time – the new Stadium Bunyodkor/Taschkent - for the football champion from Uzbekistan
This 35,000 capacity football stadium was built in a period of only 7 months, starting from the planning stage through construction and on to final assembly. >>>
Rhine - Gallery Ludwigshafen -
the spectacular, 24.400 sqm membrane roof for the new "Rhine Gallery" is finished.
The most impressive large-scale project in Ludwigshafen, the shopping mall "Rhein - Galerie" (Rhine Gallery), was opened by autumn in 2010 -
a new kind of inner - city quarter with a shopping centre (having a sales area of approx. 30,000 m²), … >>>
Silver Award for the Velodrom Andreasried
Report in sb sportstättenbau, Oct. 2009 issue >>>
The IOC/IAKS Award for exemplary sports and leisure facilities is the only international architecture award for sports grounds. This year, 117 teams of operators and planners from 26 countries participated in it – more than have ever participated in the over 20 years of history of this most important competition for sports facilities!
The price award took place on 28 October, 2009 in Cologne within the scope of the 21st IAKS congress. The jury of the IOC/IAKS Awards 2009 staffed with international personalities awarded gold to seven works, silver to nine and bronze to eight works >>>
Report from architektur international, 8-2009 issue
Chemical Industrial Park Bleicherode
The draft of the de-icing salt storage resembles the natural form of a conical pile. >>>
Report from AB - Archiv des Badewesens - 5-2009 issue
Neues Bauen mit ETFE-Folien
Entwerfen und Konstruieren mit dem
Hightech-Werkstoff (Teil 2) >>>
by Dipl.-Arch. Gerd Schmid, formTL
Report from AB - Archiv des Badewesens - 4-2009 issue
Neues Bauen mit ETFE-Folien
Entwerfen und Konstruieren mit dem
Hightech-Werkstoff (Teil 1) >>>
by Dipl.-Arch. Gerd Schmid, formTL
Suggested reading
Michael Seidel - Verlag Ernst & Sohn
Textile Hüllen - Bauen mit biegeweichen Tragelementen
Materials Construction Assembly
Both the basics on the textile construction, the production process, determination of cuts and the material behaviour of flexible supporting elements are explained as well as their function as supporting and linking element. A detailed description of the assembly of wide-span tensile structures is given.
Preface by W. Sobek and contents >>>
Tropical Island – Facade roof construction made of ETFE
from the trade journal Bauingenieur, Vol. 80 and 81
Von der Cargolifter-Werfthalle zu Tropical Islands
Design, construction, manufacture and assembly of the new ETFE membrane cushion Eindeckung
to the report >>>
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from the trade journal DBZ, 9-2004 issue
Der Messebau-
ein Experimentierfeld neuer Ideen und Materialien
Temporary constructions on trade shows have to distinguish themselves by their reduced weight and easy handling. The service life and the wish for a spectacular appearance invite for experimentation. >>>