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Figure 1-21
Canopy for the courtyard of the Palacio de Mineriain Mexico City, 2002
(Photograph with permission from Master in Architecture Victor Roldan)
The porte cochere on the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Virginia is a 2000
square meter structure of PTFE/glass that serves as the entrance canopy. FTL of New
York, NY was involved as a consultant to HSSB (who, in turn, was a consultant to
HOK), both generating a new design and doing the engineering. Birdair of Amherst,
NY fabricated and installed the membrane, completing the structure (Figure 1-22) in
2005. (Nic Goldsmith, FLT Design Engineering Studio, personal communication,
May 12, 2007)
Figure 1-22
. Porte cochere, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, Virginia, 2005
(Photograph with permission from Nic Goldsmith, Senior Principal, FTL Design
Engineering Studio)
The Springs Preserve Visitor Center in Las Vegas, Nevada has displays and events
that focus on environmental conservation and sustainability in the desert. Its car park
employs photovoltaic elements that provide a significant portion of the energy
required for the Center. The PVC/polyester panels provide not only shade for the
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