Tensile Structure and Solar Power make the PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion

The PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion was a collaborative effort between Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA), Buro Happold (BH), and Fabric Images, Inc.  The design began…

A Solar Pavilion for the Volvo V60

As part of the launch of Volvo’s V60 Hybrid Electric Diesel model, a futuristic solar charging station is being developed that will be folded up…

Cooling with Nature and Materials

Installed in Santiago, Chile was the nature inspired temporary pavilion ‘Water Cathedral’.  This design by the Chilean-German group, GUN Architects, was the winning proposal for…

Non-Traditional Living

Translucency defines this modern interpretation of the traditional “Chise” buildings of the Ainu tribes in Japan.  Defying traditional construction methodology, this structure is constructed of…