Umbrella architecture

Folkeston regeneration project introduces an umbrella structural element for pure rain water collection. The amount, size and positioning of these umbrellas are as per calculations of rainfall numbers in the UK and irrigation requirements, as well as surface water collection etc.This system will sustain the irrigation of the farm as well as the water usage inside the building.

Image 5 of 6 from gallery of AD Architecture School Guide: Brussels Faculty of Engineering [Bruface]. Kinematic Form Active Structures for architectural applications. Image Courtesy of www.vub.ac.be

Dutch architects Concrete designed flattened parasols of rusted steel to shelter the terraced restaurant outside a historic castle in Girona, Spain. The canopy is composed of twelve steel-coated discs that overlap one another to cover up to 200 diners at the restaurant. Gaps between circles on the canopy surface are filled with glass. Transparent curtains

Project entered in the LSAA 2016 Design Awards (Cat 7, 4772) Tarek Automated Retractable Umbrellas Entrant: MakMax Australia...

Mushroom columns made of latticed steel support the large canopy above the Metropolitan Station in Lublin, Poland, completed by Tremend.

Uni-pole Umbrella Tensile Membrane Shade

As we continue to find ways to harness natural energy and power, we're seeing a lot of concepts for products that can use solar energy for general use. Solar panels are slowly becoming a must-have for those trying to live more sustainably, but it still has a long way to go. We're seeing several products

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